Prepare for the over-taxed young to flee Britain for places where hard work is rewarded | The Telegraph

Reem Ibrahim writes for The Telegraph

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement sent a depressing message to the young people of Britain. We will see the highest taxes in decades, more money being thrown at public services which do not work, while anyone with an ounce of ambition will be hung out to dry. It is remarkable that this is our “Conservative” Government’s plan: a devastating blow to the hopes and dreams of hard-working people of my age.

The budget is massively redistributive, but this is no Robin Hood moment. The Government’s priority is to rob the young to pay for the old. While the measures actively crush the rest of the economy, the state pensions triple lock has been kept intact, meaning that pensioners will get a record increase.

Read the full article in The Telegraph here