2 h. ago Hundreds of millionaires and billionaires sign open letter demanding higher taxes on the super

“The super-rich are being given complete free rein,” the letter says, arguing that often unelected figures have “accelerated the breakdown of the planet”

Economics

15 h. ago Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influenceNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Continue reading...

Economics

55 h. ago Trump says he 'no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace' after being refused Nobel Peace Prize in extraordinary Greenland letter

The US President's letter to Jonas Gahr Støre again demanded Denmark hand him control of Greenland for security reasons.

Politics

2 w. ago Manchester Arena bomb families say MI5 failed them and must face tougher scrutiny

MANCHESTER Arena bomb families have said MI5 failed them and must be more open to scrutiny in future.  In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, they demanded the security service be fully included in a new law designed to prevent cover-ups in public life.  They said MI5 had shown it could not be trusted. "How...

Events

3 w. ago Families of Bondi Beach victims demand more action on antisemitism and security

Victims’ families have penned an open letter demanding more action on antisemitism

Events

3 w. ago ‘We need to know’: Bondi victims’ families demand federal royal commission from PM

Open letter to Anthony Albanese calls antisemitism ‘a national crisis that demands a powerful national response’Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFamilies of Jewish Australians killed in the Bondi shooting have demanded that Anthony Albanese call a commonwealth royal commission to investigate antisemitism and questions about law enforcement issues surrounding the terror attack that claimed 15 lives.In an open letter to the prime minister, relatives of 11 of the victims killed at the Bondi beach Hanukah event on 14 December say Jewish families feel unsafe at schools, at work, at home and in public spaces. Continue reading...

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