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Sara Hall

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Co-Executive Director @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social formerly @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social @amnesty.org @stonewalluk.bsky.social & @savechildrenuk.bsky.social Mainly amplifying posts by fabulous colleagues but all views my own.

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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"we like to talk about cutting the benefits bill for my disabled constituents but we're less keen on talking about cutting the benefits bill for corporates" - @labourlewis.bsky.social at our Labour Party conference event Big banks have raked in years of record-breaking windfall profits thanks to...
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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meanwhile that same rent reduction would save renters £2400 per year and govt £2bn per year in housing benefit spend. It's hard to think of any other policy that could deliver such meaningful relief for households most at risk in the current cost of living crisis, whilst SAVING THE GOVT MONEY!
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Climate change threatens financial stability - so why isn't the Bank of England taking it seriously? Our Co-ED @hallsara.bsky.social argues in @thehousemag.bsky.social that the Bank should be playing a bigger role in greening our economy and supporting UK climate goals 👇
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The Bank of England is holding back the green economy – MPs must tell it to step up
Central banks may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about addressing the climate and nature crises, or how our reliance on fossil gas continues to drive high energy costs for consumers and businesses.
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
10 years ago in a landmark speech, Mark Carney warned of the threat the climate crisis poses to financial security - but the Bank of England is yet to heed it. We joined 10 other organisations in calling on MPs to change that. Full story in @theguardian.com 👉 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Paul Nowak @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The British public are clear: It’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay a fairer share of taxes.
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Clifford Singer @cliffordsinger.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Excellent work - and media coverage - by @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
⚡BREAKING ⚡ A windfall tax on banks on banks could raise more than *£11 billion* That's enough to cover the cost of the welfare u-turn AND scrapping the two-child benefit cap Catch us in The Mirror today 👇 and add your name 👉bit.ly/taxthebanks www.mirror.co.uk/mon...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
“Put plainly, loosening mortgage rules really translates to saddling households with larger, less sustainable debts, instead of tackling the underlying causes of unaffordability.” Our ‪@hallsara.bsky.social in @theguardian.com today 👇 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Reeves to say cuts to City red tape will bring trickle-down benefits to households
Chancellor to announce raft of deregulation changes as City regulators move to pare back transparency rules
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Jesse Griffiths @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The government's new Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness strategy risks undermining its industrial policy & growth mission. Here's my analysis: www.linkedin.com/pulse/govern...
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The government’s new approach to Financial Services risks undermining its growth mission and the Industrial Strategy
Having read the government’s new Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, I fear that it risks undermining the government’s broader growth mission and Industrial Strategy by prioritisin...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
1/2 Lots of media focus on the Bank of England supporting the government's proposal to loosen mortgage rules (i.e. let first-time buyers take on more debt). But what about further down in their report - where they admit that this could actually push up house prices?
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Sept 2023: Our polling found most people want to #TaxTheBanks May 2025: Gordon Brown's polling found most people want to #TaxTheBanks June 2025: @tuc.org.uk‬ polling found most people want to #TaxTheBanks Are you with us? Tell Rachel Reeves today ⬇️ bit.ly/taxthebanks
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Win! 🎉 Changes to Cash ISAs have been scrapped (for now!) But it's not over yet - Reeves is still "consulting with industry". Sign the petition now to make this pause permanent 👇you.38degrees.org.uk...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
The UK desperately needs a public bank that is laser focussed on delivering for climate, nature and living standards. The National Wealth Fund is an opportunity to have just that. Read our new briefing for how it can be strengthened: bit.ly/4eoQcdI 1/5
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Having the governor of the Bank of England acknowledge the impact of climate change on prices is a huge deal. But what are the Bank doing about it? It'll take far better tools than interest rates to fix this problem 👉 positivemoney.org/uk/update/gr...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The fiscal rules are a political choice. Not taxing extreme wealth and windfall profits fairly is a political choice. Spending cuts are a political choice. Tell the Chancellor it's time to choose *us* over corporations like banks 👉bit.ly/taxthebanks
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Great to see our research recommendations on the benefits of lending to countries in their local currencies (rather than dollars) getting picked up 👇 This can go a long way towards reducing the debt burden on countries in the Global South. serrarigroup.com/africa-to-un...
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Africa to Unveil Own Credit Rating Agency, Challenging Global Dominance - Serrari Group
Africa's own credit rating agency, AfCRA, launches by September to challenge global firms, offering fairer, more accurate financial assessments.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
We were outside parl’t this morning, ahead of this afternoon’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Unfortunately, the gov’t is expected to announce a raft of cuts to public services. This is a political choice. They should make the super-rich pay their fair share of taxes instead.
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
"The interests of London’s financial elite are not the same as those of Sunderland or Sheffield." Prioritising the financial sector has been devastating for large parts of Britain. An ambitious industrial strategy could start undoing some of that damage www.politico.eu/article/brit...
