fact-checker
Joseph Shuttleworth
Fact-checker and writer for Full Fact, the UK's independent fact-checking charity, covering economic and political claims.
Arguments they've used
- The rich already pay their fair share
Rebuts the claim by correcting the framing. "The highest earning 1% in the UK pay an estimated 28% of all income tax – not the total 'tax burden'." The 28% is a share of income tax only, excluding VAT, National Insurance and council tax that fall more heavily on lower earners.