Politics

12 reality checks for the Sun columnist insisting that a £150k salary isn’t all that rich

Despite the government’s u-turn on scrapping the top rate of tax, economists point out that the policies announced in the mini-budget still favour those earning high salaries, with the £150k figure causing much debate.

Sun columnist and author, Tony Parsons had a problem with the characterisation of people on a £150,000+ salary as ‘super rich’, so he set everyone straight with a tweet – because that always goes well.

Tweeters had some thoughts – and they weren’t afraid to share them.

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To paraphrase Mr. Parsons –

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