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Month: May 2017

A Nissan Juke is prepared for wiring in Sunderland, England. Despite receiving nearly 1 billion GBP in corporate welfare over the years, Nissan UK is threatening to leave the UK if the government does not compensate any Brexit-related costs.
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Blog: Possibility of hard Brexit empowers Nissan to make bold requests of British government

May 31, 2017

In February 2017, Colin Lawther, senior vice president for manufacturing and purchasing for Nissan UK, gave evidence to the House of Commons International Trade Committee, explaining that the UK leaving the EU without an adequate trade […]

A Deliveroo driver treks into a construction site. Those working for Deliveroo and other gig economy companies like Uber and Amazon should be classified as workers, says a report by the Work and Pensions Committee.
Corporate welfare General

Employers Undermining Social Welfare to Line Their Own Pockets

May 8, 2017

A May 2017 report by the Work and Pensions Select Committee of the House of Commons highlighted the dishonest practice by some employers of relying on “self-employed” workers as a way to save money and undermine workers […]

Corporate welfare General

Google Will Pay £260m to Italian Government in Tax Avoidance Fines, Paid Just a Fraction of This Amount to UK

May 5, 2017

Google — a company that has depended on state-backed research, innovation and legal protections, and boasted about its ability to dodge national taxes — has reached another deal with a government to pay back some of the […]

FTSE 100 company subsidies
Corporate welfare General

The Guardian’s Polly Toynbee Criticises May’s Failure to Act on Exorbitant Executive Pay

May 2, 2017

Polly Toynbee opines in The Guardian that Prime Minister Theresa May has so far failed to follow through on pledges made in her pitch for the leadership regarding limits on exorbitant executive salaries. Toynbee points out […]

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