Facebook paid £4.16 million ($5.16 million) in UK corporation tax last year, the company revealed on Sunday, a huge increase on the paltry £4,327 (around … Facebook paid $5.16 million in UK taxes last year, 1,000 times what it paid in 2014Read more
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Posted inNSA / ToMl
Inside Menwith Hill
The narrow roads are quiet and winding, surrounded by rolling green fields and few visible signs of life beyond the occasional herd of sheep. But … Inside Menwith HillRead more
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How Britain wages war
10 July 2008 Five photographs together break a silence. The first is of a former Gurkha regimental sergeant major, Tul Bahadur Pun, aged 87. He … How Britain wages warRead more
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Margaret Thatcher’s role in securing controversial £42bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia revealed
Newly released files have exposed the role Margaret Thatcher personally played in securing one of the UK’s biggest and most controversial arms deals. The previously … Margaret Thatcher’s role in securing controversial £42bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia revealedRead more
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UK BUDGET 2016: Oil tax breaks
Today’s news comes on top of £1.3bn in tax breaks in last year’s Budget. The UK is the only G7 country to significantly increase fossil … UK BUDGET 2016: Oil tax breaksRead more
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Did Rupert Murdoch Choose Britain’s New Prime Minister?
When Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Monday that he would be moving out of 10 Downing Street quite a bit sooner than planned, not … Did Rupert Murdoch Choose Britain’s New Prime Minister?Read more
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The world now sees Blair’s moral guilt
The Iraq war was a fiasco waged on the basis of scandalous lies. My son Tom, aged 20, died serving his country in this war. … The world now sees Blair’s moral guiltRead more
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Chilcot’s jigsaw puzzle is missing a few pieces
Following the damning Chilcot report, much will be said about the decision to go to war in Iraq. But one thing will be missing: the … Chilcot’s jigsaw puzzle is missing a few piecesRead more
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International Criminal Court Investigates Human Rights Abuses by British Forces in Iraq
The long-anticipated Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War released Wednesday contains stinging indictments of Britain’s role in the U.S.-led invasion, detailing failures starting with the … International Criminal Court Investigates Human Rights Abuses by British Forces in IraqRead more
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Anti-tax, anti-regulation sirens already emerging after Brexit
Just before the Brexit vote we quoted Adam Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about what might happen in a post-Brexit Britain: … Anti-tax, anti-regulation sirens already emerging after BrexitRead more