I'm not sure that anyone who's looked at the oil industry would consider all this to be very new.

Except that some counter-pressures, such as DOJ enforcement of US anti-corruption laws, have disappeared.

Tiny high-tech shovels made of silicon.

Here @benjaminwood.bsky.social explains how big business aggressively markets these foods for profit despite their impacts on public health worldwide.

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On this last point, how broad is this shift and what do you think are its implications?

The sales of the world's thousand biggest companies are worth $52 trillion, according to Forbes.

Corporate power is dedicated above all to increasing the profits of a wealthy minority.

So what should we do? Here are some ideas from across civil society:

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See also: business reporting (not just the BBC).

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The quality of British media reporting has been really poor.

For instance, no-one seems to have looked at Eli Lilly's accounts to check its complaints about the UK's business environment.

If they did, they'd see a highly profitable company structured to book much of its profits in tax havens.

And @politico.com even badges this story as an "exclusive", though Eli Lilly appears to be working every UK media outlet they can to get their message across.

They were in the @financialtimes.com (again) yesterday, moaning about European drug rebates.

Call it what it is: a hustle.

The FT story (paywalled now) is basically US firm Eli Lilly saying European countries "claw back" too much money from its drug sales.

But Eli Lilly's Dutch accounts show it sitting on a giant pile of money.

Like Smaug the dragon from "The Hobbit", complaining that the dwarves are too greedy.

Good idea!

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest:

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