Looks like we might be getting that 0.5% property tax to replace stamp duty that I & a few others have been suggesting, if this Guardian article is to be believed: https://www.theguardian.com/mon… (View Post)

This kind of intrusive overreach was inevitable the moment this law was put onto the books. (View Post)

Reeves contemplates new property tax: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/aug/18/rachel-reeves-stamp-duty-property-tax-council-tax They’re going to fuck it up aren’t they? The whole point of shift… (View Post)

My guess is that lots of people like the idea. They’re not going to like the implementation of that idea when / if it affects them directly. The government could have come up with a anonymity preserv… (View Post)

I can only presume Labour has internal polling or focus group responses that tell them that these attack lines on Reform are going to work, because they seem like transparent bullshit to me, but I’m … (View Post)