Naomi Fowler
@naomifowler.bsky.social
Podcast suprema @taxjustice.net Producer and host of the Taxcast. I direct Justicia ImPositiva, Impôts et Justice Sociale, É Da Sua Conta, الجباية ببساطة Unequal India Decoded, & The Corruption Diaries. All available here: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/
Neo-colonialism Nkrumah talked about 60 yrs ago remains real, Africa loses $90bn a year to illicit financial flows due to a century-old global tax system designed when most African countries were still colonies, rules written by colonial powers. Now the Africa Group is combating this at the UN
What Kwame Nkrumah knew about profit shifting - Tax Justice Network
From colonial accounting tricks to modern tax havens, Nkrumah understood how capital escapes, and why political independence was never enough.
taxjustice.net
February 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Neo-colonialism Nkrumah talked about 60 yrs ago remains real, Africa loses $90bn a year to illicit financial flows due to a century-old global tax system designed when most African countries were still colonies, rules written by colonial powers. Now the Africa Group is combating this at the UN
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Jamie Raskin Visits ICE Facilities
February 12th,Two Days Ago.......
February 12th,Two Days Ago.......
February 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Jamie Raskin Visits ICE Facilities
February 12th,Two Days Ago.......
February 12th,Two Days Ago.......
This whole thing stinks.
Please take action, sign & share.
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with this completely compromised US tech firm #Palantir immediately you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Please take action, sign & share.
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with this completely compromised US tech firm #Palantir immediately you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This whole thing stinks.
Please take action, sign & share.
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with this completely compromised US tech firm #Palantir immediately you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Please take action, sign & share.
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with this completely compromised US tech firm #Palantir immediately you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Our latest episode of The Corruption Diaries podcast is out. Available wherever you get your podcasts or on our podcast website. Episodes drop weekly. Stories from anti-corruption veterans, in their own words with @naomifowler.bsky.social
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The Corruption Diaries Archives - Tax Justice Network podcasts
The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans with unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.
podcasts.taxjustice.net
February 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Our latest episode of The Corruption Diaries podcast is out. Available wherever you get your podcasts or on our podcast website. Episodes drop weekly. Stories from anti-corruption veterans, in their own words with @naomifowler.bsky.social
podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/t...
podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/t...
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I'm all in favour of innovation to address real world problems BUT even if this modelling was as effective as this (puff?) piece claims, we know the tobacco industry, oil companies etc aided by corrupted govts push things they fully know are harmful to humanity & will cause economic catastrophe...
Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that
Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM
I'm all in favour of innovation to address real world problems BUT even if this modelling was as effective as this (puff?) piece claims, we know the tobacco industry, oil companies etc aided by corrupted govts push things they fully know are harmful to humanity & will cause economic catastrophe...
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The Tony Blair Institute is calling for more fossil fuel generation to power data centres.
The Tony Blair Institute has received hundreds of millions in funding from Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle, which has invested billions in data centres.
Could the two possibly be connected?
The Tony Blair Institute has received hundreds of millions in funding from Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle, which has invested billions in data centres.
Could the two possibly be connected?
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The Tony Blair Institute is calling for more fossil fuel generation to power data centres.
The Tony Blair Institute has received hundreds of millions in funding from Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle, which has invested billions in data centres.
Could the two possibly be connected?
The Tony Blair Institute has received hundreds of millions in funding from Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle, which has invested billions in data centres.
Could the two possibly be connected?
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NEW: We alongside 20+ civil society organisations are calling on Keir Starmer to publish documents relating to major UK-US technology and trade agreements negotiated while Lord Mandelson served as UK Ambassador to US.
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/public-...
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/public-...
Public interest groups call for disclosure of Mandelson-era big tech deals - Global Justice Now
Politico first reported on this story (13th Feb) Groups seek documents to establish whether Mandelson’s involvement in US tech negotiations served the national interest Organisations and experts – inc...
www.globaljustice.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
NEW: We alongside 20+ civil society organisations are calling on Keir Starmer to publish documents relating to major UK-US technology and trade agreements negotiated while Lord Mandelson served as UK Ambassador to US.
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/public-...
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/public-...
