Paul Monaghan
@paulmonaghan.bsky.social
Agitator for #Taxjustice #SocEnt #ESG & Wigan Athletic. Science loving atheist. Author #LobbyingForGood. Opinions in personal capacity
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Corporate Income Tax information hub launched - Fair Tax Foundation
Corporate Income Tax information hub launched. No other tax borne or collected by business comes close to having so many positive impacts.
fairtaxmark.net
No other tax comes close to having so many positive impacts. Corporation tax is more than a vital revenue raiser for public services. It is crucial to fair business competition, improved national productivity and reduced inequality. fairtaxmark.net/corporate-in...
Latest Fair Tax Foundation mailing is out. Analysis on:
- Why corporate income tax is the most critical of all taxes
- The global minimum tax is bruised, but very much alive and kicking
- MNCs seem divided on tax transparency, with US multinationals laggards
- And more
mailchi.mp/fairtaxmark/...
- Why corporate income tax is the most critical of all taxes
- The global minimum tax is bruised, but very much alive and kicking
- MNCs seem divided on tax transparency, with US multinationals laggards
- And more
mailchi.mp/fairtaxmark/...
January 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Latest Fair Tax Foundation mailing is out. Analysis on:
- Why corporate income tax is the most critical of all taxes
- The global minimum tax is bruised, but very much alive and kicking
- MNCs seem divided on tax transparency, with US multinationals laggards
- And more
mailchi.mp/fairtaxmark/...
- Why corporate income tax is the most critical of all taxes
- The global minimum tax is bruised, but very much alive and kicking
- MNCs seem divided on tax transparency, with US multinationals laggards
- And more
mailchi.mp/fairtaxmark/...
For everyone getting knickers in a twist over Chagos. Facts. £100m pa for a big military base seems like a good deal.
The US blessed all this until few days ago. Trump wants us to break international law on Chagos so he can break international law on Greenland. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The US blessed all this until few days ago. Trump wants us to break international law on Chagos so he can break international law on Greenland. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
What are the Chagos Islands – and why is the UK returning them to Mauritius?
Donald Trump has called the plan to transfer sovereignty ‘stupid’ and linked it to his own push to acquire Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
For everyone getting knickers in a twist over Chagos. Facts. £100m pa for a big military base seems like a good deal.
The US blessed all this until few days ago. Trump wants us to break international law on Chagos so he can break international law on Greenland. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The US blessed all this until few days ago. Trump wants us to break international law on Chagos so he can break international law on Greenland. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
There has been so many angry words written about the OECD global minimum tax in recent days that we thought we'd try and sort the Pillar Two wheat from the chaff.
fairtaxmark.net/the-global-m...
fairtaxmark.net/the-global-m...
The global minimum tax is bruised but very much alive and kicking - Fair Tax Foundation
Don't believe the hype - the global minimum tax is still advancing and there is much to celebrate
fairtaxmark.net
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 PM
There has been so many angry words written about the OECD global minimum tax in recent days that we thought we'd try and sort the Pillar Two wheat from the chaff.
fairtaxmark.net/the-global-m...
fairtaxmark.net/the-global-m...
These things start as a trickle and then... www.reuters.com/business/dan...
Danish pension fund to divest its U.S. Treasuries
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension said on Tuesday it would sell off its holding of U.S. Treasuries, worth some $100 million, by the end of this month, blaming weak U.S. government finances.
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
These things start as a trickle and then... www.reuters.com/business/dan...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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Lovely development. "Dr Liz Genever, a farmer in south-east Lincolnshire, has been able to triple her sheep numbers thanks to free solar grazing." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Solar grazing: ‘triple-win’ for sheep farmers, renewables and society or just a PR exercise for energy companies?
For Hannah Thorogood, a first-generation Lincolnshire farmer, grazing her sheep on solar land gave her a leg-up in the industry
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Lovely development. "Dr Liz Genever, a farmer in south-east Lincolnshire, has been able to triple her sheep numbers thanks to free solar grazing." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Developments such as this increase the import of digital services taxes in the UK and Europe. AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are moving into advertising & sales promotion. TikTok now a major retail channel. Only fair these low-taxed companies pay more. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
JD Sports plans to let shoppers buy through AI platforms
Retailer to allow ‘one-click purchases’ through assistants such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, beginning in US
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Developments such as this increase the import of digital services taxes in the UK and Europe. AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are moving into advertising & sales promotion. TikTok now a major retail channel. Only fair these low-taxed companies pay more. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Since Musk took over Twitter in 2022, in the UK:
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Since Musk took over Twitter in 2022, in the UK:
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
Developments such as this increase the import of digital services taxes in the UK and Europe. AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are moving into advertising & sales promotion. TikTok now a major retail channel. Only fair these low-taxed companies pay more. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
JD Sports plans to let shoppers buy through AI platforms
Retailer to allow ‘one-click purchases’ through assistants such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, beginning in US
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Developments such as this increase the import of digital services taxes in the UK and Europe. AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are moving into advertising & sales promotion. TikTok now a major retail channel. Only fair these low-taxed companies pay more. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Paul Monaghan
Decent application of the EU corporate tax transparency directive is substantially above average among MNEs headquartered in Japan (at 72%) and the UK (71%), but substantially below average in Switzerland (43%) and (surprise, surprise) among US multinationals (40%). fairtaxmark.net/pcbcr-across...
