The OECD is right about the £100k dead zone where work doesn’t pay Opinion A household with two young children could be more than £13,000 worse off next year for accepting a routine pay rise that pushes them over the £100,000 threshold, says Michael Healy The OECD delivered a blunt message to the UK last week: simplify the tax system or accept weaker growth. That should not be ignored, [...]
Four ways to help the HENRYs Opinion High Earners, Not Rich Yet are being hammered by tax, housing and childcare costs. Here’s how to fix the system so HENRYs don’t just participate in the workforce, but also prosper, says Louis Coke The acronym ‘HENRY’ has been around for a while, and the problem that it encompasses is only getting bigger and bigger [...]
The £100k tax cliff edge is punishing ambition Opinion The £100,000 income cliff edge has become one of the most punitive and distortionary features of the UK tax landscape, says Michael Healy The government has made clear that it wants to boost economic growth, strengthen UK capital markets, and encourage greater participation in investing. These are ambitions we strongly support. But one part of [...]
£100k earners have become Britain’s invisible middle class November 14, 2025 Six-figure earners are now Britain's invisible middle class, but they're an afterthought when it comes to banks, writes Ziad Mabsout.