Easier I guess for Starmer to look a starving kid from Gaza or Sudan in the eye and say they’re getting no food than ask Lord Alli and others worth £10 million and more to pay a 2% tax. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

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thattimwalker.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Easier I guess for Starmer to look a starving kid from Gaza or Sudan in the eye and say they’re getting no food than ask Lord Alli and others worth £10 million and more to pay a 2% tax. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/22/cross-party-mps-urge-reeves-to-impose-2-tax-on-wealth-above-10m

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coopsm.bsky.social•1 day ago

I guess you support the government's policy on inheritance tax for the farmers. Do you also think they should review inheritance laws to make the richest households pay higher taxes? Would you support a revaluation of property taxes? that might mean rich households paying higher council tax.

k333ers.bsky.social•1 day ago

My thoughts exactly let the poorest in the world pay to defend the UK, next it will be benefit cuts to the poorest in the UK to pay for tanks.
Meanwhile those who can most ......

thattimwalker.bsky.social•1 day ago

Up until now billionaires had been willing to share the planet with the rest of us. The current crop that Labour is pandering to clearly are not. The cut in foreign aid to a record level of meanness makes for a grim symbol.

discofornow.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's not going to be an either/or situation. The economy must get going first before increasing taxes. Then when it does, all that investment into UK industry will drive growth and inflation will increase. Then taxes can be increased to temper the inflation. It doesn't work the other way around.

philipjtaylor.bsky.social•1 day ago

As these unlabour measures alienate their membership they'll need to align ever more with the interests of wealthy donors.

jonathandayman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Eye of a needle etc.

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