By Katy Walton

I have four children.

Yes - you read that correctly. Two sets of twins. When people hear that, they usually respond with wide eyes and a breathless, “How do you manage?” The truth is: we manage just like every other family - with great effort, careful budgeting, and a lot of love.

But what we don’t need is a government that assumes a household like mine has “broad shoulders” simply because one parent earns above an arbitrary salary line. Especially when that one parent was motivated to advance their career to that salary threshold because the practicalities of two parents maximising their ambition and earning potential simply isn’t compatible with the logistical demands of a large family.

Rumours from the Labour Party suggest plans to increase council tax for households where one individual earns over £125,000. To some, that number sounds like the top of society - the comfortably wealthy. Yet that perception........

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