#LoanChargeScandal
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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Here to advocate for victims of the loan charge scandal.
Interested in current affairs...not interested in bots, adverts and toxic behaviour.
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The Treasury is having private discussions about the #McCannReview recommendations, on top of the significant restrictions on it.
We’ve written to Ray McCann urging him to disown the whole review if he’s not allowed to resolve the #LoanChargeScandal.
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We’ve written to Ray McCann urging him to disown the whole review if he’s not allowed to resolve the #LoanChargeScandal.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Treasury is having private discussions about the #McCannReview recommendations, on top of the significant restrictions on it.
We’ve written to Ray McCann urging him to disown the whole review if he’s not allowed to resolve the #LoanChargeScandal.
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We’ve written to Ray McCann urging him to disown the whole review if he’s not allowed to resolve the #LoanChargeScandal.
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🚨#LoanChargeScandal NEW: @RachelReevesMP rightly slammed Michelle Mone & Doug Barrowman over #PPE scandal but broke promise to hold an independent review failing to investigate why the Conservative Govt introduced the #LoanCharge & ignored promoters‼️💩 hmrcloancharge.info/wp-content/upl…
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🚨#LoanChargeScandal NEW: @RachelReevesMP rightly slammed Michelle Mone & Doug Barrowman over #PPE scandal but broke promise to hold an independent review failing to investigate why the Conservative Govt introduced the #LoanCharge & ignored promoters‼️💩 hmrcloancharge.info/wp-content/upl…
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Miliband says it's 'possible' government should come off Elon Musk's X social media platform
DO IT
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
DO IT
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
September 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Miliband says it's 'possible' government should come off Elon Musk's X social media platform
DO IT
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
DO IT
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Businessman Richard Allen exposed a Channel Islands export-import VAT scam used by major retailers, saving taxpayers billions. Despite his detailed evidence, HMRC suppressed it, letting the illegal tax evasion continue for six more years.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Businessman Richard Allen exposed a Channel Islands export-import VAT scam used by major retailers, saving taxpayers billions. Despite his detailed evidence, HMRC suppressed it, letting the illegal tax evasion continue for six more years.
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Ways you can help STOP REFORM:
1. Vote tactically, and sign up for notifications in your area.
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3. Write to your local newspapers about Reform candidates, their incompetence, and that their policies don’t help your community
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July 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Ways you can help STOP REFORM:
1. Vote tactically, and sign up for notifications in your area.
2. Share StopReformUK.vote in your local Facebook and WhatsApp groups
3. Write to your local newspapers about Reform candidates, their incompetence, and that their policies don’t help your community
1. Vote tactically, and sign up for notifications in your area.
2. Share StopReformUK.vote in your local Facebook and WhatsApp groups
3. Write to your local newspapers about Reform candidates, their incompetence, and that their policies don’t help your community
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Failed COVID PPE contracts during the pandemic cost UK public purse £1.4bn.
£762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality.
Govt trying to recover £468m.
But some got richer. Would govt snoop on their bank accounts, like it will on benefit claimants?
£762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality.
Govt trying to recover £468m.
But some got richer. Would govt snoop on their bank accounts, like it will on benefit claimants?
Failed Covid contracts cost British taxpayer £1.4 billion
New report commissioned by Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, reveals multibillion price British taxpayers paid for reckless handling of Covid contracts
www.gov.uk
June 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Failed COVID PPE contracts during the pandemic cost UK public purse £1.4bn.
£762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality.
Govt trying to recover £468m.
But some got richer. Would govt snoop on their bank accounts, like it will on benefit claimants?
£762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality.
Govt trying to recover £468m.
But some got richer. Would govt snoop on their bank accounts, like it will on benefit claimants?
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People struggle to get through HMRC phone lines, big corporations secure ‘sweetheart deals’.
Parliament can't check fairness/legality, all hidden behind a veil of confidentiality.
Veil can be lifted by public filing of the tax returns of large companies.
No major party supports transparency
Parliament can't check fairness/legality, all hidden behind a veil of confidentiality.
Veil can be lifted by public filing of the tax returns of large companies.
No major party supports transparency
Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power
Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.
leftfootforward.org
May 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
People struggle to get through HMRC phone lines, big corporations secure ‘sweetheart deals’.
Parliament can't check fairness/legality, all hidden behind a veil of confidentiality.
Veil can be lifted by public filing of the tax returns of large companies.
No major party supports transparency
Parliament can't check fairness/legality, all hidden behind a veil of confidentiality.
Veil can be lifted by public filing of the tax returns of large companies.
No major party supports transparency
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Setu Kamal is a tax barrister who makes £1m+ a year facilitating abusive tax avoidance schemes.
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
May 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Setu Kamal is a tax barrister who makes £1m+ a year facilitating abusive tax avoidance schemes.
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
We reported on one dodgy scheme he backs. His response is amazing…
He doesn't just want me to take our report down. He's demanding I say he's the UK's leading tax barrister:
I pulled a freezer door too hard, hit myself in the face and knocked myself out....
What's the stupidest way you've hurt yourself?
Oh I'm so glad you asked! I knocked myself out with a frozen bag of omelettes.
Oh I'm so glad you asked! I knocked myself out with a frozen bag of omelettes.
May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I pulled a freezer door too hard, hit myself in the face and knocked myself out....
Is misspoken the modern word for 'lied'?
Thames Water chair says he ‘may have misspoken’ to MPs over bonuses
Thames Water chair says he ‘may have misspoken’ to MPs over bonuses
Sir Adrian Montague told select committee paying bonuses out of emergency £3bn loan was insisted upon by creditors
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Is misspoken the modern word for 'lied'?
