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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Fair Tax Foundation surpass investment raise target - Fair Tax Foundation
Over-raising on our community share offer will allow us to expand the team and bring in five times as many businesses
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A massive personal thank you to everyone who promoted or invested in our community share raise. We raised a fantastic £495,000
Very excited to move forward with Phase Two of the @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social and Fair Tax Mark in 2025 fairtaxmark.net/fair-tax-fou...
Very excited to move forward with Phase Two of the @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social and Fair Tax Mark in 2025 fairtaxmark.net/fair-tax-fou...
In a world full of doom and gloom, it's worth noting that the corporate income tax contribution made by business across the world is on the way up - and has reached a 21st century high. There are many, many businesses out there who are proud to pay tax. fairtaxmark.net/corporate-in...
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In a world full of doom and gloom, it's worth noting that the corporate income tax contribution made by business across the world is on the way up - and has reached a 21st century high. There are many, many businesses out there who are proud to pay tax. fairtaxmark.net/corporate-in...
A welcome move. But March 2029 implementation is too late. When the US made similar changes we saw massive influx of additional product into the UK. EU has just brought forward similar changes to early 2026. The UK will be a dumping ground within 12 mths www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Customs duty to apply to all small parcels to UK, Chancellor confirms
Currently, overseas retailers can send small parcels worth less than £135 to the UK without paying import duties.
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A welcome move. But March 2029 implementation is too late. When the US made similar changes we saw massive influx of additional product into the UK. EU has just brought forward similar changes to early 2026. The UK will be a dumping ground within 12 mths www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Great to see Washington-based Big Tech lobbyists "disappointed" at the manner in which the UK Government is rightly resisting their bullying and continuing with what is a very moderate digital services tax. bsky.app/profile/ccia...
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Great to see Washington-based Big Tech lobbyists "disappointed" at the manner in which the UK Government is rightly resisting their bullying and continuing with what is a very moderate digital services tax. bsky.app/profile/ccia...
Wonderful to see @shareaction.bsky.social urging investors to use their voting power during the forthcoming 2026 AGM season to push for corporate responsible tax conduct, and referencing the #FairTaxMark standards as the go-to benchmark.
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ShareAction 2026 priority voting principles
Priority voting principles for 2026 Guidance on how investors can use their voting power for good during the AGM season
shareaction.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Wonderful to see @shareaction.bsky.social urging investors to use their voting power during the forthcoming 2026 AGM season to push for corporate responsible tax conduct, and referencing the #FairTaxMark standards as the go-to benchmark.
shareaction.org/shareholder-...
shareaction.org/shareholder-...
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There are good and bad actors in both large and small business. We’ve launched a new information hub that details the scale of small business tax avoidance, and what can be done to rectify it. fairtaxmark.net/wake-up-to-s...
The UK needs to wake up to the enormity of small business tax avoidance - Fair Tax Foundation
a new information hub that details the scale of small business tax avoidance, and what can be done to rectify it
fairtaxmark.net
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There are good and bad actors in both large and small business. We’ve launched a new information hub that details the scale of small business tax avoidance, and what can be done to rectify it. fairtaxmark.net/wake-up-to-s...
There are good and bad actors in both large and small business. The @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social has launched a new information hub that details the scale of small business tax avoidance, and what can be done to rectify it. fairtaxmark.net/wake-up-to-s...
The UK needs to wake up to the enormity of small business tax avoidance - Fair Tax Foundation
a new information hub that details the scale of small business tax avoidance, and what can be done to rectify it
fairtaxmark.net
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There are good and bad actors in both large and small business. The @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social has launched a new information hub that details the scale of small business tax avoidance, and what can be done to rectify it. fairtaxmark.net/wake-up-to-s...
Reform's war on woke council spending in top gear in Durham. Proposing to increase parking charges and reduce litter picking, grass cutting and bus services. Also, vacancies for lollipop men and ladies not being filled.