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The mainstream media have failed to explain this drain on the NHS & other public services: "£13.5bn is spent at the local level on PFI repayments, of which 31% pays for interest costs...£1bn has been made in pre-tax profits by just a handful of companies, often registered in Guernsey and Jersey..."
PFI: Getting the Bill on the Fiscal Credit Card - NIESR
For over 20 years, successive UK governments used the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) - a formof a Public Private Partnership (PPP) – to use the private sector to finance and deliver publicinfrastruc...
niesr.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The mainstream media have failed to explain this drain on the NHS & other public services: "£13.5bn is spent at the local level on PFI repayments, of which 31% pays for interest costs...£1bn has been made in pre-tax profits by just a handful of companies, often registered in Guernsey and Jersey..."
The mainstream media have failed to explain this drain on the NHS & other public services: "£13.5bn is spent at the local level on PFI repayments, of which 31% pays for interest costs...£1bn has been made in pre-tax profits by just a handful of companies, often registered in Guernsey and Jersey..."
PFI: Getting the Bill on the Fiscal Credit Card - NIESR
For over 20 years, successive UK governments used the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) - a formof a Public Private Partnership (PPP) – to use the private sector to finance and deliver publicinfrastruc...
niesr.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The mainstream media have failed to explain this drain on the NHS & other public services: "£13.5bn is spent at the local level on PFI repayments, of which 31% pays for interest costs...£1bn has been made in pre-tax profits by just a handful of companies, often registered in Guernsey and Jersey..."
I'm all in favour of innovation to address real world problems BUT even if this modelling was as effective as this (puff?) piece claims, we know the tobacco industry, oil companies etc aided by corrupted govts push things they fully know are harmful to humanity & will cause economic catastrophe...
Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that
Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM
I'm all in favour of innovation to address real world problems BUT even if this modelling was as effective as this (puff?) piece claims, we know the tobacco industry, oil companies etc aided by corrupted govts push things they fully know are harmful to humanity & will cause economic catastrophe...
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The wealthy dominate political donations. My co-authored research found the top 0.1% contribute at rates 10-15x higher than bottom 90%. They’re not just more likely to donate, they give exponentially more per capita. The wealth gradient in politics is real. cup.org/4cfm0Az
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 AM
The wealthy dominate political donations. My co-authored research found the top 0.1% contribute at rates 10-15x higher than bottom 90%. They’re not just more likely to donate, they give exponentially more per capita. The wealth gradient in politics is real. cup.org/4cfm0Az
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"The Government must seize the opportunity offered by the upcoming Elections Bill to protect the integrity of our system, but this must also come with serious upgrades to specialist capabilities at the Electoral Commission and law enforcement agencies”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled
Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
"The Government must seize the opportunity offered by the upcoming Elections Bill to protect the integrity of our system, but this must also come with serious upgrades to specialist capabilities at the Electoral Commission and law enforcement agencies”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
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A £240m defence contract without tender.
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Zack Polanski pressures Wes Streeting over Palantir after Mandelson texts released
ZACK Polanski has piled fresh pressure on Wes Streeting over Palantir’s NHS contracts after the Health Secretary’s newly-released text messages…
www.thenational.scot
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A £240m defence contract without tender.
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
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It's disturbing to see how Gordon Brown has whitewashed his reasons for reappointing Mandelson, and his own role in eroding democracy. Mandelson's official business was similar to his unauthorised scheming with Epstein. Don't let them rewrite history.
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
It's disturbing to see how Gordon Brown has whitewashed his reasons for reappointing Mandelson, and his own role in eroding democracy. Mandelson's official business was similar to his unauthorised scheming with Epstein. Don't let them rewrite history.
