{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/67e6d2925fb59eadfcf5d836?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why aren't we getting a wealth tax?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1743180365104-49a63048-0599-4945-ba4b-c98e7b6a89f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How would it work? Can a state really find out how rich someone is? If Britain were to introduce serious wealth taxes, would the super rich simply leave?</p><p><br></p><p>Rachel Cunliffe is joined by the political editor Andrew Marr and business editor Will Dunn to discuss the prospect of a wealth text, and the implications of the Houthi PC small group on Westminster's Whatsapp addiction.</p><p><br></p><p>Read: <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2025/03/would-a-wealth-tax-work\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Would a wealth tax work?</a>, <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2025/02/westminsters-whatsapp-addiction-must-end\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Westminster’s WhatsApp addiction must end</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://morningcall.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Call</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Submit a question for a future episode:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">You Ask Us</a></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}