Higher fines for the rich was Ken Clark’s idea iiirc. All governments need to balance retribution public protection and prison conditions. Even the fantasy football league coalition of Rupe and Nige.The Sentencing Act 2026 is Labour's work. They haven't done the proper analysis to work out if the proposals lead to the wrong people being let out or unfair punishment for the financially better off. It’s a bit of a mess, like most of the legislation they have come up with.
