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Editorial: Glimmers of hope for a ‘fair shares society’

Blog / 11th February 2015

As part of STWR’s ‘global call for sharing’ campaign, we are periodically highlighting the growing public debate on the need for wealth, power and resources to be shared more equitably both within countries and internationally. The following is a snapshot of recent signs and trends that illustrate how the principle of sharing is increasing being viewed as a solution to unjust power dynamics and inequitable wealth distribution.

The Tax Dodging Bill: it’s time for big corporations to pay their fair share

Blog / 30th January 2015

This week, a coalition of NGOs have launched a campaign for a new law in the UK that could make sure that corporations pay their fair share of taxes to public coffers. Dubbed the ‘Tax Dodging Bill’, the proposed law could generate at least £3.6 billion a year for the UK treasury (equivalent to £600 for every household below the poverty line), and billions more for developing countries.​

A world of ‘sharing and caring’ won’t begin in Davos

Blog / 23rd January 2015

At this year’s gathering of the world’s richest and most powerful at Davos, the World Economic Forum founder has urged delegates that the motto for their 2015 meeting should be ‘sharing and caring’.

Oxfam’s latest bombshell on how unequally the world’s wealth is shared

Blog / 19th January 2015
Twitter feeds and newspaper headlines were again dominated this morning by new statistics on growing wealth inequality, as released by Oxfam ahead of this week’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.​