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Richard Allen
Campaign Manager for Retailers Against VAT Abuse Schemes (RAVAS).
Richard Allen discovers the UK’s underground music scene and starts exploring his love of music by attending free festivals all over England.
The music in this episode is courtesy of Cherry Red Records. In order of use, the tracks are: Ease Part Three by the Suicidal Flowers, Solstice Song by Mandragora, The Beginning by The Ju Ju Man, and Everything by On Trial. All of them are from the Last Daze of the Underground, Delerium Records.
This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced and sound designed by Leo Schick.
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