Gary Stevenson delivers timely reminder to register to vote as deadline TODAY

Former trader-turned-inequality economist Gary Stevenson has taken to his socials ahead of the local elections. In his video, he is reminding people that they must register today if they want to vote in the upcoming local elections.

Candidates and their respective parties are hitting the ground running – well, all except Your Party – in a desperate bid to win votes in an increasingly polarised and divisive political landscape. With Reform UK and the Green Party set to make big gains on May 7, voters are being asked to choose between politics of hope and compassion or the far-right’s politics of further division and hate.

Stevenson has long made it clear that building a fairer society requires urgent wealth redistribution. Going further, he pushes for a much-needed shift away from taxing workers who are captive in the PAYE system and never get a break. Instead, this millionaire is asking the richest in society to finally pay their fair share and wants your help to pressure the government to make it happen.

Hoping to increase pressure for a meeting with the Labour government, Stevenson leads a call to action to ‘instrumentalise your power’ and register to vote today:

REGISTER TO VOTE DEADLINE IS TODAY. You NEED to vote in the May local elections and TODAY is the deadline to register. It only takes 5 minutes. Do it here: https://t.co/vsZikmwtGG pic.twitter.com/kQB9pxdZeb

— Gary Stevenson (@garyseconomics) April 20, 2026

Gary Stevenson: “Tax wealth, not work”

Gary Stevenson produces videos on his YouTube channel and across his social media. Through his videos, he educates people on economic policy whilst regularly debunking the neoliberal capitalistic rhetoric we often hear pushed by establishment politicians. Shaking things up, Stevenson, a millionaire himself, argues that the system is all wrong and our economy is being broken by the greed of the super-rich.

Teaming up with other millionaires and billionaires through the Patriotic Millionaires UK campaign group, he has been pressuring Starmer’s Labour government for a sit down for a few years, to no avail. Not Starmer’s preferred ‘brand’ of millionaire, it would seem.

However, Stevenson appears to be increasing pressure through his committed audience in the hope of finally securing that meeting.

His plea to his viewers went as follows:

Gary Stevenson: Alright, this is Gary’s Economics doing a short to let you know that we are doing a get-out-the-vote drive for the local elections in May.

Here’s a link where to vote, it’s in the description. Register to vote, register to vote in the local elections in May.

We are not supporting any party yet, but at the moment, Labour are refusing to talk to us, so we are going to instrumentalise your power.

You are going to sign up to vote. All of you are going to sign up to vote and then I am going to demand from Labour, come and talk to me, give me an offer. Otherwise, I’m going to tell my viewers to vote against you.

Register to vote. We are going to not accept Labour ignoring us, please. Register to vote. Register to vote. It’s easy. 7th of May is the election.

Register now. If you’re not going to be here, get a postal vote.

Register today – you won’t be able to tomorrow

The local elections are coming in fast. Gary Stevenson’s reminder came in the nick of time, and we hope his viewers heed it. Hopes of a meeting with Labour are pretty much non-existent. Nevertheless, it is essential that pressure is maintained so that those with power truly understand the mood of the electorate.

It also highlights how the debate is evolving. After all, we hear far more calls than ever before for proper wealth taxes on the super-rich who do precious little ‘work’. Other than the gruelling task of watching their obscene wealth appreciate, of course.

As Stevenson has repeatedly argued, workers are paying more in tax year after year while wealthy executives contribute comparatively little. He highlights the inevitable widening inequality, with the richest seeing their wealth surge up to 1000%. Meanwhile, more and more people are struggling to afford basic essentials, let alone have any hope for a better future for their families.

Therefore, it is absolutely time to tax wealth and finally begin to ease taxes on workers.

Featured image via the Canary