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Britain at a crossroads: Finance, industry and the global adjustment
The great risk for the U.K. now is that it becomes even more reliant on speculative capital.
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Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 10/06/2025
The UK govt softened tax reforms on the superrich because of a widely reported “exodus” of millionaires fleeing the UK. Our new study w/ @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social shows that the "exodus" was a complete fiction. #BogusExodus #TaxTheSuperRich taxjustice.net/press/millio...
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Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network
The number of millionaires widely reported in the news to be leaving countries in "exodus" represented near-0% of all millionaires.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We want to make sure Rachel Reeves MP sees some important % and ££s: 🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m 🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share We’re proud to pay and here to stay #taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It's good to see Swati Dhingra highlight how important strategic investments are for responding to inflation driven by supply factors like our reliance on fossil fuels in response to questions from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social on the Treasury Select Committee 👇
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Even though GDP grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of this year, the Bank of England, OECD and IMF all predict this trend won't last. That's why we need a government that doesn't draw for austerity every time an economic forecast changes. Our full response 👉 positivemoney.org/uk/press-rel...
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Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🧑‍🏭 Lately we’ve been reflecting on the UN’s warning about insecure jobs, unfair pay, and rising exploitation in the UK. Human rights start at work — and the UK isn’t meeting its obligations. 📚 Read our latest blog on what must change. justfair.org.uk/righ...
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Rights at work are human rights | Just Fair
This International Workers’ Day, we’re reminded of the urgent need to put human rights at the heart of work in the UK.  While 1 May is often celebrated with messages of progress and solidarity, the reality for many workers across the country is far from fair. Today the UK finds itself at a crossroads. Long-awaited […]
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Up to £150 billion. That's how much the government stands to lose because it's covering the Bank of England's losses. The Bank of England could easily stem this flow if it...
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Positive Money Europe @positivemoneyeu.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🎥 @ecb.europa.eu's Luis de Guindos told the EU Parliament the #DigitalEuro should be the main response to reduce Europe’s dependence on US payment systems. The digital euro could be a public, European, and safer alternative to today’s private payment giants. ➡️ positivemoney.org/eu/work/the-...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The UK’s pension system is worth almost £3 trillion (that's twelve zeros)! Yet millions of us are facing poverty in retirement. This is a rare chance to have a say in how that system can change. Make your voice heard 👇
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Cash is a lifeline for millions of vulnerable people and a vital public utility - like water and electricity - we shouldn’t let our money and payments system be run for profit 💷 Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance. Sign the petition to #KeepCashAlive ✍️ bit.ly/KeepCashAlive
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Sign the petition to Keep Cash Alive
No matter what shop, supermarket, or pub you want to pay in, they should accept the cash you give them 💷 Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance. Sign now to Keep Cash Alive! 👇🏿
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
"The short-term solution to this would be a windfall tax on banks’ record profits, to recoup some of the public money banks have taken since rates started rising." We told @cityam.bsky.social how the Chancellor could restore some much-needed fiscal headroom. www.cityam.com/tax-hikes-wo...
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Tax hikes predicted to ‘take strain’ in Autumn Budget
Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Elliott Jordan-Doak said that the government is likely to increase taxes to “take the strain” of public spending.
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The White House is calling it ‘Liberation Day’, but US tariffs will hit communities around the world - especially in the Global South - because of the power of the US dollar and the role it plays in global trade. That’s why we need to care about Trump’s tariff tantrums 👶
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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
£5bn disability benefit cuts will push 250,000 into poverty. Women—especially Disabled women and unpaid carers—will be hardest hit. Why target the most vulnerable? WBG Director @maryannstephenson.bsky.social sets out the case for fairer choices: www.opendemocracy.net/en/disabilit...
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Women will suffer most from cuts to disability benefits
Cuts will push hundreds of thousands of women into poverty or force them out of workforce
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New Economy Brief @neweconomybrief.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The biggest disability cuts on record? This week, we explore the scale of disability benefit cuts, the economic and moral arguments around this controversial decision, and the impact it will have on millions of people. www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/s...
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Spring Statement Part 2: The biggest disability cuts on record? | NEB Digest
This week, we explore the scale of disability benefit cuts, the economic and moral arguments around this controversial decision, and the impact it will have on millions of people.
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Josh Self @josh.politics.co.uk · 03/04/2025
🚨NEW: Anneliese Dodds says govt must ‘reassess’ fiscal rules and taxation pledges in first speech since resignation “We must be prepared to reassess shibboleths, whether they be the fiscal rules, as Germany has done, or on taxation.” Thread of clips from this thoughtful speech 👇
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Anneliese Dodds says government must 'reassess' fiscal rules in first speech since resignation - Politics.co.uk
Anneliese Dodds has urged the government to “reassess” its fiscal rules and pledges on taxation in her first commons speech since her resignation. Dodds, the former international development minister,...
