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|name=Sir Richard Branson | |name=Sir Richard Branson | ||
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|birth_name=Richard Charles Nicholas Branson | |birth_name=Richard Charles Nicholas Branson | ||
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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson | ||
| + | |description=UK billionaire spending a lot to keep up positive image. In [[Epstein's Black Book]] | ||
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| − | '''Sir Richard Branson''' | + | '''Sir Richard Branson''' is an English business magnate, investor and philanthropist<ref>''[http://www.flixens.com/director/richard-charles-nicholas-branson "RICHARD CHARLES NICHOLAS BRANSON - Company Director Check"]''</ref> who was a member of the [[1993 GLT]] group. |
| − | He founded the [[Virgin Group]], which controls more than 400 companies.<ref> | + | He founded the [[Virgin Group]], which controls more than 400 companies.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110303202728/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-home/article-23897620-londons-1000-most-influential-people-2010-tycoons-and-retailers.do</ref> |
In February 2018, Sir Richard Branson asked: | In February 2018, Sir Richard Branson asked: | ||
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==Knighted== | ==Knighted== | ||
| − | In March 2000, Branson was knighted at Buckingham Palace for "services to entrepreneurship".<ref> | + | In March 2000, Branson was knighted at Buckingham Palace for "services to entrepreneurship".<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/695511.stm</ref> For his work in retail, music and transport (with interests in land, air, sea and space travel), his taste for adventure, and for his humanitarian work, he became a prominent figure.<ref>Barling, Julian. The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Behavior: Volume Two: Macro Approaches. SAGE. p. 383.</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10050832/Thirty-of-the-very-best-of-British.html</ref> |
In 2002, he was named in the BBC's poll of the ''100 Greatest Britons''.<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2208671.stm "100 great British heroes"]''. BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2014</ref> | In 2002, he was named in the BBC's poll of the ''100 Greatest Britons''.<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2208671.stm "100 great British heroes"]''. BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2014</ref> | ||
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==Billionaire== | ==Billionaire== | ||
| − | In November 2017, ''Forbes'' listed Branson's estimated net worth at $5.1 billion.<ref> | + | In November 2017, ''Forbes'' listed Branson's estimated net worth at $5.1 billion.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/profile/richard-branson</ref> |
| + | {{SMWQ | ||
| + | |subjects=Donald Trump, James Goldsmith, Rupert Murdoch, Robert Maxwell, Richard Branson, entrepreneur | ||
| + | |text=All big [[entrepreneur]]s have the stink of unpopularity around them. Whether it is through envy or sincere distaste, [[Donald Trump]], [[James Goldsmith]], [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Robert Maxwell]] and [[Richard Branson]] have all become popular figures of hate. | ||
| + | |source_name=Document:Tiny Rowland – portrait of the bastard as a rebel | ||
| + | |authors=Nick Davies | ||
| + | |date=August 1990 | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Tax exile== | ==Tax exile== | ||
| − | In 1971, Branson was convicted and briefly jailed for tax evasion, having fraudulently obtained export documents for records to be sold on the domestic market in order to avoid paying Value Added Tax <ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/business/how_failure_breeds_success/2014/05/richard_branson_tax_fraud_how_a_youthful_indiscretion_helped_create_a_billionaire.html</ref><ref>http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/richard-branson-from-tax-fraud-to-billionaire/</ref> Customs officials caught onto the scheme and executed a sting operation, marking records bought for the international market with invisible ink and subsequently buying them on the domestic market. Branson was advised of the sting by an anonymous tip-off and attempted to dispose of the evidence, but this was unsuccessful.<ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/business/how_failure_breeds_success/2014/05/richard_branson_tax_fraud_how_a_youthful_indiscretion_helped_create_a_billionaire.html</ref><ref>http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/richard-branson-from-tax-fraud-to-billionaire/</ref> | + | In 1971, Branson was convicted and briefly jailed for tax evasion, having fraudulently obtained export documents for records to be sold on the domestic market in order to avoid paying Value Added Tax. <ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/business/how_failure_breeds_success/2014/05/richard_branson_tax_fraud_how_a_youthful_indiscretion_helped_create_a_billionaire.html</ref><ref>http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/richard-branson-from-tax-fraud-to-billionaire/</ref> Customs officials caught onto the scheme and executed a sting operation, marking records bought for the international market with invisible ink and subsequently buying them on the domestic market. Branson was advised of the sting by an anonymous tip-off and attempted to dispose of the evidence, but this was unsuccessful.<ref>http://www.slate.com/articles/business/how_failure_breeds_success/2014/05/richard_branson_tax_fraud_how_a_youthful_indiscretion_helped_create_a_billionaire.html</ref><ref>http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/richard-branson-from-tax-fraud-to-billionaire/</ref> |
| − | Branson's business empire is owned by a complicated series of offshore trusts and companies. ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' stated that his wealth is calculated at £3 billion; if he were to retire to his Caribbean island and liquidate all of this, he would pay relatively little in tax.<ref> | + | Branson's business empire is owned by a complicated series of offshore trusts and companies.<ref>''[[Document:Tiny Rowland – portrait of the bastard as a rebel]]''</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' stated that his wealth is calculated at £3 billion; if he were to retire to his Caribbean island and liquidate all of this, he would pay relatively little in tax.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2483988_2,00.html </ref> Branson has been criticised for his business strategy, and has been accused of being a carpetbagger.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/21/richard-branson-northern-rock</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/24/richard-branson-defence-virgin-trains</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/10/truth-richard-branson-virgin-rail-profits</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2217712/Branson-eyes-RBS-bargain-After-1-65bn-deal-collapses-tycoon-bid-just-650m-316-branches.html</ref> Branson responded that he is living on Necker for health rather than tax reasons.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/13/richard-branson-tax-exile-virgin </ref> |
In 2013, Branson described himself as a "tax exile", having saved millions in tax by surrendering his British citizenship.<ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/10376341/Ive-been-a-tax-exile-for-seven-years-says-Branson.html "I’ve been a tax exile for seven years, says Branson"]''</ref> | In 2013, Branson described himself as a "tax exile", having saved millions in tax by surrendering his British citizenship.<ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/10376341/Ive-been-a-tax-exile-for-seven-years-says-Branson.html "I’ve been a tax exile for seven years, says Branson"]''</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:32, 3 December 2023
 Sir Richard Branson    (billionaire) | |
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| Born | Richard Charles Nicholas Branson 18 July 1950 |
| Nationality | UK |
| Member of | Global Commission on Drug Policy, Jeffrey Epstein/Black book, The Giving Pledge, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1993 |
UK billionaire spending a lot to keep up positive image. In Epstein's Black Book | |
Sir Richard Branson is an English business magnate, investor and philanthropist[1] who was a member of the 1993 GLT group.