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🔴 Exclusive: Corporate donations British parties tripled over last three elections
But here's key thing: almost none is from FTSE500/listed companies
It's almost all companies controlled by super-wealthy individuals, or small, opaque firms
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
But here's key thing: almost none is from FTSE500/listed companies
It's almost all companies controlled by super-wealthy individuals, or small, opaque firms
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled
Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
🔴 Exclusive: Corporate donations British parties tripled over last three elections
But here's key thing: almost none is from FTSE500/listed companies
It's almost all companies controlled by super-wealthy individuals, or small, opaque firms
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
But here's key thing: almost none is from FTSE500/listed companies
It's almost all companies controlled by super-wealthy individuals, or small, opaque firms
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
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The crypto collapse "it turns out there are no real use cases for crypto except for money laundering & fraud, & little real interest beyond “number go up” speculation...Even some of the big crypto firms, like Coinbase, have given up on crypto & are just trying to become less regulated $-based banks"
Monopoly Round-Up: The $2 Trillion Collapse of Bitcoin and Terrible Software Companies
AI is going to displace business software because so much of it is terrible quality crap peddled by monopolists. Policy can help. Plus, bitcoin falls, & enforcers may drop the Ticketmaster suit.
www.thebignewsletter.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The crypto collapse "it turns out there are no real use cases for crypto except for money laundering & fraud, & little real interest beyond “number go up” speculation...Even some of the big crypto firms, like Coinbase, have given up on crypto & are just trying to become less regulated $-based banks"
"The Government must seize the opportunity offered by the upcoming Elections Bill to protect the integrity of our system, but this must also come with serious upgrades to specialist capabilities at the Electoral Commission and law enforcement agencies”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled
Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
"The Government must seize the opportunity offered by the upcoming Elections Bill to protect the integrity of our system, but this must also come with serious upgrades to specialist capabilities at the Electoral Commission and law enforcement agencies”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...
The crypto collapse "it turns out there are no real use cases for crypto except for money laundering & fraud, & little real interest beyond “number go up” speculation...Even some of the big crypto firms, like Coinbase, have given up on crypto & are just trying to become less regulated $-based banks"
Monopoly Round-Up: The $2 Trillion Collapse of Bitcoin and Terrible Software Companies
AI is going to displace business software because so much of it is terrible quality crap peddled by monopolists. Policy can help. Plus, bitcoin falls, & enforcers may drop the Ticketmaster suit.
www.thebignewsletter.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The crypto collapse "it turns out there are no real use cases for crypto except for money laundering & fraud, & little real interest beyond “number go up” speculation...Even some of the big crypto firms, like Coinbase, have given up on crypto & are just trying to become less regulated $-based banks"
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HUGE WIN💥
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Korean president cites TJN takedown of millionaire exodus myth, demands end to anti-democratic “fake news” against wealth taxes - Tax Justice Network
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung condemned1 the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry over the weekend for spreading “fake news” about millionaires supposedly leaving South Korea due to inheritan...
taxjustice.net
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
HUGE WIN💥
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Reposted by Naomi Fowler
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief:
António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief:
António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It "isn’t about currencies. It’s about legal fictions that show up when you look at where int'l debt gets issued - via our “offshore financial institutions.” Little changes "in the world of money even when its political foundations erode." The €= "the only tangible currency to diminish the $'s role"
The Dollar is Stronger than we thought
New data shows we've been here before
thepriceofpower.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It "isn’t about currencies. It’s about legal fictions that show up when you look at where int'l debt gets issued - via our “offshore financial institutions.” Little changes "in the world of money even when its political foundations erode." The €= "the only tangible currency to diminish the $'s role"
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Nice words but a) was he that naive when he was in politics? b) if he wasn't, why didn't he implement these when he had power instead of now when he doesn't? This rot really took hold under him & Blair, worsened under Conservatives, this Epstein stuff offers only a chink of light into the darkness
We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Nice words but a) was he that naive when he was in politics? b) if he wasn't, why didn't he implement these when he had power instead of now when he doesn't? This rot really took hold under him & Blair, worsened under Conservatives, this Epstein stuff offers only a chink of light into the darkness
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After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
Nice words but a) was he that naive when he was in politics? b) if he wasn't, why didn't he implement these when he had power instead of now when he doesn't? This rot really took hold under him & Blair, worsened under Conservatives, this Epstein stuff offers only a chink of light into the darkness
We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Nice words but a) was he that naive when he was in politics? b) if he wasn't, why didn't he implement these when he had power instead of now when he doesn't? This rot really took hold under him & Blair, worsened under Conservatives, this Epstein stuff offers only a chink of light into the darkness
Reposted by Naomi Fowler
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d