Professional classes stand in way of tax on the super-rich | Phillip Inman
Burnham has spoken in favour of a land tax, and he could phase in a scheme that replaces council tax and stamp duty. Photograph: Ashley Cooper/AlamyView image in fullscreenQueens Gate Terrace in London. They do this as if they – company managers, lawyers, doctors, judges, senior civil servants, architects and chartered this and thats – were the main beneficiaries.Crucially, tax is a hill that many upper middle-income gen Xers and baby boomers are prepared to die on.
- ▪Burnham has spoken in favour of a land tax, and he could phase in a scheme that replaces council tax and stamp duty.
- ▪Photograph: Ashley Cooper/AlamyView image in fullscreenQueens Gate Terrace in London.
- ▪They do this as if they – company managers, lawyers, doctors, judges, senior civil servants, architects and chartered this and thats – were the main beneficiaries.Crucially, tax is a hill that many upper middle-income gen Xers and baby boom
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Queens Gate Terrace in London. Burnham has spoken in favour of a land tax, and he could phase in a scheme that replaces council tax and stamp duty. Photograph: Ashley Cooper/AlamyView image in fullscreenQueens Gate Terrace in London. Burnham has spoken in favour of a land tax, and he could phase in a scheme that replaces council tax and stamp duty. Photograph: Ashley Cooper/AlamyEconomics viewpointTax and spendingWealthy gen Xers stand in the way of a Burnham tax on the super-richPhillip InmanIf the prime minister wants to make the system fairer he will need to upset the professional classes with a land value taxSat 25 Jul 2026 11.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Jul 2026 11.01 EDTShareThe professional classes act like a Praetorian Guard for the super-rich.Having acquired some of the…
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