To wonder how the UK will look in 3 years time?

Please show where i said any pp said this?

But if inequality isn't reduced, thats the outcome.

We still have some quite generous tax breaks for entrepreneurs.

Why are there "consequences" to reducing inequality? i'd suggest that having wealth distributed across the economy, a little more fairly, means more people can buy goods and services, they will also pay more taxes..... & be less reliant on in work benefits

UK has a higher relative inequality index compared to most EU countries, are we booming? have we been?

But what you don't say is how you would raise the money for what we all want... because if the money is mainly in the hands of the few, the only way is to tax them more.... which you don't want.....

No idea. Maybe it is a protest vote. Maybe she’s very angry and feel that the government is discouraging small businesses. Anyway, the election is some time away so I will see what she does then. Changing from Green to Reform is quite the jump for her.

Which poster referred to people being useless, or worthy only for the scrap heap? Please advise.

There are consequences to what you propose. Take entrepreneurs - if they are taxed too heavily, or the investment climate is perceived as anti-business, they will simply scale back, or not invest, or invest in another jurisdiction. I cite Reeves’s NI hike on SME’s, and the non-dom reforms, and the imposition of PS VAT. There is an impact, as we are seeing.

unfortunately, though, all of this will be academic within the next 30 years. If some people on this Island feel overwhelmed now, this will be as nothing when climate change really bites and hundreds of millions of desperate people from the southern hemisphere need to migrate north

I think there will be more and more white enclaves in wealthy rural areas.

“But what does limit life chances is opportunity, some people have very little, they don't have good parents, no money, they are always "put down" don't play sport, have no access to music or even a decent inspiring education.
How about we try to give everyone the same opportunities, as much as we can.”

As a society, we are also to blame for this. We should never be paying anyone long term unemployment benefits. It is bad for mental health. People who do not have a job should earn their benefits by getting up at 7 am like the rest of us, cleaning up the streets, learning to do basic policing and handiwork in their own locality. Nobody who is fit and young should be doing nothing.
If you look at Scandinavia and Switzerland that is what they do.
We now have loads of young long term unemployed on benefits which they then share with their parents all living together not contributing. It is not OK. Even if you have a disability the councils should be insisting on creating work for all of these people that is useful before dishing out benefits. It will help their CVs and motivation and mental health to have something to do.

Amazing how "Reducing inequality" becomes "Equalising everyone at a low level"
Reducing doesn't mean Equalling.

Of course we are all different, different skills, different abilities but no one, or very few, are worthless and should thrown on the scrap heap, if hey are they are, all that will happen is they will have kids that in all probability will be the same as their parents.

But what does limit life chances is opportunity, some people have very little, they don't have good parents, no money, they are always "put down" don't play sport, have no access to music or even a decent inspiring education.

How about we try to give everyone the same opportunities, as much as we can.

How on earth does she think Reform will help ?

Her reason is a load of nonsense, hence my asking where they have got this ridiculous idea from (and no, I don't think climate change is nonsense, just that poster's statement).

Thank you. 🥰

If by ‘reducing inequality’, you mean equalising everyone at a low level, then knock yourself out.

Personally, I am not keen on it. The world is not egalitarian, some people are simply ‘better’ than others. Better at learning, better at creating wealth, better at making and taking opportunities, better at not making one poor life choice after another.

Try to social engineer all you like.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk/hmrc-tax-receipts-and-national-insurance-contributions-for-the-uk-new-annual-bulletin

Do you have a link for that @Alexandra2001?

Tax receipts are 3.5% higher in 24/25 than 23/24.....

HMRC collected £857.8 billion in taxes in 2024 to 2025, an increase of 3.5% from the year before

Lets have a bit more "Depletion...."

From the IFS.....

Today an extensive report on Cancer survivals rates show show good improvements from 50 years ago but these have stagnated in the last 10 to 12 years, going against the trend in comparable European countries.... the reports author says this is down to NHS real terms under funding.

Labour have now a Cancer strategy but that needs money, what the low tax people cannot say is how they will pay for all of this...plus everything else we want..... i suspect that they simply don't care, they can afford the private tests and treatments

Child care is a red herring. It’s a cost for a relatively short period of time. The vast majority of the working population at any given time aren’t paying it.

And child care!

True^^

It’s also nonsense because all these ‘tax us more’ posters are overlooking the damage it does to the economy, jobs and growth.

Look at where Labour are a year after a tax and borrowing hike. It’s not working, it’s depleting receipts.

I think the UK will be worse in 3 years from now.The government do not care how it treats the tax payer.Schools are under achieving Children leaving school without the skills they will need for life.Barely any training schemes.Services are being cut.Councils bankrupt.High streets are like ghost towns.Ripped off by most supermarkets.Milk has gone up from 1.45 to 1.65 in one week! Jobs are becoming more scarce.The weekly shops are increasing in price, especially the basics.Trying to get a Dr appointment is a challenge.Our Daughter is having a operation in 2 wks time.Her blood pressure is high.Hospital recommended attending the doctors for blood pressure tests.No appointments available this week for a basic blood pressure check.Daughter & partner moved in with us, as the rent on there flat was going up to 1400.00 a month.Students paying 9,000+ for degree + rent costs.With no guarantee of employment.Energy bills are ridiculously expensive.It may not effect some people living in a good location in well paid employment.I went to London this week, the amount of flats being built were everywhere.These flats are 300,000 + to 500,000 +.So not for the low to moderate income.Looking around where I live, it's grim, no street cleaning, litter, anti social behaviour, shops closing due to shoplifting.No police presence.Not much, if any investing in our young people.Old people on mobility scooters then put in to Nursing homes.This country has become depressing to live in!

Sorry I can’t remember it all. She mentioned NI as an issue. She also was worried about the change to zero hour contracts but I don’t know if that’s happened; she and the staff didn’t want the changes. I don’t think the cafe has had other issues. She opened in her fifties and loved it. So this would be a huge blow.

The poster gives their reason in literally the same sentence you quoted.

Our MPs are low quality individuals, fairly thick and not very capable. Most have never had real jobs and don’t understand anything about how money works.

I think this is the crux of the matter.

Exactly - it's not so much of a thing in Scandinavian countries, where they have high taxes, to buy a home, renting for life is more secure.

Those with assets above say £15m is who we should be taxing more.

What makes you think "hundreds of millions of desperate people from the southern hemisphere need to migrate north" any time soon (if at all)?