Burnham proposes land value tax as progressive voters sour on him

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Speaking to Andrew Marr, Andy Burnham has suggested he wants to introduce wealth taxes in the UK: I'm no fan of Andy, but a land value tax is fucking based. https://t.co/AxK7i70YSt — Curtis Daly (@CurtisDaly_) June 20, 2026 If he delivers on this, it would be a more progressive direction for Labour than what we got under Keir Starmer. And there’s reason for Andy Burnham to talk up such policies, because the signs are that progressive voters are already losing patience with him. Andy Burnham — Wealth taxes Speaking to Marr, Burnham said: I think in this country we overtax labor…

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Report proposes banning NHS staff from opposing genocide

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In an alleged attempt to prevent antisemitism, a new review conducted by the government’s independent adviser Lord Mann has made several recommendations to the NHS. This potential censorship attempt raises concerns about our personal freedoms, including people’s right to show support for Palestinians. For instance, one of those recommendations is to ban NHS staff from wearing ‘political’ badges such as those linked to pro-Palestinian advocacy. However, these badges are arguably not political, but an expression of basic humanity. They signal the wearer’s objection to mass killing and Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. That campaign has mutilated, murdered and maimed hundreds of…

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