Ian Dunt

I don't know about burning.

But we've had decades of reports now on how you simplify our tax system.

And these are not right wing or left wing reports.

They are just guided by reason and the creation of sensible incentives that allow people to plan properly for their lives in tax.

We know how to do it.

We honestly, we have so many.

You just look at what's been put out by the IFS over and over.

We know how to do this thing.

Why don't we do it?

Because of the courage.

And just imagine that you're a politician put in that scenario now.

We know the basics of it.

The winners will bank it and the losers will squeal.

And so in electoral terms, you get terrified.

Let's say just changing council tax, right?

Anyone, anyone that comes across council tax knows that it needs to be changed because it's fundamentally irrational.

But the truth of it is that some people's houses are going to start costing more.

And those people are going to be very, very, very, very upset.

And they won't be able to get rid of them in some cases.

And the Daily Mail will go.