Almost got to respect this comment in response to Labour potentially raising taxes on banks. I don’t particularly want to pay 40% on my earnings and would prefer to spend the cash on gin and cashmere. That’s not really relevant to HMRC or a functioning society, babe!
![Milburn dismissed “myths” about 18- to 24-year-olds being a “snowflake generation”, saying: “The problem isn’t shortage of effort on the part of young people. It’s a shortage of opportunities, jobs, support.”
He added: “There are two views about [the rise in youth ill health]. You can either say it’s fake or you can decide its real. It’s a real phenomenon. So we’ve got to deal with it and we have got to adjust our systems to deal with it.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dckjoluraublavhlr4a2lirv/bafkreihgfato2mbnil4sqijj7i7qfhw343pid4zfgzslvapsl3nohrymuy)
