The rich and privileged know only too well how to protect their wealth and privileges.

They are masters at manipulating the media. They know how to mobilise the best lawyers to press their case and they can, of course pay them handsomely.

They could organise Masterclasses in protection of interests. For all I know, they probably do.

The parents of children at private schools are my first exhibit. They are doing everything they can to keep a privilege, that private schools are the only businesses exempt from tax.

Lawyers have been hired. Every medium has been mobilised. All in an attempt to subvert the decision of the British people at the last election.

Then we come to the wealthy landowners. Most of them bought their farms deliberately to dodge paying tax. Jeremy Clarkson even said so publicly.

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