Wealth Tax

'A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?'
Letters

'A wealth tax can only go so far – how about preventing people amassing riches in the first place?'

The debate over a potential wealth tax rumbles on in Big Issue's Letters pages
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Andy Burnham as he arrived at 10 Downing Street.
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

'We need to tax the rich, not the working class'
Letters

'We need to tax the rich, not the working class'

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Music

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts

'I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax'
Rebecca Gowland

'I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line
Gabriel Zucman
Gabriel Zucman

Why Britain's next prime minister must tax billionaire wealth now. Democracy is on the line

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'

Inside the Big Issue: Gary says wealth tax
Gary Stevenson

Inside the Big Issue: Gary says wealth tax

Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax
gary stevenson in the Big Issue office
Gary Stevenson

Gary Stevenson: Why I’m taking over the Big Issue to call for a wealth tax

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'
prime minister Keir Starmer with chancellor Rachel Reeves
Letters

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'

Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: 'We need to up our game'
Neil Duncan-Jordan, MP for Poole, speaking in parliament.
Universal credit

Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: 'We need to up our game'

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility
an aerial view of a housing estate in Luton
Housing

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Pranesh Narayanan

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all

Millionaires tell Rachel Reeves: Tax us more or lose to Reform in the next election
Wealth tax

Millionaires tell Rachel Reeves: Tax us more or lose to Reform in the next election

I'm an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It's survival
Chief Roberto Ytaysaba Anacé

I'm an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It's survival

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
Campaigners at Everyone Hates Elon

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

Could a wealth tax convince young people to vote Labour?
Your views

Could a wealth tax convince young people to vote Labour?

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Rachel Reeves speaking at an early briefing on the autumn budget on 4 November
Autumn budget

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

'Don't be a robot – and go left': What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York?
Politics

'Don't be a robot – and go left': What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York?

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: 'Our generation is losing hope'
Wealth Tax

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: 'Our generation is losing hope'

Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivering the autumn budget in 2024.
Howard Reed and Martin O’Neill

Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Wealth

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here's how
Footballer Florian Wirtz in a Liverpool shirt
Minesh Parekh

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here's how

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Economics
Wealth Tax

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
Reform UK

Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?