Would a wealth tax work in Britain?

23 Jul 2026, 22:13 | Updated: 23 Jul 2026

By Dom Nolan

“Those with the broadest shoulders also have the longest legs.”

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Caller Ray is a tax adviser and tells Tom Swarbrick that wealthy people are 'happy to pay their fair share' but warns a wealth tax could backfire as people will just leave the country.

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Would a wealth tax work in Britain?

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Pilot 'seriously injured' following crash at First World War airshow event

More than £100,000 raised for family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday

Arsenal make a statement to take Community Shield title in 3-0 win over Manchester City

Stourbridge residents start to return home after destructive wildfires

Lewes railway closed ‘for at least another ten days’ after derailment that left two people 'severely' injured

Southampton players baited over ‘Spygate’ affair during defeat at Watford

Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf are 'golden', Laila Cunningham insists - as rumours of row swirl

Pilot 'seriously injured' following crash at First World War airshow event

More than £100,000 raised for family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday

Stourbridge residents start to return home after destructive wildfires

Lewes railway closed ‘for at least another ten days’ after derailment that left two people 'severely' injured

In pictures: Wildfires devastate parts of Britain as blazes tear through homes and countryside

Body found in search for 18-year-old British hiker who went missing in Romania

Metropolitan Police apologises for exposing details of 143 of Al Fayed's alleged victims