Finally, those commie lollipop people are being driven out. on.ft.com/3LITzlw
Finally, those commie lollipop people are being driven out. on.ft.com/3LITzlw
Reform council cuts back on litter picking and gardening in bid to fill shortfall
The measures underline the financial realities facing the party after its first six months in local government
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reform's war on woke council spending in top gear in Durham. Proposing to increase parking charges and reduce litter picking, grass cutting and bus services. Also, vacancies for lollipop men and ladies not being filled.
Finally, those commie lollipop people are being driven out. on.ft.com/3LITzlw
Finally, those commie lollipop people are being driven out. on.ft.com/3LITzlw
The EU needs to move faster on dealing with Shein, Temu, et al. If it doesn't, Member States such as Italy & France will go unilateral. Which means the UK will need to get in the fast lane as well - or it will become a dumping ground on.ft.com/3LDAv8o
Brussels aims to speed up crackdown on cheap Chinese parcels
EU wants charges on small packages ordered from likes of Shein and Temu to kick in two years earlier than planned
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The EU needs to move faster on dealing with Shein, Temu, et al. If it doesn't, Member States such as Italy & France will go unilateral. Which means the UK will need to get in the fast lane as well - or it will become a dumping ground on.ft.com/3LDAv8o
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We've just updated our global pCbCR tracker with data from Amazon, CK Hutchinson, Apple, HP, IBM, Nufarm and others. That's 160 pCbCR reports now tracked in connection with the EU pCbCR Directive. Reach out, if you would like access to our database.
fairtaxmark.net/resources/pu...
fairtaxmark.net/resources/pu...
Public Country-by-Country Reporting: why and how - Fair Tax Foundation
Public Country-by-Country Reporting Resource Hub sets out why and how multinational business should embrace tax transparency and pCbCR.
fairtaxmark.net
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We've just updated our global pCbCR tracker with data from Amazon, CK Hutchinson, Apple, HP, IBM, Nufarm and others. That's 160 pCbCR reports now tracked in connection with the EU pCbCR Directive. Reach out, if you would like access to our database.
fairtaxmark.net/resources/pu...
fairtaxmark.net/resources/pu...
Good to see, and kudos to all involved. What we have here is large, sophisticated crime groups using "small businesses" as a vehicle for a range of crimes, including evasion of a whole range of taxes. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Almost 3,000 high street shops raided in money-laundering crackdown
These extensive raids – the UK’s largest ever crackdown of its kind on money laundering – form the second stage of Operation Machinize
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Good to see, and kudos to all involved. What we have here is large, sophisticated crime groups using "small businesses" as a vehicle for a range of crimes, including evasion of a whole range of taxes. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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Great to have these Fair Tax Mark certified. Amadeus is the world’s leading provider of travel technology. Three companies on the Spanish IBEX 35 now accredited, with a fourth progressing accreditation. 😀
bsky.app/profile/fair...
bsky.app/profile/fair...
Huge congratulations to Amadeus, who have become the first large multinational technology company to secure Fair Tax Mark certification internationally 🎉
We are delighted to see you set a new standard for the tech sector! 💻
fairtaxmark.net/amadeus-fair...
#ResponsibleTech
We are delighted to see you set a new standard for the tech sector! 💻
fairtaxmark.net/amadeus-fair...
#ResponsibleTech
Amadeus becomes first large multinational technology company to secure international Fair Tax Mark certification Amadeus becomes first large multinational technology company to secure international Fa...
Amadeus has gained the Fair Tax Mark, becoming the first large multinational technology company to secure certification internationally. %
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October 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Great to have these Fair Tax Mark certified. Amadeus is the world’s leading provider of travel technology. Three companies on the Spanish IBEX 35 now accredited, with a fourth progressing accreditation. 😀
bsky.app/profile/fair...
bsky.app/profile/fair...
