I see you subscribe to the theory that the total sum of GBP was created in 1066 by the Normans and has never changed since. Meanwhile, the old socialists build real wealth for the people.
We need a revival of Macmillanism - higher marginal taxes, more public spending, free trade, public enterprise, constrained market capitalism. It worked before…
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That was quite a list of assertions you posted.
Which historical facts about taxing wealth I quoted did you not ignore in your opinion?
You quoted some “yes, but no, buts…” to my income tax post now provide the evidence to support them. Happy to see it.
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Andy Burnham has pledged ‘the biggest council house building programme since the post-war period’.
Because our research shows that private housing subsidies in England already total £79bn a year, and the UK has the lowest share of council homes in the OECD. #FIFY
House prices boomed in the South on the back of couples not getting council houses. Prices boomed when Thatcher and Blair refused to build any council houses at all. #FIFY
This is probably a better way of looking at house prices: in real terms, taking out general inflation. By far the biggest element is the lack of council houses.#FIFY
The boom in housebuilding post war was to increase housing stock, famously pushed by old socialists: Labour and Conservative. It was needed because we having high immigration and a baby boom. 32 new towns were built.
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I’m sorry, you can’t win two “Yes, but no, but…” awards on the same day but do try again tomorrow.
By the way, you have demonstrated you do not understand Wealth Per Adult.
Neither of the numbers you gave appear in the respective reports. However, with the exception of 2021 the school funding assistance has remained stable since 2020. All fee assistance increased sharply in 2026.