Suzanne Bold
@suzannebold.bsky.social
Head of Advocacy at Patriotic Millionaires UK. These views and tweets are all mine.
⚡ Our new analysis finds that a windfall tax on bank profits could bring in *£19 billion* from just the UK's biggest four banks if announced in the Autumn Budget. Their profits for the first half of 2026 were £29.2bn (up 21% on the same period last year) 🤑 #TaxTheBanks
Windfall tax on colossal bank profits could raise £19bn in 2026
Burnham urged to resist lobbyists and tax banks to pay for his cost of living measures
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The CEO of Shopify: The rich deserve more votes, and the poor deserve none. Patriotic Millionaires: We need to tax the ultra rich to take back their influence on our politics.
5/ We see compulsory voting as a response to that. Because voting is a duty - if we expect people to pay taxes or do jury service, why don't we expect them to take part in our democratic system? And because many more of us are less well represented because of low and unequal turnout.
"We don't solve society's problems by lobbing in the odd cheque...it's about building society together and we should all contribute our fair share." - PMUK's @mr.place
As bills keep soaring, we asked what Andy Burnham should tackle first. You didn’t hold back, here’s what you said:
When pay runs out before the end of the week, it's irrelevant whether the next thing you need costs 50p or £50. Before getting in an arithmetic tangle over 50p>0, pause instead on what you would do if one week you had to choose between feeding your kids or brushing their teeth.
LBC@lbc.co.uk · 2w ago"You're telling me people in this country can't afford a 50p toothbrush?" "Yes." @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social is in disbelief at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's latest study into the cost of living.
Must feel so good for text after you hit ctrl-x, floating in liminal space, before ctrl-v thrusts it back onto the desolate page
Who the hell is sending the pm to be VOICE NOTES at this moment in time. If this is you, please stop and go outside.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 3w ago🚨 WATCH: Andy Burnham reveals he puts milk in his tea before water "It softens the tea bag a bit and makes it stronger"
🔴 ‘A wealth tax to save the NHS’ 👉️ Former Special Adviser to the Labour Welsh Government, Dr Ian Taylor ✍️ for LabourList... 👇 labourlist.org/2026/07/a-we...
‘A wealth tax to save the NHS’ – LabourList
Being affable and relatable already puts you on the front foot, Andy. But you know it’s not enough to win the next general election. You’re…
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Despite what you may hear from the loud & greedy minority, most millionaires— like Tim Stumpff— are happy to pay their taxes & proud to stay in the UK. Check out Tim's take on reports the Govt is looking to revive its Golden Visa scheme, in the FT. 👉 www.ft.com/content/50cc...
When something is so obviously a terrible idea, it is ok to just...say no thanks and ban it. We don't have to wait 15 years and then slowly ban if after a whole bunch of irreperable damage has been done to individuals and society.
This is exciting as a general direction of travel 🤞 www.thetimes.com/article/041d...
No 10 North plans to tackle Treasury orthodoxy — will it work?
Andy Burnham, the prime minister in waiting, wants a northern base to strip powers from Whitehall, but critics warn of logistical and security challenges
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Landlord Forced To Raise Rent Due To Thinking Of Bigger Number https://theonion.com/landlord-forced-to-raise-rent-due-to-thinking-of-bigger-1850922943/
Investing in essentials like education, health, energy and housing should be a top priority, according to our new Investability Index. We assessed 11 sectors of the UK economy to identify where more public investment would have the biggest impact: investinbritain.org.uk/investabilit...
Investability Index - Invest in Britain
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www.youtube.com/live/f6x9uiI... can we talk about how brilliant these daily mayoral updates have been. The important stuff up front first, the fun stuff second 😊
Mayor Mamdani Hosts "The Morning Pitch" to Provide Traffic and Weather Updates Ahead of World Cup
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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A beautiful problem to have, but I might have picked the wrong French forward for my golden boot.
what are we doing to ourselves?? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C
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This is so important. We can’t allow ourselves to ignore the catastrophe unfolding in Sudan.
Anneliese Dodds MP@anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social · last mo.🚨The warning signs were there for El Fasher. Up to 60,000 people were slaughtered, as the world looked on. 🚨 The warning signs are there for El Obeid. We can’t fail the civilians of Sudan again.
⏰ Cars are growing 1.2 cm longer every year, a new study from T&E UK and Clean Cities shows. UK cities are set to lose between 8.5% and 14% of their on-street parking by 2040 if this trend continues unchecked.
Next step for the Extreme Wealth Line project - you can now sign up to newsletters - We have been making progress and plan to share more details very soon :) To sign up, go to extremewealthline.com and scroll all the way down.
Extreme Wealth Line
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Why is Labour the last party im British politics to have a female permanent leader? Since the Conservatives chose 4 female leaders, before Labour chose one, and had the first Asisn & blsck leaders too, does this go deeoer than chance & coincidence about diversity reaching the very top?
We’re not weird, we’re part of the 75% of millionaires who would be proud to pay more tax. #TaxTheSuperRich #TaxWealthNotWork 🎤 @adambrichto.bsky.social
Is it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why | Ingrid Robeyns
Is it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why | Ingrid Robeyns
Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme wealth becomes harmful, says economist and philosopher Ingrid Robeyns
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Big win! 🙌 The Bank of England will apply climate criteria to corporate bonds in its collateral framework🏦🌿 By marking out carbon-intensive assets as higher risk, the Bank has taken a huge step forward in our fight to green the financial system. On Friday, the BoE announced it will…
They were scared of Mamdani winning because now every city in every state across the whole country wants a Mamdani of their very own.
