The Fair Tax Mark is delighted to work with, and have the support of, politicians of many different political persuasions. We recently partnered with Church Action for Tax Justice and other faith groups to help organise an event in Birmingham at which Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was the keynote speaker. Andrew Mitchell MP, Vice Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Responsible Tax, joined Church Action on Tax Justice, in Birmingham to discuss and debate why a fair tax society would be a better society for everyone. The event was organised together with the Quaker Peace Committee, Christian Aid, Jubilee Debt…

Earl Shilton Building Society has announced that it joins a growing list of organisations that have achieved the Fair Tax Mark, putting them alongside AMT Coffee, The Co-op, Richer Sounds, Timpson and Unicorn Grocery. Earl Shilton was founded over 160 years ago – members paid their first subscriptions on 3rd January 1857. It aims to provide simple to understand financial service products to meet members’ needs. Neil Adams, Finance Director of Earl Shilton Building Society, said: “Earl Shilton Building Society has always paid its fair share of tax and considers that taxation in all its forms is an important contribution to…

Convivio, a digital strategy team specialising in work for public services, have announced that they are joining a growing list of organisations that have achieved the Fair Tax Mark, putting them alongside AMT Coffee, the Co-op, Richer Sounds, Timpson and SSE. Public Service Day celebrates the value and virtue of public service to the community, and this year falls within Fair Tax Fortnight, which celebrates those companies which pay the right amount of tax, at the right time, in the right place. Sam Al-Hamdani, communications manager of the Fair Tax Mark said: “We have long held that it is important…

The Fair Tax Mark is delighted to announce that the Timpson Group (which includes high street businesses Timpson, Johnsons the Cleaners, Snappy Snaps and Max Spielmann), has been accredited with the Fair Tax Mark, demonstrating their commitment to paying the right amount of tax, at the right time and in the right place. The accreditation comes at the opening of the UK’s first ever Fair Tax Fortnight, and alongside the release of new research about the public’s attitude to tax and good corporate conduct. Polling* commissioned by the Fair Tax Mark has found that seven in ten of the public…