hexadoodleMay 3, 2023
You’d think *I* would have been the first to use the tag #chickenizedreversecentaurs .
Show threadCory DoctorowMay 2, 2023

#5yrsago Bipartisan amendment forces UK government to impose transparency on its #OffshoreTaxHavens https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/01/uk-to-introduce-public-ownership-registers-for-overseas-territories

#1yrago Revenge Of the #ChickenizedReverseCentaurs https://pluralistic.net/2022/05/02/reverse-centaurs/#ill-form-the-head

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'Dirty money': U-turn as Tories back plans to make tax havens transparent

Government says it will support amendment to introduce public ownership registers in Britain’s overseas territories

The Guardian
Show threadCory DoctorowMay 2, 2023

Instead, they're #ChickenizedReverseCentaurs. "#Chickenized" because - like poultry farmers - they are totally controlled by a monopoly buyer that dictates every part of their business to them, dribbling out just enough money to roll over their loans and go deeper into debt.

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