by admin | Mar 14, 2016 | Inequality
“Some companies use elaborate strategies to avoid paying taxes in countries in which they work, a form of corruption that hurts the poor”. The World Bank’s President could not have been clearer in his assessment of the damage that tax havens do to...
by admin | Mar 9, 2016 | Inequality, Livelihoods
Britain has a proud history of providing support for people to lift themselves out of poverty around the world. Today, we celebrate part of that history as we reflect on the law, passed exactly one year ago, that enshrined in law our commitment to spend 0.7% of gross...
by admin | Feb 11, 2016 | Economics, In the news, Inequality
Something big is happening today: A select committee of MPs are launching an inquiry into the UK’s corporate tax system in the wake of recent headlines about the agreement struck between the UK Government and Google – a deal which consequently saw Google...
by admin | Jan 18, 2016 | Inequality
It’s been a busy couple of years for campaigners working to put an end to tax dodging. Check out what – with your support – we’ve been up to below. If you haven’t got time to soak up the story so far, here’s something you can do in...
by admin | Oct 29, 2014 | Inequality
Today Oxfam launches Even It Up around the world, a new campaign calling for world leaders to make closing the gap between the richest and the rest a priority. Here, Emma Seery introduces the Even It Up campaign and explains why this is such a crucial part of...
by admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Economics, Food security, Inequality, Poverty in the UK
Oxfam believes that no one should go hungry, let alone in the seventh richest country in the world. Yet in Britain one in five people live below the poverty line and life expectancy in some areas is lower than some developing countries. Krisnah Poinasamy, Economic...
