Jake Atkinson

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Starmer and Reeves should prepare UK for wealth tax, say top economists PM could raise ‘tens of billions’ while positioning Britain as progressive, say Thomas Piketty and others

Just this week over 30 leading economists around the world urged the U.K. Government to introduce a wealth tax.

The Government should listen.

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Starmer and Reeves should consider wealth tax, says former shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds urges government not to duck ‘big decisions’ in autumn budget

I have real respect for @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social after resigning from Government over the aid cuts.

I also agree with her that the Government must act boldly rather than tinker around the edges, and think long term - including by introducing a wealth tax. /3
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Doubt cast on widely quoted millionaire migration numbers Report published in association with Henley & Partners criticised for use of LinkedIn data and definition of ‘private wealth’

Huge journalistic malpractice saw the media run with figures of the super rich leaving the UK, all based on fabricated, dodgy reporting.

Much worse than originally thought.

The truth: the super rich are staying put, with their assets, families, communities here.

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FT getting a bit ahead of itself here - slightly puzzled by this story. Release they’re referring to is pre budget as far as I can see, and the actual data will only come out with some delay. Time for a bit less tax sensationalism. (1/2)

We could end one of the world’s deadliest pandemics …or we could kill millions and line the pockets of big pharma execs.

For the US Government, they choose greed over lives.

I will never forget.

You can’t tax what you refuse to see A modern and fairer tax system must be directed at extreme wealth, not further squeeze workers’ salaries

My latest blog for @neweconomics.bsky.social on how a modern and fairer UK tax system must be directed at extreme wealth, not further squeeze workers’ salaries. neweconomics.org/2025/07/you-...

In a Star Wars t-shirt no less, @zoejardiniere.bsky.social is 100% right!

Will you be part of the Rebel Alliance resisting Trump's visit?

Pledge to march: stoptrump.org.uk

Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’

Hope in dark times from @gndrising.bsky.social!

Extreme inequality is fuelling climate collapse. If you want a liveable planet for future generations - we have to fix our tax system.

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See you all there.

Stop Trump Coalition

Telegraph reports Trump won't address parliament. Good - our democracy is not perfect, but this authoritarian who runs the US Govt as an oligarchy should not be welcomed.

Starmer knows MPs would protest it; he shouldn't have invited him.

Let's flood the streets. Pledge to march: stoptrump.org.uk

Write to your MP: Get big money out of politics Stop Trump Coalition

Musk spent $270m to get Trump elected, but the UK is also becoming a US-style oligarchy where billionaires are increasingly influence our elections.

The Elections Bill must keep Big Money out of UK politics.

@appgfairelections.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social

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Just an incredible spread of support across the political spectrum. Let’s unify this country with a wealth tax.

Opposing the proscription of Palestine Action — Just Treatment Read the collective statement signed by health and human rights organisations.

I signed this letter alongside many principled fellow AIDS activist, health justice, and access to medicines campaigners.

Palestine Action’s actions are no different to most non-violent health, human rights, and AIDS activism in all of history.

@justtreatment.org
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Solidarity with disabled people across this country.

We must not forget: anyone can be born, or become, disabled.

Cuts to our social security system are an attack on all of us.

Rather than plunging people into poverty, tax the super rich.

#WelfareReformBill #SocialSecurity

Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.

One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.

They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.

BVI and other overseas territories miss final deadline for… New law aiming to crack down on financial crime still not implemented in four jurisdictions

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British overseas territories miss final deadline to crack down on ‘dirty money’ Island havens accused of ‘defying the will of parliament’ after failing to initiate corporate transparency measures

$129 billion/year is lost to tax abuse via the UK, its Overseas Territories & Crown Dependencies.

The OTs have now missed a final deadline to introduce transparency registers.

More lost revenue for human needs & more dirty money fuelling conflict.
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🚨New Oxfam analysis looks at how extreme inequality is derailing global development - and the change that's needed.

🌍Check out 'From Private Profit to Public Power' oxf.am/ffd-brief-2025

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An incredible people-powered campaign overcoming a corrupt, right-wing, Democratic establishment. You love to see it.

Reform's ludicrous ‘Britannia Card’ is a masterpiece in political manoeuvring | Faiza Shaheen While it promises to enrich the poor, the proposal offers a subtle tax break to the wealthiest. But Farage knows better than Labour that headlines matter, says Faiza Shaheen, the incoming executive di...

Reform are good at political theatre. They are not good at policy.

If Labour wants to improve the economy and win back voters hungry for real change, there are clear, smart and bold policy solutions to tax the super rich.

New from @faizashaheen.bsky.social:
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BREAKING: Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds confronted by young PIP claimants over deadly disability cuts.

Labour would rather plunge hundreds of thousands of disabled people into poverty than tax wealth.

It's time to stop #TakingThePIP, and make the super-rich #PayUp. @gndrising.bsky.social

Billionaires have broken Britain. #MakeThemPay to fix it.

On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government:

✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect workers, not billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay

Spread the word today!

‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers As regulator prepares to approve Lenacapavir in the US, campaigners are urging the manufacturer, Gilead, to make it ‘available and affordable for all who need it’

Gilead's greed will be remembered.

This is a shocking clear cut example of profit over people's lives.
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Great to speak on behalf of @ukstoptrump.bsky.social at the #NoTyrants demonstration today.

Starmer has said he hopes Trump visits this year. We must be ready to resist him: join us.

A wealth tax is feasible. We were on 5Live this morning making the case

In order to avoid cuts to key services we all rely on, the government is going to have to tax the extreme wealth of the super-rich. Head of Advocacy and Policy, Caitlin Boswell, had their say on the spending review this morning on GB News.

The 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"

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Elon Musk owns over 5X more wealth than the bottom 50% ($342B vs. $63B)

Yes. When the richest man alive owns over 5 times more wealth than the bottom 50% of American households, our country is rapidly moving towards oligarchy. That is unacceptable.

We must create an economy and a government that works for all of us, not just the billionaire class.

Over 80% of millionaires support higher taxes.

@jakeatkinson.bsky.social on GBNews last night.