"Two-thirds of Britons want the rich to face punitive tax rates"


	"Two-thirds of Britons want the rich to face punitive tax rates"

cakebelly

1-4-2009 1:26 PM

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1-4-2009 3:32 PM

brightlight4

Who says the Brits are stupid then?!!! Now it is time to get our own back on Mad Maggie's changes to the British system.

1-4-2009 4:55 PM

cakebelly

It certainly is a chance but how likely is it to come about?

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			 								                	        	        	            <A name="&lid={contentTypeByline}{Gaby Hinsliff}&lpos={contentTypeByline}{1}" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/gabyhinsliff">Gaby Hinsliff</A>, political editor
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                <A name="&lid={contentTypeByline}{The Observer}&lpos={contentTypeByline}{2}" href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk">The Observer,</A>
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