This probably needs to happen. But not yet. As an EV driver of 10yrs can say that the charging network is still absolutely shit in large parts of UK. Especially North of England. Sort that, then introduce road pricing. on.ft.com/4qK4jQH
Carmakers slam UK’s plan for EV pay-per-mile tax
Some car industry executives say any levy could derail transition away from petrol vehicles
on.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This probably needs to happen. But not yet. As an EV driver of 10yrs can say that the charging network is still absolutely shit in large parts of UK. Especially North of England. Sort that, then introduce road pricing. on.ft.com/4qK4jQH
We have launched a new research resource on why we need to take small business tax avoidance more seriously. It's impact is at least as significant as that of big business. The issues described are material across Europe – especially the solutions outlined fairtaxmark.net/smallbusines...
fairtaxmark.net
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We have launched a new research resource on why we need to take small business tax avoidance more seriously. It's impact is at least as significant as that of big business. The issues described are material across Europe – especially the solutions outlined fairtaxmark.net/smallbusines...
Great news. Cost of incorporation in the UK to be doubled. The UK has the most bloated corporate register in the world. And Companies House needs the extra resources to tackle the tens of thousands of fraudulent businesses that are listed www.accountancydaily.co/companies-ho....
Companies House doubles filing fee for incorporation
The cost of incorporating a business on Companies House is set to double from next year as digital filing fee shoots up from 1 February
www.accountancydaily.co
November 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Great news. Cost of incorporation in the UK to be doubled. The UK has the most bloated corporate register in the world. And Companies House needs the extra resources to tackle the tens of thousands of fraudulent businesses that are listed www.accountancydaily.co/companies-ho....
Often hear about how a £/$ spent in the private sector will create x more £s/$s in the economy. Well what about looking at how a £ of tax paid by the private sector will leverage up to produce a multiple of GDP impact?! It's 'say what you pay with pride' with bells on.
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bsky.app/profile/fair...
Professor Chris Harrop OBE introduces the concept of Tax Funded Impact, a social impact metric that translates corporate tax into measurable GDP contribution and social value creation, reframing tax as a value-creating investment rather than a cost.
Read more here: fairtaxmark.net/a-new-esg-me...
Read more here: fairtaxmark.net/a-new-esg-me...
A new ESG metric: Tax Funded Impact - How fiscal multipliers turn fair tax into tangible social value - Fair Tax Foundation
In an era of fiscal constraint and rising public expectations, how fiscal multipliers turn fair tax into tangible social value
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October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Often hear about how a £/$ spent in the private sector will create x more £s/$s in the economy. Well what about looking at how a £ of tax paid by the private sector will leverage up to produce a multiple of GDP impact?! It's 'say what you pay with pride' with bells on.
bsky.app/profile/fair...
bsky.app/profile/fair...
Great analysis of the Caerphilly byelection. A good night for tactical voting, the left and the centre. A bad night for the far-right and Reform. Turnout was up on the last general election. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
Plaid smash Reform to win in Caerphilly
These are the key takeaways from a massive night in Welsh politics
willhaywardwales.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Great analysis of the Caerphilly byelection. A good night for tactical voting, the left and the centre. A bad night for the far-right and Reform. Turnout was up on the last general election. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
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100% this is the correct direction of travel www.ft.com/content/fad9...
Rachel Reeves targets tax partnerships in crackdown on wealthy Britons
UK chancellor fleshes out Budget plan to target professionals with ‘broadest shoulders’ including lawyers, doctors and accountants
www.ft.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
100% this is the correct direction of travel www.ft.com/content/fad9...
100% this is the correct direction of travel www.ft.com/content/fad9...
Rachel Reeves targets tax partnerships in crackdown on wealthy Britons
UK chancellor fleshes out Budget plan to target professionals with ‘broadest shoulders’ including lawyers, doctors and accountants
www.ft.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
100% this is the correct direction of travel www.ft.com/content/fad9...
