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How BlueCrest’s Michael Platt fell foul of the UK taxman

Financial Times

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July 4, 2026

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How BlueCrest’s Michael Platt fell foul of the UK taxman

The billionaire hedge fund manager has a history of making big bets. Not all of them have come off

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TwistedSifter

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· Jul 5, 2026

His Wife Keeps Giving All Their Leftovers to Her Coworkers. The Growing Resentment is Splitting Their Household.

This dude is TOTALLY OVER his wife stealing all the leftovers. The post His Wife Keeps Giving All Their Leftovers to Her Coworkers. The Growing Resentment is Splitting Their Household. appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Common Dreams

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· Jun 27, 2026

Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA

“Newsom does not want to tax billionaires,” said the Billionaire Tax Now campaign, “but he wants you to think he does.”

The New European

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· Jun 23, 2026

Did Farage consider a £5 million bung his salary?

The Reform leader told Nick Robinson he would pay the huge donation back if the BBC presenter did the same with his salary. Does he consider them the same?

DNyuz

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· Jun 23, 2026

NBA star, R&B legend make list of California’s top tax cheats as they owe hundreds of thousands to the state

Carlos Mencia isn’t the only celebrity in California’s tax crosshairs, a newly surfaced list of the state’s 500 biggest tax delinquents also names an RB icon and a former NBA star among the high-profile names accused of owing major tax debts. NBA star Malik Beasley and singer Toni Braxton are on the California Franchise Tax []

POLITICO

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· Jun 24, 2026

Jenrick: “Burnham is Keir Starmer in a dodgy polo shirt”

The Reform Treasury spokesman talked Labour leadership, the rise of Restore and his position on deportations with POLITICO’s Westminster Insider — and who in Labour he’d like to share a pint with.

Off The Press

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· Jun 26, 2026

Newsom calls for national billionaire tax

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called for a national tax on the country’s wealthiest Americans, unveiling his plan to address growing wealth inequality a day after a proposed billionaire tax — to which he objected — secured a spot on California’s November ballot. In an op-ed posted on Substack, titled “It’s time for []...Click to read more

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Related coverage for "How BlueCrest’s Michael Platt fell foul of the UK taxman": TwistedSifter — His Wife Keeps Giving All Their Leftovers to Her Coworkers. The Growing Resentment is Splitting Their Household.. Common Dreams — Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA. The New European — Did Farage consider a £5 million bung his salary?. DNyuz — NBA star, R&B legend make list of California’s top tax cheats as they owe hundreds of thousands to the state. POLITICO — Jenrick: “Burnham is Keir Starmer in a dodgy polo shirt”. Off The Press — Newsom calls for national billionaire tax