Professional classes stand in way of tax on the super-rich | Phillip Inman | TheBriefWire
Professional classes stand in way of tax on the super-rich | Phillip Inman
Published 25 July 2026 ยท politics
If the prime minister wants to make the system fairer he will need to upset the professional classes with a land value tax The professional
If the prime minister wants to make the system fairer he will need to upset the professional classes with a land value tax The professional classes act like a Praetorian Guard for the super-rich.
Having acquired some of the trappings of being rich, they defend the privileges of wealth โ land, property and pensions. They do this as if
they โ company managers, lawyers, doctors, judges, senior civil servants, architects and chartered this and thats โ were the main beneficiaries. Continue reading...
Published: July 25, 2026 โข 8:30 PM IST ยท Updated: July 25, 2026 โข 9:08 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
If the prime minister wants to make the system fairer he will need to upset the professional classes with a land value tax The professional classes act like a Praetorian Guard for the super-rich.
Having acquired some of the trappings of being rich, they defend the privileges of wealth โ land, property and pensions.
They do this as if they โ company managers, lawyers, doctors, judges, senior civil servants, architects and chartered this and thats โ were the main beneficiaries.