The man who says pensioners should leave their 'empty nest' homes... and the £1.5m five-bedroom des res where his parents live alone | Mail Online

The man who says pensioners should leave their 'empty nest' homes... and the £1.5m five-bedroom des res where his parents live alone | Mail Online

He is the man who believes that millions of Britain’s pensioners are, to put it bluntly, taking up too much space.
Last week Angus Hanton and his Labour-backed think-tank launched a report saying that ‘empty nesters’ should be ‘encouraged’ through a new land tax to downsize. This, it was argued, would help make room for younger generations.
Not surprisingly, the proposals caused anger and concern among older people – most of whom until last week probably hadn’t heard of Mr Hanton or his Left-leaning ...