Not that interesting. It's an opinion piece and is once again basing facts on that very dubious Henley and Partners report.An interesting article on wealth tax from that famously partisan right wing rag, The Independent:
Not anotherI don't think it's ever been tried, and we have to try something. Maybe it's worth a go - it can always be reversed.
Not that interesting. It's an opinion piece and is once again basing facts on that very dubious Henley and Partners report.
Given the journalistic excellence on display I think we can ignore it.
£200k out of £10 million is annoying but not, I think, a deal breaker. Countries that have wealth taxes are not turning into 3rd world pools of mire. Norway, Spain and Switzerland don't appear to have created a problem with net wealth taxes and Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands also all have wealth taxes of one sort or another.
I don't think it's ever been tried, and we have to try something. Maybe it's worth a go - it can always be reversed.
Really? Here we go again with those poor junior doctors asking for a hike on top of the 22% they got very recently.Really? Just prevented strikes is all he has done.
It's almost as if they have been farked over for 17 years.Really? Here we go again with those poor junior doctors asking for a hike on top of the 22% they got very recently.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cren3l8nj8wo
Ársehole doing what he does best.
Again.
Yeah the numbers are the numbers, but going on strike just after you e agreed a pay deal is fairly idiotic. They won't win, they shouldn't win. Pay has eroded, yes, but they aren't unique in that. Mine has too. I think I'll go ask my boss for a 30% rise.It's almost as if they have been farked over for 17 years.
In 2008 a Junior Doctor's salary was £32,082 rising to £35,790. In 2025 a Junior Doctor's salary is £36,616 rising to £42,008.
£32082 in 2008 would be £52,408 today rising to £58,465.48
That's a difference in pay of £16,000 per annum. We need doctors. It's a highly skilled job. We should be paying them properly.
Now to be fair, it does look like the BMA have jumped the gun as the the 2025/2026 pay deal will see average basic pay for a resident doctor reaching £54,300 in 2025-26, but that is for a 3rd year (CT1-2 banded student)