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TAX WEALTH – DON'T CUT DISABILITY SUPPORT Richard Burgon MP

Posted by Gerard on March 28, 2025, 5:42 pm

"The Issue

This petition, demanding a Wealth Tax instead of devastating cuts to disability support, will be presented in the House of Commons before any votes on welfare cuts.

We oppose the Government’s plan to balance the books by targeting disabled people and the most disadvantaged in our society.

Slashing disability benefits instead of taxing extreme wealth is a political choice—and it is the wrong choice.

Instead, we believe that the very wealthiest should be made to pay their fair share.

A 2% Wealth Tax on assets over £10 million could raise up to £24 billion per year. That’s far more than the £5 billion the Government claims it will “save” by cutting key financial support for disabled people.

We call on the Government to abandon these cruel cuts and, instead of punishing the poorest, to implement a Wealth tax on the very wealthiest.

Richard Burgon MP
Petition Starter"

https://www.change.org/p/tax-wealth-don-t-cut-disability-support

One would have thought Richard B ain't gonna last much longer in LP .. risky

Posted by t on March 28, 2025, 9:41 pm, in reply to "TAX WEALTH – DON'T CUT DISABILITY SUPPORT Richard Burgon MP"

Signed .. although there were more petitions in the offing with better i.e. more numerous responses.

I'm not fully on board did someome say 36Degrees was "dodgy"? nm

Posted by Gerard on March 29, 2025, 1:35 pm, in reply to "One would have thought Richard B ain't gonna last much longer in LP .. risky"

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/no-cruel-cuts-to-benefits?bucket=twitter-tweet-2025-03-11_&utm_campaign=2025-03-11_Welfare+Cuts+2024&utm_medium=tweet&utm_source=twitter

36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees

Posted by t on March 29, 2025, 3:12 pm, in reply to "I'm not fully on board did someome say 36Degrees was "dodgy"? nm"

Richard Burgon is a Labour MP and has served in Corbyn's cabinet in the past. Starmer has been 'dismissing' all Labour MPs who disagree with him (e.g. Corbyn etc). For Richard to publicly disagree with Labour's policies is risky since he places his head on the chopping block. Clear?

Nothing to do with 38 degrees as such .. and signed 38 degrees petition you linked to ..

Re: 36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees

Posted by Gerard on March 29, 2025, 7:12 pm, in reply to "36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees"

He's been doing it a-lot....which one of the campaigning groups is it that attracted opprobrium here?

Re: 36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees

Posted by t on March 29, 2025, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Re: 36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees"

He's been doing it a-lot

Evidence?

.. which one of the campaigning groups is it that attracted opprobrium here?

Baerbock's German Green's pro-Ukraine war and boot-licking alliance for genocidal regime in Israel. Clear?

Re: 36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees

Posted by Gerard on March 31, 2025, 2:19 pm, in reply to "Re: 36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees"

fine.."evidence" re: 360? I don't know....

...as for Burdon my evidence is on X so you'll probably consider it inadmissible (you might not be wrong)

Annalena Baerbock and her 360 degrees...

Posted by Ed on March 29, 2025, 7:16 pm, in reply to "36 Degrees is as "dodgy" as Annalena Baerbock's 360 degrees"

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