angelic upstart
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Agreed, it mildly irks me when the same or even similar standards don't apply to the "side," people are on.Aye.
Consistency please ref.
Agreed, it mildly irks me when the same or even similar standards don't apply to the "side," people are on.Aye.
Consistency please ref.
Is the right answerAll politicians should be held to account for their misgivings. I understand that means there wouldn't be many, if any, left.
She's made a couple grand from selling a house and can't tell the truth about it. Rather than fess up and let everyone move on.
She pretends to be one of the good guys. But isn't acting that way.
If I could work the search system on this site I’m sure I’d find Al and Tavy socking it to Zahawi, Hunt, Johnson and Mone in the same vigorous manner as they are to Rayner. Fair play if they have.Agreed, it mildly irks me when the same or even similar standards don't apply to the "side," people are on.
……yet more whataboutery!If I could work the search system on this site I’m sure I’d find Al and Tavy socking it to Zahawi, Hunt, Johnson and Mone in the same vigorous manner as they are to Rayner. Fair play if they have.
Aye, Rayner’s £3k is so serious in comparison to Zahawi, Hunt, Johnson and Mone’s little harmless capers isn’t it.……yet more whataboutery!
Sometimes I get very tired.If I could work the search system on this site I’m sure I’d find Al and Tavy socking it to Zahawi, Hunt, Johnson and Mone in the same vigorous manner as they are to Rayner. Fair play if they have.
Despite my post above, I don't disagree with any of this.For what it's worth I totally agree that politicians of all stripes should be held to the same rigorous standards.
But to suggest that this is in the same league as some of the tricks pulled by the names mentioned is just plain bonkers.
The ex Chancellor I mentioned is a multi gazillionaire who, via a complex system of family trusts, property holding companies and non resident family members, knowingly attempted to shelter millions and was forced to make a six figure tax settlement to HMRC after a protracted enquiry process and tens of thousands of accountant's fees.
Rayner may have made an error which may have resulted in a couple of thousand tax being avoided. It is NOT the same.
Tax is largely an honour system these days unless you're on PAYE and the super rich (which will not include Rayner) very much negotiate what they pay. It is naive to think otherwise but that is what all the gazillionaires like Sunak, Johnson, Zahawi, Hunt, Hammond, Osborne etc etc all want you to forget about.
Of course that vile rag the Mail has splashed it all over their front page today for their geriatric nutcase readership to gloat over. Pathetic. Smile and wave on election night!