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Richard Allen
Campaign Manager for Retailers Against VAT Abuse Schemes (RAVAS).
Music lover Richard Allen begins a career as an underground music journalist and band promoter.
The music in this episode is courtesy of Cherry Red Records. In order of use: House In The Country by The Spacious Mind, Der Untershied (Excerpt) by Breitband, And She Rides by The Long Ryders, A Play on Wordsworth by The Steppes and Cornucopia by The Steppes.
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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