Research reveals that multinationals are divided on tax transparency, with MNEs from the United States increasingly laggards - Fair Tax Foundation
56% of the 190 corporate tax transparency reports published by large MNEs in connection with the EU pCbCR Directive are good, solid attempts
fairtaxmark.net
January 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Decent application of the EU corporate tax transparency directive is substantially above average among MNEs headquartered in Japan (at 72%) and the UK (71%), but substantially below average in Switzerland (43%) and (surprise, surprise) among US multinationals (40%). fairtaxmark.net/pcbcr-across...
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We need a new collective noun for the coming together of 'tax dodgers'. How about:
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK
Zahawi, who was chancellor for two months when Boris Johnson was prime minister, is the latest former Tory MP to join Nigel Farage's party.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
We need a new collective noun for the coming together of 'tax dodgers'. How about:
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need a new collective noun for the coming together of 'tax dodgers'. How about:
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK
Zahawi, who was chancellor for two months when Boris Johnson was prime minister, is the latest former Tory MP to join Nigel Farage's party.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
We need a new collective noun for the coming together of 'tax dodgers'. How about:
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- a cheat of
- a swindle of
- a duplicity of
- a scam of
- a grift of
- a clacton of
Or just keep it simple and go for a plain old: 'a farage of tax dodgers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Since Musk took over Twitter in 2022, in the UK:
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Since Musk took over Twitter in 2022, in the UK:
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
- revenue has collapsed from £205m to £29m
- it hasn't paid corporation tax for the 2yrs
- brand advertisers are fleeing due to concerns about reputation and content moderation www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
Hilarious: this is verbatim what Labour said after taking power, but they called bullshit to that
Reform UK said it had “inherited broken councils with extremely challenging financial positions following years of incompetent Conservative administrations” www.ft.com/content/6837...
Reform UK said it had “inherited broken councils with extremely challenging financial positions following years of incompetent Conservative administrations” www.ft.com/content/6837...
Reform UK councils unveil plans for tax rises and service cuts
Party controls nine English councils and leads three minority administrations after last year’s local election wins
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Hilarious: this is verbatim what Labour said after taking power, but they called bullshit to that
Reform UK said it had “inherited broken councils with extremely challenging financial positions following years of incompetent Conservative administrations” www.ft.com/content/6837...
Reform UK said it had “inherited broken councils with extremely challenging financial positions following years of incompetent Conservative administrations” www.ft.com/content/6837...
This is the ugliest of compromises, but keeps the global minimum tax alive. Which is what really matters.
Worth remembering that the US already has a global minimum tax of 15% of sorts, albeit far inferior as blended. Lots of scope for progress post-Trump. www.ft.com/content/7d8e...
Worth remembering that the US already has a global minimum tax of 15% of sorts, albeit far inferior as blended. Lots of scope for progress post-Trump. www.ft.com/content/7d8e...
US wins exemptions from global minimum tax rules
Agreement weakens 2021 deal brokered by OECD
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
This is the ugliest of compromises, but keeps the global minimum tax alive. Which is what really matters.
Worth remembering that the US already has a global minimum tax of 15% of sorts, albeit far inferior as blended. Lots of scope for progress post-Trump. www.ft.com/content/7d8e...
Worth remembering that the US already has a global minimum tax of 15% of sorts, albeit far inferior as blended. Lots of scope for progress post-Trump. www.ft.com/content/7d8e...
Get ready for a swath of economically illiterate plonkers saying that this is a bad thing. The uk company register has been rammed with fraudsters for years. This fall is a GOOD THING www.thetimes.com/business/com...
Anti-fraud law sparks ‘dramatic fall’ in new company registrations
Companies House now requires new directors and beneficial owners to verify their identity
www.thetimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Get ready for a swath of economically illiterate plonkers saying that this is a bad thing. The uk company register has been rammed with fraudsters for years. This fall is a GOOD THING www.thetimes.com/business/com...
