“We also have so-called ‘Freeports', which are, in fact, vast tracts of land, inland, with relaxed financial and, naturally, planning legislation.” 1/2

https://www.amonle.com/crisis-in-architecture/#form-follows-finance

#brexit #freeports #planning #urbandesign

My article in this week's @common_weal newsletter.

We appear to be the lone voice of dissent against the Scottish Government's plan to offer devolved tax cuts to Freeports...but only because they appear to have silenced trade unions and other activists (while keeping secret the views of the Freeports themselves).

#ScottishPolitics #Freeports #TaxAvoidance

https://commonweal.scot/a-deal-with-the-devolved-part-two/

FFS: Bozo has nominated Benjamin Houchen for a peerage. For anybody who has followed coverage of the Teeside freeport in Private Eye and the FT this is genuinely shocking.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65861936

#UKPolitics #BorishJohnson #BenjaminHouchen #Teeside #Freeports #PrivateEye #FinancialTimes

#brexit was about breaking Britain and creating problems that #fascism and #libertarians could rescue us from #nigelfarage #freeports #NatCon #ToryBritan #cruella #suella #jacobreesmog #sovereignindividual #FishyRishi #Sunak

EU clamps down on free ports over crime and terrorism links

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Moves comes as Britain launches consultation on creation of up to 10 of the zones

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/10/eu-clamps-down-free-ports-zones-crime-terror-links

#FreePorts #crime #corruption #ToryCorruption #Toryfailure #ToryFascism #politics #economy

“ Welcome to the freeport, where turbocapitalism tramples over British Democracy Teesside Plymouth” - article Aug 22 - although as relevant as ever 👀https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/17/freeport-turbocapitalism-tramples-over-british-democracy-teesside-plymouth #freeports #uk #teessidefreeport #Teesside #tories #brexit

Freeports are a Threat to Democracy in the Hands of Sunak and Truss https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/freeports-are-a-threat-to-democracy-in-the-hands-of-sunak-and-truss/ #freeports #Sunak #tories #uk #chartercities

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RT @LutsandDefoe
#Freeports
This is the mouth of the Tees on Teesside.
https://twitter.com/LutsandDefoe/status/1645835518251237384

@CloudyMrs

the racism is a smokescreen for all the sinister legislation they are shoving through for their donors tho turn the UK into a libertarian hellhole that the rich can use to ignore international law, and tax.

the whole problem was the EU was making it difficult for their callous business practices so they got in bed with UKIP and only the amoral Tories stayed to peddle their xenophobic lies to the public.

they won

THE END

#charterCities
#freePorts
#ECHR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA

#Freeports
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2021/02/05/ten-reasons-why-freeports-are-a-bad-idea/

Gov't awards contract for Thames Estuary "freeport" to Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem's DP World, that last year illegally sacked 800 P&O workers by video call & replaced them with cheap labour at £4/hr.

- Sacked British workers & broke employment laws
- Made record profits, up 35% to £1.524 billion
- Failed to repay £11million of taxpayer money given to them for Covid furlough scheme

"Freeports" are going to be an absolute shit-show, aren't they.

#ToriesOut #UKPolitics #freeports

TUC slams Tory decision to award P&O ferries owner DP World new Thames Estuary freeport contract

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “This is an appalling decision.
DP World oversaw the brutal – and illegal – sacking of 800 workers at P&O ferries.
“Ministers should have stripped the company of all its public contracts and severed commercial ties.
“But the government has chosen instead to reward DP World with another bumper deal"

#TUC #DPWorld #Freeports

https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-slams-appalling-decision-award-po-ferries-owner-dp-world-new-freeport-contract

It's Friday!!
This week's podcast is all about #freeports and #greenports . We chat with various guests including Professor of Maritime business Dr Alf Baird. Find it here or wherever you get your podcasts
https://scottishindypod.scot/mibbes-aye/freeports-a-good-thing/

My article in this week's @Common_Weal newsletter, in which I look at @ScotGov's new consultation on the devolved taxes they're considering allowing companies within the two new #Freeports to dodge.

#ScottishPolitics #TaxAvoidance #Austerity

https://commonweal.scot/a-deal-with-the-devolved/

Wales freeports for Milford Haven-Port Talbot, Anglesey

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65044061

#Freeport #Freeports #Wales #MilfordHaven #PortTalbot #Anglesey #Jobs #Investment

One echo of #LizTruss' weeks at the top seems to have faded; FT is reporting that #investmentzones, which Truss had wanted to proliferate widely as #Freeports & the like, will (in the budget) be scaled back to the 'normal' zones clustered round #universities & other research-intensive sites.... #JeremyHunt clearly trying on the voice-of-reason cloak here... pity, he's still draining #publicservcies of money to do it

Zahawi’s behaviour shouldn’t shock in a country on the brink of a corporate take over https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/zahawis-behaviour-shouldnt-shock-its-inevitable-in-a-country-on-the-brink-of-a-corporate-take-over/ #Zahawi #freeports #uk

@CountessEmma

Well not so sure #rejoin is really possible within 10 years..... but the direction of travel should be away from the unicorn fantasy of #globalBritain to optimising our position as a leading economic power in our own continent

We do not achieve that by retaining unnecessary trade barriers between us & #germany #france & the rest

We must watch what #sunak & co do with these #freeports - we are at risk of these being abused by #global #oligarchs just as the #city has been

Sleights of Hand: Free Ports, Bordering, and the Racial Capitalist Roots of Economic Nationalist Strategies in the US and the UK https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/114686 @suomenantropologi #maga #brexit #FreePorts #capitalism

#Freeports where "trade can be conducted untaxed and ownership can be concealed” EU Report tax #evasion and money #laundering. Freeports best thing since sliced bread says #Sunak, no wonder, sleaze is Tories middle name. #RejoinEU #torycorruption #SunakOut