Super-rich super-donators

NEARLY A tenth of all political donations for Britain's capitalist parties, amounting to Ł17.5 million, are made by 'non-domiciled super-rich' people.

These millionaires and billionaires use Britain's tax laws to escape paying UK tax on all of their income and capital gains in the rest of the world.

All they have to do, providing they do not bring the money into the country, is claim to be linked to some other domicile.

Chancellor Darling is under pressure to amend these tax laws. But possibly not too much.

New Labour has made a huge amount (Ł8.9 million) in donations from 'non-doms' like Lakshmi Mittal. The Tories got Ł5.7 million, the Lib Dems Ł2.9 million.

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The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.

The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.

The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.

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When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.

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