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Chris Coverdale interview with UK Column

Chris has been part of the tax resistance for over two decades.

Paying taxes to a government which will spend it on illegal wars is to break the law, Chris Coverdale explains to Charles Malet.

During more than two decades of tax resistance, Chris has been sent to prison three times, highlighting the enormous corruption infesting the legal system.

Citing the provisions of the UN Charter, the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (and the International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001) and the Terrorism Act 2000, among other legislation, he outlines the process he now uses to challenge UK government and institutions. 

Original author: UK Column 
Publication date: October 9, 2024

The UK Column is an independent news organisation founded in 2006 which is funded by its viewers and supporters without any reliance on advertisers, foundations, or political parties. 

Charles Malet is a former police detective and British Army infantry officer. Now a self-sufficient smallholder in the south-west of England, he is also part of the UK Column team and a regular news presenter. 

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