The Scotsman opinion piece, on UK Politics, 15 November 2026
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Read the original article on scotsman.com (opens in a new tab)The Scotsman's unsigned comment piece argues that council tax is unfair because it does not track ability to pay, and that politicians should replace it, preferably with a local income tax. It attributes the 'unfair' label to the SNP's 2007 manifesto and quotes Professor Kenneth Gibb's criticism by name. Nothing in it misleads the reader on the grounds an opinion piece is judged by.
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“the SNP election manifesto condemned the council tax as “unfair” and promised to replace it with a local income tax at 3p in the pound”
The headline's quoted word 'unfair' is traced to a named source, the SNP's 2007 manifesto, with the specific policy it proposed.
“Professor Kenneth Gibb, an expert in housing economics at the University of Glasgow who has literally written a book on the subject, describes council tax as “seriously flawed””
The expert view is attributed to a named academic with his field and institution, and his words are given in quotation marks.
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