Tea Party’s European Vacation
Anti-tax organizers in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe are getting advice and assistance from the same well-funded astroturf groups that helped launch and control the tea party movement on this side of the Atlantic.
Anti-tax organizers in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe are getting advice and assistance from the same well-funded astroturf groups that helped launch and control the tea party movement on this side of the Atlantic.
But as the Guardian’s Michael White points out, “Europeans are not so easily inclined to hate the state or socialised medicine.”
Your support matters…The Guardian:
Libertarian US Tea Party organisations attended a conference in London today to share tactics with British and European taxpayer lobby groups, and described their activities as “an insurgent campaign” against their government’s tax and spending policies.
The move reflects an increasing desire within rightwing circles to establish a British version of the Tea Party “uprising”, and a growing belief that expected union action against the coalition government’s programme of cuts could be harnessed to mobilise vocal counter-demonstrations. The Taxpayers’ Alliance also believes that public anger at the Revenue & Customs blunder that has left 1.4m people facing backdated tax bills could fan the flames of a wider anti-tax revolt.
Independent journalism is under threat and overshadowed by heavily funded mainstream media.
You can help level the playing field. Become a member.
Your tax-deductible contribution keeps us digging beneath the headlines to give you thought-provoking, investigative reporting and analysis that unearths what's really happening- without compromise.
Give today to support our courageous, independent journalists.
Environment
'Ministry' says follow scientific advice and stop advertising the fastest way to fry the planet as peak heat meets peak holiday flights.
Greece fires tear gas and stun grenades on crowds seeking refuge after Turkey declares its previously guarded gateways to Europe open.
Thousands try to enter Greece by land and sea, trying to escape a Russian-backed Syrian offensive in Idlib province.
"Workers are breaking bones, being knocked unconscious, and being taken away in ambulances."
Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Mark Weisbrot explains how Jerome Powell may have staved off a recession.
"This Is Not Propaganda" author Peter Pomerantsev explores how authoritarian regimes and far-right movements have weaponized free speech.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.