Should the wealthiest people in the UK pay more tax to help speed up the economic recovery?

Aug 29, 2012, 09:23 AM

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The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has suggested that the wealthiest people in the UK should pay more tax for a limited period, as part of what he calls a longer economic war to bring about recovery. He warns that fairness will have to be hard-wired into the next phases of restraint - if people are to be asked to make further sacrifices. former Tory politician Edwina Currie and former Lib Dem Lembet Opik discuss the Deputy Prime Minister's comments.