What Would a Wealth Tax Mean for Britain? Join Q&A with Chris Blackhurst

What would a wealth tax mean for Britain? Join Q&A with Chris Blackhurst

Award-winning business writer Chris Blackhurst is here to answer your questions as Labour flirts with a wealth tax, investors grow uneasy, and doubts mount over the party’s economic direction

The Financial Times is predictably trying to scupper a wealth tax

The super rich extract an astonishing 45% of UK GDP in rent through profiteering on ownership. We can't afford them. We need a wealth tax

Why is Wealth Tax under the spotlight?

As Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil the upcoming Autumn Budget, discussions around her plans for tax rates are intensifying at a rapid pace. Discussions around her approach have included speculation around tax increases, continued freezes, or even the introduction of entirely new taxes. One topic sparking interest is the idea of a wealth tax. While the UK does not currently impose a wealth tax, the Government is looking to improve its financial …

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

Labour is reportedly considering introducing a wealth tax. Big Issue assess the pros and cons of taxing the ultra-rich

The wealth series 2: Who are the wealthy?

Just how rich are the wealthy? In this video, I break down official data to show who truly owns Britain’s wealth. From the bottom 10% with virtually nothing, to the top 1% averaging £5.3 million each, we’ll see how unequal our country has become — and why we urgently need the wealthy to pay more tax. This is the audio version: This is the transcript: This is the second in our series of videos on the wealthy, one of the most interesting groups in…