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Positive Money Europe @positivemoneyeu.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
📢 Exciting news! Aurélie Maréchal joins Positive Money Europe as our new Executive Director! With her leadership, we’ll continue driving the redesign of the economy in Europe. Read more here: positivemoney.org/eu/update/au...
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Aurélie Maréchal appointed as new Executive Director of Positive Money Europe
Shifting power from big banks to people. We collaborate with policymakers, the public and economists around the world so we can redesign our economic system for a better world and a healthy planet.
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Global South countries' #debt is weighing them down. One solution lies in Multilateral Development Banks. Find out how in our latest guest blog from Iván Weigandi, Bruno Bonizzi & Annina Kaltenbrunner 👇 positivemoney.org/uk...
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How Multilateral Development Banks’ local currency lending can reduce the debt burden in the Global South
Shifting power from big banks to people. We collaborate with policymakers, the public and economists around the world so we can redesign our economic system for a better world and a healthy planet.
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Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility and so we are standing in solidarity with all trans folk across the UK 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans people are often disproportionately affected by violations of their everyday rights, and we want to build a country where that can't happen ✊
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
As @andyburnham.bsky.social says, we are living in a time of extreme wealth. We believe the most efficient way to deal with this is to tax us, the super rich
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We joined @taxjustice.net's podcast to share how much a windfall tax on bank profits could bring in💰(hint: way more than slashing disability benefits) The movement for wealth taxes in the UK is growing 💪 we're so proud to be a part of it. 🎧 Listen in full podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/152-...
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Great to see economic inequality dominating the discussion on last night’s question time. We can’t halt declining living standards, adequately fund public services or create a fairer society without taxing the super rich more.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Public debate - including parliament & the media - is clear that a wealth tax affecting just 20,000 of the very richest will stop cuts. We've won before - see some of @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social's victories at the bottom of this page here, and please consider donating: taxjustice.uk/win-wealth-t...
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Help us win a wealth tax on the super rich
We've never been closer to getting a wealth tax in the UK. Help us get onto TV and into Parliament and get it over the line.
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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Why are we taxing working people more than billionaires?
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The spring statement which cuts public services and could put 250k disabled people into poverty shows the cost of not tackling inequality will be greater levels of destitution for vulnerable groups and declining living standards for many others. We need a wealth tax now.
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Sarah Edwards @sarahked.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams & me for @justmoneymvt.bsky.social condemning the cuts announced in today’s #SpringStatement as morally wrong and calling for a #WealthTax to help build strong communities where we can all flourish: www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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Spring Statement: Charities condemn ‘cruelty’ of deepening welfare cuts
‘Growth alone’ will not build a just society, says Lord Williams as he calls for wealth tax
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The words of a patriotic millionaire - our member Brian Eno is interviewed by @newjournal.bsky.social
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Brian Eno perfectly explains selfishness of the super rich
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“I can tell you that if you have wealth of £10 million plus, then you can afford to contribute a bit more in tax.” Our member Julia Davies speaks to @BBCRadioScot this morning. 📻 Listen to the interview in full from 0:38: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us in Bristol tonight! Special thanks to our speakers, Frances from @abundance-org.bsky.social and @alixdietzel.bsky.social 🌍
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Millionaires for Humanity @mills4humanity.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Why should ordinary people suffer the brunt of economic challenges while the wealthiest get more and more wealthy? This week, @carladenyer.bsky.social joined @garyseconomics.bsky.social and others to call on UK politicians to stop savage cuts to welfare and instead bring in a #WealthTax now!
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Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
✂️ Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK Gov is talking about cuts to disabled people’s support. @trusselluk.bsky.social is urging you to call on the Prime Minister to rethink the planned cuts 👇 action.trussell.org....
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Cruel cuts to disability support: the Work and Pensions Secretary
Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government has proposed huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🚨 BREAKING: Child poverty has hit a new record high in the UK. These figures are a source of national shame. The rise in child poverty to 4.5 million is a direct consequence of political choices. 1/5
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War on Want @waronwant.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has just confirmed £ billions in cuts to welfare payments in the #springbudget, while also announcing a £2.2 billion increase in military spending. The money is out there – and if the UK government taxed the wealth of the super-rich, there would be plenty.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
We're trying to raise £25,000 to keep fighting for a wealth tax in the UK. We'll use donations to: - Train 3 new media spokespeople - Get 500 new wealth tax mentions in the media - Host roundtable meetings in Parliament pushing for a wealth tax Support us here: taxjustice.uk/win-wealth-t...
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Help us win a wealth tax on the super rich
We've never been closer to getting a wealth tax in the UK. Help us get onto TV and into Parliament and get it over the line.
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