WAY back in the day, in 1604 to be precise, judge Sir Edward Coke ruled that an Englishman’s castle is indeed his home.
Coke’s full quote was “that the house of every one is to him as his Castle and Fortress as well for defence against injury and violence, as for his repose”.
Coke made the speech in a common law ruling establishing strict limits on how sheriffs could enter houses for tax collection and law enforcement purposes.
The saying is now generally interpreted to mean that people should have a safe refuge in their home, and that others should only enter by invitation.
However, it appears that Green MSP Ross Greer is about to challenge that centuries-old assertion with his plan to raid homeowners of their cash because their homes are too big.
According to Greer, the introduction of a “mansion tax” on the sale of the most expensive homes would see the........