Great to have these Fair Tax Mark certified. Amadeus is the world’s leading provider of travel technology. Three companies on the Spanish IBEX 35 now accredited, with a fourth progressing accreditation. 😀
bsky.app/profile/fair...
bsky.app/profile/fair...
Huge congratulations to Amadeus, who have become the first large multinational technology company to secure Fair Tax Mark certification internationally 🎉
We are delighted to see you set a new standard for the tech sector! 💻
fairtaxmark.net/amadeus-fair...
#ResponsibleTech
We are delighted to see you set a new standard for the tech sector! 💻
fairtaxmark.net/amadeus-fair...
#ResponsibleTech
Amadeus becomes first large multinational technology company to secure international Fair Tax Mark certification Amadeus becomes first large multinational technology company to secure international Fa...
Amadeus has gained the Fair Tax Mark, becoming the first large multinational technology company to secure certification internationally. %
fairtaxmark.net
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Great to have these Fair Tax Mark certified. Amadeus is the world’s leading provider of travel technology. Three companies on the Spanish IBEX 35 now accredited, with a fourth progressing accreditation. 😀
bsky.app/profile/fair...
bsky.app/profile/fair...
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Temu's numbers are batshit crazy, as reported here. Sales in the UK and EU of c.$2bn & c.$10bn. Combined staff <10?!?
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Temu's numbers are batshit crazy, as reported here. Sales in the UK and EU of c.$2bn & c.$10bn. Combined staff <10?!?
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Temu's numbers are batshit crazy, as reported here. Sales in the UK and EU of c.$2bn & c.$10bn. Combined staff <10?!?
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Temu's numbers are batshit crazy, as reported here. Sales in the UK and EU of c.$2bn & c.$10bn. Combined staff <10?!?
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
And their response? Imply that the VAT that customers pay, and they collect, comes out of their pockets! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Multinationals headquartered in the UK and Japan are far more likley to implement new European tax transparency rules with integrity compared with MNCs from the US & Switzerland. Stand-out laggards include Apple, Eli Lilly, Microsoft & Oracle #pcbcr 1/n fairtaxmark.net/research-fin...
Research finds US multinationals are increasingly laggards on tax transparency, in comparison to the UK and Japan - Fair Tax Foundation
Research reveals growing tax transparency gap between leaders and laggards, on public country-by-country reporting (pCbCR)
fairtaxmark.net
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Multinationals headquartered in the UK and Japan are far more likley to implement new European tax transparency rules with integrity compared with MNCs from the US & Switzerland. Stand-out laggards include Apple, Eli Lilly, Microsoft & Oracle #pcbcr 1/n fairtaxmark.net/research-fin...
Multinationals headquartered in the UK and Japan are far more likley to implement new European tax transparency rules with integrity compared with MNCs from the US & Switzerland. Stand-out laggards include Apple, Eli Lilly, Microsoft & Oracle #pcbcr 1/n fairtaxmark.net/research-fin...
Research finds US multinationals are increasingly laggards on tax transparency, in comparison to the UK and Japan - Fair Tax Foundation
Research reveals growing tax transparency gap between leaders and laggards, on public country-by-country reporting (pCbCR)
fairtaxmark.net
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Multinationals headquartered in the UK and Japan are far more likley to implement new European tax transparency rules with integrity compared with MNCs from the US & Switzerland. Stand-out laggards include Apple, Eli Lilly, Microsoft & Oracle #pcbcr 1/n fairtaxmark.net/research-fin...
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
Sad to hear. One of the greatest scientists of the last 100yrs. I studied her work at university. Convinced me that higher primates should never be subject to experimention or exploitation. Years later, made such this was embedded in Coop Bank's Ethical Policy. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sad to hear. One of the greatest scientists of the last 100yrs. I studied her work at university. Convinced me that higher primates should never be subject to experimention or exploitation. Years later, made such this was embedded in Coop Bank's Ethical Policy. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...