Clegg promises to push on with wealth tax plans

The Lib Dem leader, who first signalled his intention to push for the tax last month, said the nation's richest should "pay their fair share". The theme of this year's Lib Dem conference is "fairer tax in tough times", and Clegg indicated on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that he would not sanction further spending cuts without the coalition backing new taxes on the rich. He said: "I think many people of considerable wealth in this country want to pay." He added: "The vast majority of people in this country won't find it acceptable if further fiscal austerity was implemented on the bac...