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Dan Goss

@dan-goss.bsky.social
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Lead researcher @demos working on economic policy - particularly tax, wealth, housing, and regional development

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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
While it's true that wealth and income inequality have been flat, economic inequality has still grow b/c: 1) Wealth has surged as incomes have stagnated (largely due to asset price rises) making wealth much more important for economic outcomes + 2) Wealth is distributed twice as unequally as income
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I wrote for LSE Blogs arguing that govt should be much bolder in getting British pension assets invested in Britain 👇 In 2012, over half of DC pension assets were invested domestically. By 2023, that had fallen to 22%. If we need more private investment (we absolutely do), this is where to look
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I wrote for LSE Blogs arguing that govt should be much bolder in getting British pension assets invested in Britain 👇 In 2012, over half of DC pension assets were invested domestically. By 2023, that had fallen to 22%. If we need more private investment (we absolutely do), this is where to look
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The mansion tax "is as much symbolic as it is fiscal.. it establishes a political and administrative precedent." This shift in the overton window is a key reason we proposed the mansion tax. It lays the groundwork for a wholesale proportional property tax or a more ambitous wealth tax in future
forbes.com
UK Mansion Tax—The Beginning Of A British Wealth Tax Regime?
Rachel Reeves’ new mansion tax signals the UK’s shift toward wealth taxation—modest now, but with big implications for property, policy, and fairness.
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
We do need higher tax on middle earners, but this analysis misses: 1) Wealth's importance vs income has ballooned & it's distributed twice as unequally 2) Wealth can boost income in ways this data doesn't capture 3) Income from wealth is taxed much less than income www.ft.com/content/75ce...
ft.com
Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia
The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
These letters to The Times saying how bad it is that govt may be taxing NHS GPs (b/c Reeves may equalise NICs between employees & limited liability partnerships (LLPs)) Ridiculous and untrue. The reported reform would NOT apply to NHS GPs as they cannot be LLPs! www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
thetimes.com
Times letters: Chancellor’s tax raid on the middle classes
Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, At the Royal College of General Practitioners’ recent annual conference, I recounted something a GP approaching retirement told me: as in practices across the
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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Spot on from @guardianheather.bsky.social in @theguardian.com, quoting @centaxuk.bsky.social, @demos-uk.bsky.social, @resfoundation.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social. The right tax reforms, well designed and communicated, can raise revenue, reduce wealth inequality, boost fairness AND drive growth
theguardian.com
Rachel Reeves’s second budget needs a narrative of fairness to justify tax rises | Heather Stewart
The chancellor should reach for the language of solidarity and social justice that this government tends to recoil from
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Great to see our tax research featured in the Guardian yesterday! Check out the report for more details👇 demos.co.uk/research/sol...
demos.co.uk
Solving the Tax Puzzle: Eight popular, pragmatic, pro-growth tax reforms to plug the fiscal hole
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
There's lots of 'national renewal' chatter at Labour conference, but this obviously needs BIG public investment. The elephant in many rooms (or pods?) is the fiscal mess standing in the way... We've just laid out a path to sort that mess w/o any broken promises 🧵 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
thetimes.com
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Some great opporutnities currently open to join an incredible team at Demos! Check them out👇
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
- Budget tax rises raising £36bn: drives 18% of Labour defectors away - Cut winter fuel payments raising £1.5bn: drives 35%(!) of Labour defectors away The public really, really do not like spending cuts!
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Dan Goss @dan-goss.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Really enjoyed appearing on the @financialfairness.bsky.social podcast last month, discussing the recent changes to inheritance tax Check it out below👇!
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