He founded the Virgin Group, which controls more than 400 companies.[2]
In February 2018, Sir Richard Branson asked:
- “Are you ready to say goodbye to orangutans? Then it’s time we act to demand an end to the use of unsustainable palm oil in the products we buy.”[3]
Contents
Young entrepreneur
Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called Student.[4] In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. He opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records — later known as Virgin Megastores — in 1972.
Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic airline and expanded the Virgin Records music label.
Knighted
In March 2000, Branson was knighted at Buckingham Palace for "services to entrepreneurship".[5] For his work in retail, music and transport (with interests in land, air, sea and space travel), his taste for adventure, and for his humanitarian work, he became a prominent figure.[6][7]
In 2002, he was named in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.[8]
In 2004, he founded spaceflight corporation Virgin Galactic, noted for the SpaceShipOne project.
Billionaire
In November 2017, Forbes listed Branson's estimated net worth at $5.1 billion.[9]
“All big entrepreneurs have the stink of unpopularity around them. Whether it is through envy or sincere distaste, Donald Trump, James Goldsmith, Rupert Murdoch, Robert Maxwell and Richard Branson have all become popular figures of hate.”
Nick Davies (August 1990) [10]
Tax exile
In 1971, Branson was convicted and briefly jailed for tax evasion, having fraudulently obtained export documents for records to be sold on the domestic market in order to avoid paying Value Added Tax. [11][12] Customs officials caught onto the scheme and executed a sting operation, marking records bought for the international market with invisible ink and subsequently buying them on the domestic market. Branson was advised of the sting by an anonymous tip-off and attempted to dispose of the evidence, but this was unsuccessful.[13][14]
Branson's business empire is owned by a complicated series of offshore trusts and companies.[15] The Sunday Times stated that his wealth is calculated at £3 billion; if he were to retire to his Caribbean island and liquidate all of this, he would pay relatively little in tax.[16] Branson has been criticised for his business strategy, and has been accused of being a carpetbagger.[17][18][19][20] Branson responded that he is living on Necker for health rather than tax reasons.[21]
In 2013, Branson described himself as a "tax exile", having saved millions in tax by surrendering his British citizenship.[22]
This was echoed by Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Labour's John McDonnell, in 2016, amid calls for his knighthood to be revoked.[23]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2006 | 25 January 2006 | 29 January 2006 | Switzerland | Both former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:It’s Not Socialism. It’s Another Mega Wealth Transfer. | blog post | 23 March 2020 | Craig Murray | Amid the COVID-19 panic, it has hardly been noticed that Carphone Warehouse went bust, with 2,900 people losing their jobs. Its co-founder, David Ross, is of course the billionaire that Boris Johnson claimed paid for his luxury holiday to Mustique, whereas Ross claimed he only organised it. |
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References
- ↑ "RICHARD CHARLES NICHOLAS BRANSON - Company Director Check"
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110303202728/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-home/article-23897620-londons-1000-most-influential-people-2010-tycoons-and-retailers.do
- ↑ "RICHARD BRANSON WANTS US TO SAVE ORANGUTANS BY DITCHING PALM OIL"
- ↑ "Back to the future for Richard Branson's retro 80s speedboat"
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/695511.stm
- ↑ Barling, Julian. The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Behavior: Volume Two: Macro Approaches. SAGE. p. 383.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10050832/Thirty-of-the-very-best-of-British.html
- ↑ "100 great British heroes". BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2014
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/profile/richard-branson
- ↑ Document:Tiny Rowland – portrait of the bastard as a rebel
- ↑ http://www.slate.com/articles/business/how_failure_breeds_success/2014/05/richard_branson_tax_fraud_how_a_youthful_indiscretion_helped_create_a_billionaire.html
- ↑ http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/richard-branson-from-tax-fraud-to-billionaire/
- ↑ http://www.slate.com/articles/business/how_failure_breeds_success/2014/05/richard_branson_tax_fraud_how_a_youthful_indiscretion_helped_create_a_billionaire.html
- ↑ http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/richard-branson-from-tax-fraud-to-billionaire/
- ↑ Document:Tiny Rowland – portrait of the bastard as a rebel
- ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2483988_2,00.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/21/richard-branson-northern-rock
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/24/richard-branson-defence-virgin-trains
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/10/truth-richard-branson-virgin-rail-profits
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2217712/Branson-eyes-RBS-bargain-After-1-65bn-deal-collapses-tycoon-bid-just-650m-316-branches.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/13/richard-branson-tax-exile-virgin
- ↑ "I’ve been a tax exile for seven years, says Branson"
- ↑ "‘Tax exile’ Richard Branson facing calls for his knighthood to be scrapped"
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