Sir Jim Ratcliffe says the UK is 'on the slide' | LBC reaction

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Bridget Phillipson has hit back at one of Britain's richest businessmen after he insisted he "no longer has confidence" in the UK because of its culture of envy towards wealth. Sir Jim, founder of chemicals giant Ineos, said the UK government had “a bit of a green eye towards wealth at the moment” which was “encouraging” the wealthiest to relocate. Sir Jim said: "Unfortunately, with the things that they’ve been doing, they’ve been encouraging the people who have created wealth to leave the UK because it’s just become uncomfortable for them for tax reasons or whatever. “Also, crime on the streets has gone up as well, which doesn’t help.” 00:00 | Guy Singh-Watson Founder of Riverford Organic Vegetables, is a 'Patriotic Millionaire' and signed a letter to the Prime Minister in July asking to be taxed more. Nick asks if he has paid more tax since that letter... 04:37 | Claudia Hearne, entrepreneur and director of Hearne House, which specialises in refurbishment and construction, says

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