Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Jan 19, 2024 | The husband of ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone, Doug Barrowman, is connected to a company that tax experts say should be investigated for fraud,
BBC Newsnight has found. Doug Barrowman has previously denied involvement in Vanquish Options, a firm that falsely claimed customers could write off money owed to the government.
But BBC News has identified Vanquish bosses with links to Mr Barrowman and seen emails sent by Vanquish from the same IP address as his Isle of Man HQ.
May 31, 2023 | Nvidia briefly joined the elite club of US companies worth more than $1 trillion for at least a few hours thanks to AI boom. Chip maker Nvidia briefly joined the ranks as its share price shot up more than 5% before retreating. Shares had already jumped more than 25% last week after the company forecast "surging demand" due to advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
Jan 29, 2022 • The cost of living is rising in the UK, and it's changing people's lives. Growing inflation, supply-chain shortages and changing demand are having a big impact on sticker price. Ros Atkins reports on the causes - and the people most effected.
Bitcoin has had an interesting 2017 with some steep rises - and falls - in value. Many see it as a mere speculative financial instrument rather than a genuine digital currency, but should we now take it seriously? The BBC's Asia business correspondent Karishma Vaswani takes a look at the year of Bitcoin. Produced by Christine Hah.
The digital currency Bitcoin has been making headlines this week after a huge increase in value, but ministers are to introduce tighter regulations on the virtual currency over concerns it is being used to launder money and dodge tax. Daily Politics reporter Emma Vardy looks at how some MPs believe the government should help bring digital currencies into the mainstream, and say it could have advantages for public services.
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens.
Donald Trump's commerce secretary is shown to have a stake in a firm dealing with Russians sanctioned by the US.
The leak, dubbed the Paradise Papers, contains 13.4m documents, mostly from one leading firm in offshore finance.
BBC Panorama is part of nearly 100 media groups investigating the papers.