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Straw man. Comeon dude.

This could be wage-inflationary

you don't understand taxation

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Because that's how progressive taxation works.

I suppose so. Lots of things have become internationalised these days and homogenised, as part of globalisation of culture.

which is exactly why the swivel eyed grass roots tories want to stop it.

I suspect it's already baked in that it's going to spread widely. My guess is that it's preferable to slow the rate of spread, not reduce its ultimate coverage, in order to reduce the chances of the response services being overwhelmed.

just deliver the shopping in carrier bags and dump it in those on the front porch and then retreat.

I am seeing price reductions especially in less desirable BTL areas currently, looks like the froth of the last 3 years mini boom is coming off.

The economists take on a Tory move to the left: https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/02/15/why-britains-conservative-government-is-shifting-leftward

The people opposed to the mansion tax do seem to be a concentrated pool of short termist VIs. Certainly no political strategy being considered.

No. You're utterly wrong.

No it isn't. Coronavirus exhibits exponential growth, traffic accidents don't.

Same old. Depressing. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1242977/boris-johnson-mansion-tax-budget-2020-treasury-rishi-sunak-uk-politics/amp