Or maybe he just wanted to destroy a platform that enabled free speech and for those forgotten/ignored by the press to have a voice?
Maybe.. and hear me out here… Elon just isn’t very good at tech and firing everyone who was has turned out to be a mistake…
A glitch in #Grok, X’s chatbot, saw it repeatedly mention “white genocide” in South Africa in response to unrelated queries. This echoes rhetoric by #ElonMusk and #DonaldTrump, raising concerns about the lack of regulation and transparency in #AI models:
www.wired.com/story/grok-w...
www.wired.com/story/grok-w...
May 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Or maybe he just wanted to destroy a platform that enabled free speech and for those forgotten/ignored by the press to have a voice?
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Our new report: local political parties are renting out office space to MPs — who claim the cost on expenses.
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
May 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Our new report: local political parties are renting out office space to MPs — who claim the cost on expenses.
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses.
We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵
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Trial date set in legal action against Michelle Mone-linked company
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Trial date set as government takes Mone-linked Covid PPE provider to High Court
Lawyers for the government are seeking over £100 million
www.independent.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Trial date set in legal action against Michelle Mone-linked company
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Thousands of UK companies break the law every day and nobody stops them.
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored.
Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it | Prof Richard Murphy
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored.
Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it | Prof Richard Murphy
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Why don’t we punish people who break company law?
It is ridiculously easy to create a company, and company law is there to protect us. But nobody is policing it. Why not?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Thousands of UK companies break the law every day and nobody stops them.
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored.
Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it | Prof Richard Murphy
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored.
Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it | Prof Richard Murphy
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
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Thousands of UK companies break the law every day and nobody stops them.
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored. Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it.
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored. Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it.
Why don’t we punish people who break company law?
It is ridiculously easy to create a company, and company law is there to protect us. But nobody is policing it. Why not?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Thousands of UK companies break the law every day and nobody stops them.
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored. Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it.
Fraud, tax abuse, false accounts…all ignored. Here’s how that neglect is costing us billions – and why no one’s fixing it.
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HMRC under fire for taking more than four months to process tax refunds
HMRC under fire for taking more than four months to process tax refunds
Reported delays come as tax office says it is shutting free-to-use online filing service used by some small businesses
HM Revenue and Customs has come under fire for taking more than four months to process tax refunds owed to some individuals and businesses that accountants say used to take a maximum of a few weeks.
The reported delays coincide with anger over a separate HMRC announcement that it is shutting a free-to-use online filing service used by some small businesses. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
HMRC under fire for taking more than four months to process tax refunds
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HMRC is demanding I pay £7,662 tax on my £79 earnings
HMRC is demanding I pay £7,662 tax on my £79 earnings
I worked for just half a day for a charity but since then it insists I pay up via PAYE
HMRC has been taxing me for a job I do not have for almost three years.
In March 2020 I did a half day’s work for a charity, Move On, for which I was paid £79.10. I…
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:46 AM
HMRC is demanding I pay £7,662 tax on my £79 earnings
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Right a lot of people are asking how to leave you know where safely.
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
November 27, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Right a lot of people are asking how to leave you know where safely.
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
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You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋
November 26, 2024 at 5:11 AM
You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋
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So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
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London please help. I’m praying for a miracle, I’ve just got into the office and noticed my mums locket (in all these photos) that I wear every day has fallen off my neck on my walk in. My mum died when I was seven and her jewellery is most of what I have of her. I’m devastated
November 26, 2024 at 9:11 AM
London please help. I’m praying for a miracle, I’ve just got into the office and noticed my mums locket (in all these photos) that I wear every day has fallen off my neck on my walk in. My mum died when I was seven and her jewellery is most of what I have of her. I’m devastated
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@jamesmaccleary.bsky.social as my libdem MP, please join the www.loanchargeappg.co.uk after all the #LoanChargeScandal was documented in your manifesto. Support your constituents
November 24, 2024 at 11:57 AM
@jamesmaccleary.bsky.social as my libdem MP, please join the www.loanchargeappg.co.uk after all the #LoanChargeScandal was documented in your manifesto. Support your constituents
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Shocking admission on #LoanChargeScandal in UK HMRC paper published on #Umbrella companies non compliance
275k victims caught up in 2022/23 alone
Now wasn’t #LoanCharge going to draw a line under this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
275k victims caught up in 2022/23 alone
Now wasn’t #LoanCharge going to draw a line under this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market
www.gov.uk
November 24, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Shocking admission on #LoanChargeScandal in UK HMRC paper published on #Umbrella companies non compliance
275k victims caught up in 2022/23 alone
Now wasn’t #LoanCharge going to draw a line under this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
275k victims caught up in 2022/23 alone
Now wasn’t #LoanCharge going to draw a line under this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Beth Russell, UK Treasury 2nd Perm Sec appeared before Commons Treasury Committee
Before the non ‘independent’ #LoanCharge Review, she told colleagues "We do need to make a fist of restricting the scope of any review."
Obvious parallels with the #PostOfficeScandal
Before the non ‘independent’ #LoanCharge Review, she told colleagues "We do need to make a fist of restricting the scope of any review."
Obvious parallels with the #PostOfficeScandal
November 23, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Beth Russell, UK Treasury 2nd Perm Sec appeared before Commons Treasury Committee
Before the non ‘independent’ #LoanCharge Review, she told colleagues "We do need to make a fist of restricting the scope of any review."
Obvious parallels with the #PostOfficeScandal
Before the non ‘independent’ #LoanCharge Review, she told colleagues "We do need to make a fist of restricting the scope of any review."
Obvious parallels with the #PostOfficeScandal