General Election 2017

[Silk]

No it didn't, it was suggesting no winner. What it got right was that the tories would have most seats.

Zz.. who cares. They said David Cameron would still be PM, he was still PM.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Amber Rudd is most adroit at offshore tax efficiency schemes too - https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03655247/officers

I'm no fan of offshore tax vehicles but your link says she was a director for one year, around 2000 then resigned.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I'm no fan of offshore tax vehicles but your link says she was a director for one year, around 2000 then resigned.

What is your point? That evading tax in the past doesn't count?

 

[Soulman]

Amber Rudd is most adroit at offshore tax efficiency schemes too - https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03655247/officers

I knew an example would be brought up to say "well what about so and so". I think you will find that many politicians from both the main parties are not squeaky clean, this story happened to be about celebs.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

I knew an example would be brought up to say "well what about so and so". I think you will find that many politicians from both the main parties are not squeaky clean, this story happened to be about celebs.

And finally
http://www.euractiv.com/section/pol...r-over-luxleaks-you-turned-from-saul-to-paul/

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I knew an example would be brought up to say "well what about so and so". I think you will find that many politicians from both the main parties are not squeaky clean, this story happened to be about celebs.

That has been posted in the ELECTION thread.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

What is your point? That evading tax in the past doesn't count?

No, that is not my point. Perhaps she changed her mind about the scheme and should be respected for so doing. It's difficult to tell without more information. I just prefer to think about the issues of this election rather than let either side drag us into the type of smear campaigns that marred the recent US election. The Mail did it yesterday with misrepresentation of Labour's immigration policy which I called out. Equally I am calling out a smear on Amber Rudd based on very few actual facts.

 

[Soulman]

That has been posted in the ELECTION thread.

Really.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

No, that is not my point. Perhaps she changed her mind about the scheme and should be respected for so doing. It's difficult to tell without more information. I just prefer to think about the issues of this election rather than let either side drag us into the type of smear campaigns that marred the recent US election. The Mail did it yesterday with misrepresentation of Labour's immigration policy which I called out. Equally I am calling out a smear on Amber Rudd based on very few actual facts.

That seems fair.

Though I am not sure how somebody posting a factual link, counts as a 'smear'.

 

[ManOfSussex]

I'm no fan of offshore tax vehicles but your link says she was a director for one year, around 2000 then resigned.

The company itself didn't last too long either. She resigned when it was wound up with over £1Million of losses. It didn't seem to do a lot as a company either. Most strange.

She was also a director at Advanced Asset Allocation Fund and Advanced Asset Allocation Management - both Bahamas based and specialising in offshore 'investments'. She's never clarified the UK tax position of the 2 companies and whether she invested in them herself - it's rude to talk about money I suppose.

I see her late Father, who sadly passed away this week, was disqualified from being a UK company director too - misuse of company assets for personal gain.

 

[Ernest]

Boy George is absolutely loving this

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[Soulman]

Emily Thornberry, The shadow foreign secretary has claimed that Britain’s food industry will be unable to export to Australia after Brexit because products “will go off”.
Do we still use wooden ships then.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thornberry-we-cant-sell-food-to-australia-it-will-rot-zsn3g6nw2

 

[JCL666]

Quite right too
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-lose-bid-overturn-700million-tax-bill.html

So tax breaks for the film industry were intended to encourage investment. As with any scheme this then spawns an associated industry of investment brokers etc.

Then some people invested some money via one of these companies.

Those people are then deemed as pariahs when it turns out the company they invested is ruled against by a tax tribunal.

 

[Soulman]

Boy George is absolutely loving this

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London and Brighton, two Remain strongholds and left leaning, hardly surprising.

 

[nicko31]

Boy George is absolutely loving this

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What a mistake not to have given him a job in government, he's a loose cannon alright

 

[hans kraay fan club]

So tax breaks for the film industry were intended to encourage investment. As with any scheme this then spawns an associated industry of investment brokers etc.

Then some people invested some money via one of these companies.

Those people are then deemed as pariahs when it turns out the company they invested is ruled against by a tax tribunal.

Basically.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Boy George is absolutely loving this

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Nice to see no politics on the front page for a change ..... oh .....

 

[Ernest]

If that poll is correct in the Standard then the Tories will just about be wiped out in London

 

[brakespear]

And I'll continue banging it until a Mod asks me not to if that's okay with you. I kind of think it's important. If you don't want me posting then one way is not to engage me in conversation.

Same for Theresa May then, iirc last nights debate correctly.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

The company itself didn't last too long either. She resigned when it was wound up with over £1Million of losses. It didn't seem to do a lot as a company either. Most strange.

She was also a director at Advanced Asset Allocation Fund and Advanced Asset Allocation Management - both Bahamas based and specialising in offshore 'investments'. She's never clarified the UK tax position of the 2 companies and whether she invested in them herself - it's rude to talk about money I suppose.

I see her late Father, who sadly passed away this week, was disqualified from being a UK company director too - misuse of company assets for personal gain.

Interesting, thank you for the extra context. I am certainly in favour of unraveling the myriad schemes by which the wealthy shield their assets and minimize their tax bills. I'm sure quite a few politicians on all sides would have plenty to
declare although,like you,I suspect the Tories would have more to lose than most. Perhaps this issue deserves complete investigation and legal reform rather than being raised late in a GE campaign. I just see similarities to the Trump accusations against Clinton which operated on the premise that mud would stick. I hasten to add I am not comparing you to Donald Trump