Garys Economics
Garys Economics
Gary Stevenson
A wealth tax in the UK is becoming unavoidable
39 minutes Posted Jun 7, 2026 at 7:00 am.
Are we about to get a new Prime Minister in the UK? The change in leadership may be the best chance we've ever had of winning wealth taxes in this country. And it could be a blueprint for other countries around the world.Chapters
Intro
UK situation
Who will be the new Prime Minister in the UK?
A poisoned chalice?
Strong position to get wealth taxes
I will back Labour if they do this
Adopting our political framing
Would Andy Burnham really be different?
The markets refuse to lend the UK anymore
What happens if we DO get wealth taxes?
We need to tackle long-term problems
MY PREDICTIONS
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Are we about to get a new Prime Minister in the UK? The change in leadership may be the best chance we've ever had of winning wealth taxes in this country. And it could be a blueprint for other countries around the world.Chapters(00:00) Intro(00:36) UK situation(02:18) Who will be the new Prime Minister in the UK?(03:41) A poisoned chalice?(07:57) Strong position to get wealth taxes(11:13) I will back Labour if they do this(15:45) Adopting our political framing(22:01) Would Andy Burnham really be different?(25:11) The markets refuse to lend the UK anymore(28:09) What happens if we DO get wealth taxes?(31:01) We need to tackle long-term problems(34:13) MY PREDICTIONS(34:57) The progress we’ve made