What lies behind Clegg’s wealth tax
What’s Nick Clegg up to floating the idea of a temporary wealth tax of some kind? Political Editor Gary Gibbon investigates.
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What’s Nick Clegg up to floating the idea of a temporary wealth tax of some kind? Political Editor Gary Gibbon investigates.
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