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Parliament Ltd: A Journey to the Dark Heart of British Politics by investigative journalist Martin Williams explores the way that politicians are financed and how they finance themselves and includes a multitude of revelations, such as:
– Westminster politicians run nearly 2,500 companies, but around 40% are undeclared
– Lead Brexit MP is a partner in a tax avoidance business for non-doms
– 99 politicians have corporate links to tax havens
– Tory MP spoke in Parliament about issues linked to the clients of his lobbying business
– Boris Johnson’s aide admits he only meets constituents in “emergencies”
– Lord Flight admits he acts as an “unpaid lobbyist” for his colleagues in the City
– Lib Dem peer claimed £9,000 expenses for a first-class flight from New York (just so he could make a 446 word speech in Parliament)
– MP lived in a swanky London hotel for nearly half the year, claiming £25,000 on expenses – but makes his staff crash in relatives’ spare rooms
About the author
Martin Williams work as a journalist has made front page news, including a Guardian article about politicians’ links to tax havens and a series of articles for Private Eye on the issues surrounding the Winterbourne View care home scandal. Martin co-presents a live comedy show called Investigations, with the comedian Josie Long, which combines investigative journalism with stand-up. Martin Williams will be on tour with Josie at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016.
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The animals of Acorn Wood have lost some special giant acorns! Can you find all ten acorns or will it drive you nuts?!
They say you can never out-fox a fox so why not make one instead? Try our wonderful wildlife craft and take home your very own forest friend.
Hop down to Storyhouse and celebrate the holidays by making some smashing Easter Wreaths! Adorned with bunny faces and seasonal shapes, they are sure to make an ‘egg-citing’ addition to your bedroom door.
1 hr 32 | Following ‘Blue’, ‘White’ is the second instalment of Kieslowski’s Three Colours Trilogy of the French revolutionary ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
1 hr 39 | Kieslowski completes his Three Colours Trilogy with a tale of parallel lives and interwoven destinies, and draws connecting threads with the two previous films.
1 hr 38 | Julie loses her composer husband and their child in a car crash and, though devastated, she tries to make a new start, away from her country house and a would-be lover
1 hr 58 | AD | In a luxury resort, a writer and his wealthy wife are persuaded by a mysterious young woman to explore the Island beyond the secure boundaries of the hotel
1 hr 43 | AD | Set in the end days of the Spanish Flu, Pearl is trapped on an isolated farm, tending to her ailing father whilst lusting for the glamorous life she’s seen in movies
Get yourselves down to The Kitchen for a fun-filled, sequin-stuffed, point-packed watch-along party as we cheer and celebrate the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
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