Super-wealthy firms earning huge profits must pay share of taxes

The Tories have left our country in a mess.

They imposed more than a decade of austerity which has left our public services on their knees.

They threw away money on unusable PPE during the pandemic and dished out lucrative contracts to their pals.

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Things were made even worse by Liz Truss tanking the economy, causing inflation to be even worse in the UK than other countries.

Food prices, energy bills, rents and mortgages all skyrocketed because they were reckless with the country’s finances. And they refused to do anything to sort it.

The Conservatives’ disastrous time in Downing Street has left the new Labour Government with plenty of problems to sort. That is why PM Keir Starmer has warned of “painful” times ahead.

But working people have had enough pain with the cost of living crisis.

Too many people have been forced to choose between heating and eating due to ridiculously high energy costs.

Thousands have had to go without because their wages haven’t increased in line with the cost of living.

Those who don’t have much have suffered through these difficult times.

It’s time for big business – such as tech firm bosses and fossil fuel giants – to start paying their way and sharing the pain.

They have made bumper profits off the back of working people so it is only fair that they share the pain.

There is plenty of money around, it’s just that too much of it is being sucked up by greedy profiteers.

It is time for Labour to be bold, tax the super-wealthy and use it to rebuild our country.

If there is to be pain, it has to be shared fairly.

Gigs rip-off alert

IT seems like everyone in Scotland will be trying to get their hands on Oasis tickets when the band roll into Murrayfield.

Noel and Liam Gallagher have finally buried the hatchet on their long-running feud to tour again – with two Scottish gigs pencilled in for next August.

With demand soaring for tickets, there will no doubt be a flourishing, lucrative black market with touts cashing in.

The band’s management must do everything in its power to make sure real fans get priority – not just those with deep enough pockets to pay extortionate prices on the so-called “secondary
ticketing” market.

But seeing the band live may end up as the cheapest part of the experience, with Edinburgh’s hotels already hiking prices.

The Record checked out one-night stays in the Capital on the weekend of the gigs – and prices are eye-watering.

There is a danger real fans may be priced out of this once-in-a-lifetime reunion.

Let’s hope profiteering by hotel bosses doesn’t leave music lovers looking back in anger.

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