Why won't MPs tax the rich? We asked them – and their answers gave us hope | Faiza Shaheen
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Even most Reform voters are in favour of a tax on the super-wealthy. Yet the first budget of the Burnham era looks set to dodge the issue, says Faiza Shaheen, executive director of Tax Justice UK

Truncated the title as it doesn’t give me much hope yet. Until we actually tax the rich, I won’t be happy.

Early indicators are that this Labour administration won’t do it either.

The article effectively says:

  • The ultra rich run the media, and pretend that taxing the rich is a bad thing.
  • Basically everyone wants to tax the rich apart from the rich.
  • MPs and governments are cowards, for the most part.

That’s my read on it anyway.

  • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Corruption? How dare you sir/madam! Corruption is what those dirty little countries have! Here in the UK we have evolved beyond corruption because we’re rich, civilised and um… white… or something.

    No this is just doing business. Nothing to see here. Get back to work.