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Suspended Coffees: When PR Meets Philanthropy

Ritwik Deo | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Ritwik Deo

By giving an act of kindness a name and a setting such as Starbucks cheapens the goodness. All of Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram are abuzz with posts about old weather-beaten homeless chaps in grimy jackets and week old stubbles supping on the cup of coffee. Cue boastful philanthropy.

Lucy Sherriff

Students Under Fire Over Cancer Charity Event

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A student union officer has accused his fellow students of "scabbing" by hosting a Macmillan Cancer charity event for which Starbucks provided free co...

LOOK: 'The Name's Virginia, Not Vagina': Starbucks Customer's Facebook Rant After Barista Misspells Name

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Comedy

It’s a sweet gimmick, but Starbucks’ policy of writing customer’s names on their cups has backfired spectacularly for one woman. Veronica Go...

Caffeine Based Acts Of Kindness That Are Warming Hearts Across The World

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK

You may have seen mention of the “suspended coffees” phenomenon floating around the social media stratosphere of late. In a nutshell, it is t...

Osborne In Calls For International Action Against Tax Avoidance

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.02.2013 | UK Politics

George Osborne has renewed his call for international action in tackling tax avoidance and the so-called "profit shifting" by multinational giants as ...

Valentine's - Christmas for Card Shops (and couples)

Dale Bilson | Posted 13.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Dale Bilson

I once bought my dear dad a Father's Day card. He laughed, called me a silly sod, and asked how much money I'd wasted on it. My answer, £4.50, was ap...

Sweet Nothings: The Human Cost of Tax Avoidance in Africa

Melanie Ward | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Politics
Melanie Ward

Tax avoidance doesn't just damage the UK. It hurts ordinary people across the globe, wherever they live. A new piece of research by ActionAid has shown the activities of one British food company to be leeching vital funds from Zambia, one of the world's poorest countries.

Paying It Forward: The Psychology of Random Good Deeds

Sandi Mann | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Sandi Mann

Paying it forward is not a concept that has gathered huge momentum in the UK. I think if some random stranger paid for my coffee here in Manchester, my reaction would be more suspicious than grateful; we in the UK, are simply not used to strangers performing arbitrary acts of kindness for us.

We Are Not Singling Out Starbucks Over Tax, Says Tory Chair

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.01.2013 | UK

Starbucks has not been singled out for criticism over tax, a senior Tory insisted after the firm reportedly threatened to abandon UK investment plans ...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Clegg's Confession

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Friday 25 January 2013... 1) CLEGG'S CONFESSION Another scoop from the folks at The House magazine. In an int...

'A Low Tax Conservative, Not A No Tax Conservative'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

David Cameron has declared himself a "low tax conservative, not a no tax conservative" at a speech which skewered tax avoidance from corporations in f...

Charlie Thomas

Why You Might Be More Like Starbucks, Amazon and Google Than You Thought

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK

Despite the public anger surrounding international companies such as Google, Amazon and Starbucks over how much tax they pay in the UK, more members o...

LOOK: New UK Monopoly Board Unveiled

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK Comedy

Hasbro has updated the UK version of Monopoly in order to "more accurately reflect the average British high street". Check it out - and below it, some...

Coffee Bean Counters: Brits Spend £112m A Week On Coffee

Charlie Thomas | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK

Starbucks looks set for another problem following the furore over its corporation tax evading, as Brits are set to cut back on their coffee fixes. ...

12 Ingredients You Didn't Expect To Find In Your Food

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

You are what you eat, as the saying goes. So if recent revelations are anything to go by, and you've ever found yourself chowing down on a beefbur...

Charlie Thomas

Britain's Biggest Companies Report Lower Tax Payments Four Years Running

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK

Britain's top businesses have paid less in corporation tax for the fourth year in a row, shelling out an average of 24.5%. A study by accountants U...

Multinationals Should Pay 'Single Figure' Of Corporation Tax

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Politics

The shadow chancellor has called for multinational companies to publish a “single figure” for the amount of corporation tax they pay in the UK to ...

US Gun Laws: Could Twitter and Facebook be Forces For Good?

Hugh Salmon | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Politics
Hugh Salmon

Yes, America, it is you who must change. You must change your gun laws in line with the rest of the civilised world. You must collect up your murderous weapons, throw them onto the fire and destroy them.

Twitter Users 'Venti' Their Rage In Starbucks PR Fail

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK

Starbucks hasn't had a lot of good PR recently, but this latest stunt takes the biscotti. A big screen at one of the coffee chains pop-up-cafe's s...

In an Age of Austerity, Time to Rethink Benefits?

Damon Boughen | Posted 14.02.2013 | UK Politics
Damon Boughen

At Christmas, I hope many will think of others less fortunate than themselves and reconsider how they perceive those on benefits.

Boycotting Google Is Easy, Right?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 13.12.2012 | UK Politics

Calls for a Google boycott in the wake of the latest tax avoidance revelations are gathering pace. But how easy would it be to ditch the technology...

Is Starbuck's Voluntary Tax Payment Extra-Hot Double Espresso or Just Luke-Warm Filter Coffee?

John Bunzl | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Politics
John Bunzl

The coffee chain is voluntarily paying £20m to the UK taxman - an action that has been celebrated as a victory over the multi-nationals, promising to have a ripple effect on other tax dodgers. But will it?

Why Ed Miliband Can't Afford to Boycott Amazon

Bobby Friedman | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK Politics
Bobby Friedman

The problem is that Ed has just admitted that he is putting money into the coffers of Amazon - a company identified as a legal tax avoider and which many members of his party (and others) have promised to boycott.

Touchy-Feely Nonsense? Why Making a Connection is Essential to Sealing a Deal

Russell Ward | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK
Russell Ward

If you walk into Starbucks and ask for a cheeky hazelnut latte, then the barista making your coffee will ask you your name. Alan, you will reply, or Rosie, or Lord Voldemort if you're feeling silly - and then they will put your name on the cup, ready for you to pick up.

Costa Coffee Sales Spike Amid Row Over Starbucks Tax

Charlie Thomas | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK

Whitbread, owner of Costa Coffee, Premier Inn and Beefeater, has reported strong sales in the run up to Christmas. The group, which is the UK's lar...