Reposted by Paul Monaghan
No other tax comes close to having so many positive impacts. Corporation tax is more than a vital revenue raiser for public services. It is crucial to fair business competition, improved national productivity and reduced inequality. fairtaxmark.net/corporate-in...
Corporate Income Tax information hub launched - Fair Tax Foundation
Corporate Income Tax information hub launched. No other tax borne or collected by business comes close to having so many positive impacts.
fairtaxmark.net
December 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
No other tax comes close to having so many positive impacts. Corporation tax is more than a vital revenue raiser for public services. It is crucial to fair business competition, improved national productivity and reduced inequality. fairtaxmark.net/corporate-in...
No other tax comes close to having so many positive impacts. Corporation tax is more than a vital revenue raiser for public services. It is crucial to fair business competition, improved national productivity and reduced inequality. fairtaxmark.net/corporate-in...
Corporate Income Tax information hub launched - Fair Tax Foundation
Corporate Income Tax information hub launched. No other tax borne or collected by business comes close to having so many positive impacts.
fairtaxmark.net
December 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
No other tax comes close to having so many positive impacts. Corporation tax is more than a vital revenue raiser for public services. It is crucial to fair business competition, improved national productivity and reduced inequality. fairtaxmark.net/corporate-in...
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Help grow our pioneering wildlife-friendly agroforestry project & join us for our second growing season on Kindling Farm.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Research finds that:
- investors are rewarding increased corporate transparency and tax-responsible behaviour by lowering the cost of equity capital 😃
- tax avoiders tend to be rather averse to disclosing country-by-country information 😡
phys.org/news/2025-12...
- investors are rewarding increased corporate transparency and tax-responsible behaviour by lowering the cost of equity capital 😃
- tax avoiders tend to be rather averse to disclosing country-by-country information 😡
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Tax-avoiding firms face higher investment costs due to lack of transparency
Companies that engage in aggressive tax avoidance may be saving money in the short term, but they are paying a hidden price in the eyes of investors. According to a new study by the University of Port...
phys.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Research finds that:
- investors are rewarding increased corporate transparency and tax-responsible behaviour by lowering the cost of equity capital 😃
- tax avoiders tend to be rather averse to disclosing country-by-country information 😡
phys.org/news/2025-12...
- investors are rewarding increased corporate transparency and tax-responsible behaviour by lowering the cost of equity capital 😃
- tax avoiders tend to be rather averse to disclosing country-by-country information 😡
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Make no mistake. This is not about the continued UK Digital Services Tax (which should NOT be ended). It's about chlorinated chicken and US AI being able to scrape / steal copyrighted IP. UK needs to stand up to bullying. Not least as Big Tech investing regardless
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Make no mistake. This is not about the continued UK Digital Services Tax (which should NOT be ended). It's about chlorinated chicken and US AI being able to scrape / steal copyrighted IP. UK needs to stand up to bullying. Not least as Big Tech investing regardless
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Whoah. We've previously estimated that there's $10bn of sales going through Temu's Irish subsidiary. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Temu's Dublin office raided by EU regulators on Chinese subsidy concerns
Temu's European headquarters in Dublin were raided by EU regulators last week on concerns about potential Chinese state subsidies granted to the online retailer, a subsidiary of China's ecommerce gian...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Whoah. We've previously estimated that there's $10bn of sales going through Temu's Irish subsidiary. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Delighted to be back in the International Tax Review's Global Tax 50 - a list of international tax influencers, for both good and ill www.internationaltaxreview.com/article/2fo6...
ITR Global Tax 50 2025: Paul Monaghan
Monaghan is CEO of the Fair Tax Foundation
www.internationaltaxreview.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Delighted to be back in the International Tax Review's Global Tax 50 - a list of international tax influencers, for both good and ill www.internationaltaxreview.com/article/2fo6...
UK Government is 100% right to take climate change seriously. Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020. Weather swinging between super wet winters and super dry summers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
UK Government is 100% right to take climate change seriously. Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020. Weather swinging between super wet winters and super dry summers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Delighted to be joining Ethical Trade Norway and Tax Justice Norge to discuss corporate responsible tax conduct on the morning of 3rd December. Free to join webinar, with details below.
etiskhandel.no/nye-arrangem...
etiskhandel.no/nye-arrangem...
Skatt og aktsomhetsvurderinger i praksis -del 2 - Etisk Handel
etiskhandel.no
December 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Delighted to be joining Ethical Trade Norway and Tax Justice Norge to discuss corporate responsible tax conduct on the morning of 3rd December. Free to join webinar, with details below.
etiskhandel.no/nye-arrangem...
etiskhandel.no/nye-arrangem...