Although the SNP has relied too much, to my liking, on the argument that most people pay a bit less tax—which I think implies an acceptance of the right-wing framing of tax being a bad thing—it has continued to ensure that Scotland’s income tax system follows a progressive direction, with those who can afford to pay more doing so, because the alternative is cuts to services that fall heaviest on those who have the least. In the 2025-26...