Comments on: Ed Miliband must talk about the thing he’s passionate about – rampant inequality https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: bob https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-706725 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:04:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-706725 In reply to P.Leicester.

How can you enforce equality without someone at the top ensuring that the property rights of the rich were being trodden on?

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By: Tom https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-639835 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:04:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-639835 In reply to madasafish.

Err…yeah? All you’ve shown is that Labour MPs with London homes could now sell their homes for a lot of money (due to substantial inflation). Not sure this really says anything about your core point (their willingness to tackle inequality).

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By: Leon Wolfeson https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-638430 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:14:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-638430 In reply to GO.

Actually no. The rising inequality has been masked by redistributionary spending and the rise of two-income households.

Given redistribution is being cut back on, things are getting worse, rapidly.

Also, plenty of other EU countries have large renter classes who are quite happy, like Germany – the problem is our specific law there, not the concept in the first place. (And also 34 years of insufficient house building)

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-638429 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:13:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-638429 In reply to Godfrey Paul.

Ah yes, the inferior people narrative. (Based, of course, of parental wealth)

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-638428 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:12:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-638428 In reply to P.Leicester.

What? The greens are massively stateist.

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-638426 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:12:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-638426 In reply to madasafish.

Let’s see…this is LFF. You don’t even watch where you’re posting.

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-638414 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:11:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-638414 In reply to Selohesra.

Now that’s funny!

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-638413 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:09:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-638413 In reply to madasafish.

Wah, wah, some people not on the far right have cash, can’t be allowed!

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By: madasafish https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-637872 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:29:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-637872 In reply to Tom.

You mean some Tories are as rich as Hilary Benn?

http://tinyurl.com/k3aacdm

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By: Tom https://leftfootforward.org/2014/11/ed-miliband-must-talk-about-the-thing-hes-passionate-about-rampant-inequality/comment-page-2/#comment-637804 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:35:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=90095#comment-637804 In reply to madasafish.

So his household earns £330,000 per year, he has money from the sale of a house (which appreciated outside of his control) and lives in a house which has also substantially gone up in value.

That makes it a bit unclear whether or not he is a millionaire, but it certainly seems substantially different from many of the Tory millionaires in Government.

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