Open letter to incoming UK PM: Implement a wealth tax on the super-rich to fund public services
Summary
This article is a political appeal directed at the incoming UK Prime Minister (following Keir Starmer's departure), calling for a wealth tax on the super-rich. It argues that the new leader should prioritize ordinary people by funding affordable housing, healthcare, social care, childcare, and environmental protection through taxing the ultra-wealthy. The piece includes a call to action to sign a petition demanding this policy change.
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bskyOpen letter to incoming UK PM: Implement a wealth tax on the super-rich to fund public servicesyou.38degrees.org.ukKey quotes
· 4 pulledBritain needs change and we need you to make politics work for ordinary people again.
Politics that improves lives, built on hope and unity, not hostility and division.
We need well-funded childcare, health and social care to look after our loved ones.
We need to protect the places we love, nature and the environment, and unlock cash for our communities to build a future we can look towards with hope.
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