video UK · 12 June 2022

The Queen & Inequality - Interview with Germany's ZDF

An economist argues that the UK government's "levelling up" agenda has failed, with the rich getting significantly wealthier during COVID-19 while ordinary families struggle. This is attributed to government spending during the pandemic disproportionately benefiting the wealthy, who reduced luxury spending, rather than trickling down to those in need.

By Gary Stevenson

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Arguments in this video

Capital flight Gary Stevenson · 05:19
Raised as a counter-argument to rebut. “now when i say you need to tax the rich people what comes back is well you can't they'll leave”
Discourages saving and enterprise Gary Stevenson · 05:01
Raised as a counter-argument to rebut. “you can't tax the rich because it's bad for the economy”
Curbs extreme inequality Gary Stevenson · 01:17
“leveling up would be great but if you look at what they're actually doing it's not happening”