Resources

Terminating the Colombia-UK Bilateral Investment Treaty

Download the full briefing by War on Want, London Mining Network, ABColombia, Trade Justice Movement and Global Justice Now below.

Secrets and Fries

How McDonald's abuses the UK tax regime to dodge its global taxes

A Material Transition

Exploring supply and demand solutions for renewable energy minerals

The UK's Climate Fair Share Infographic

The UK has spent two centuries growing rich from industrialisation driven by fossil fuels, making it the sixth highest emitter of greenhouse gases of all time and the fifth richest economy in the world.

Report: A Just(ice) Transition is a Post-Extractive Transition

Centering the extractive frontier in climate justice

The Rivers are Bleeding: British mining in Latin America

The vast expansion of British mega-mining in Latin America is displacing communities, destroying ecosystems, costing lives and polluting our planet.

BFAWU leaflet #FFS410

"Workers at JD Wetherspoons will take part in strike action on the 4th of October alongside McDonald’s, TGI Fridays and Uber Eats workers. Wetherspoons and McDonald’s workers are striking for £10 an hour, union recognition and respect on the job."

Infosheet: Stand With Migrant Workers

Migrant workers across the UK face prejudice, abuse and exploitation. In the wake of Brexit, the call to ‘control our borders’ risks being used to not only restrict freedom of movement but to weaken the rights of migrant workers.

Leaflet: Stand With Migrant Workers

War on Want believes in decent work and a living wage for all, regardless of immigration status. Only by protecting equal social and labour rights for all workers can we stop a race to the bottom where employers drive down working conditions for everyone.&nb...

The New Colonialism: Britain's scramble for Africa's energy and mineral resources

The report reveals the degree to which British companies now control Africa’s key mineral resources, notably gold, platinum, diamonds, copper, oil, gas and coal.

Unhappy Meal - €1 Billion in Tax Avoidance on the Menu at McDonald's

This report outlines in detail the tax avoidance strategy adopted by McDonald’s and its tax impact both throughout Europe and in major markets like France, Italy, Spain and the U.K.