Because it shows him as a tax avoider, but his cult don’t care and make up excuses for him.
He deliberately does it because he is not a patriot.
After-Dentist-2480 on
“Don’t look at that, look at this”, says Richard Tice-But-Dim.
Aspect-Unusual on
I swear I heard him on the radio saying it doesnt matter if Rayner was breaking the law or not that its the principle shes not paying tax when working people need the tax money?
Noble_Titus on
Mental. All of Farage’s sources of income are very relevant if he’s going to go after the current party for their tax affairs. Hypocrisy has no place in democracy.
nick--2023 on
Doesn’t the ministerial code only apply to ministers?
SDLRob on
Farage’s Tax affairs are extremely important. A man who has connections to a long list of bad actors…. Who is positioning himself to take over the country…. His tax affairs are extremely important.
To hide them now just proves he’s a crook.
CrispySalmonJimmy on
It’s almost like they don’t care about hypocrisy or the elite if they get to a) say the word, b) do violence to minorities
Shock.
mpanase on
Why would you care abotu whether the guy you vote for is a crook?
He holds a pint for photos, even if he later goes back to his “gentlemen’s club” to drink expensive french wine and pay for it with a Coutts card. He’s just like me!
_HGCenty on
It’s irrelevant because the media choose to make it irrelevant.
SkynBonce on
Well it’s about values isn’t it.
The “left” value fair play and honesty, so are easily caught out when breaking the rules.
The “right” value getting what they want, so every dirty trick is afforded them. They only get caught out, when being *nice* to the wrong sort.
NoLifeEmployee on
I think the fact he didn’t underpay tax is probably quite key to this…
Nights_Harvest on
Any MPs tax affairs should be required by law to be made public. Simple as that, anyone who puts their name for MP should be required to have their investments made public.
RestingRichard on
They’re very relevant when Taliban Tice wants to spend billions of British tax payer money funding the Taliban if their party leader flip-flop Farage doesn’t even want to pay his own tax correctly
totallyclips on
If we let him he’s heading the same way as trump, a pathological lying hypocritical grifter
PickingANameTookAges on
100% relevant for someone trying to become prime minister of a country he claims to be a massive patriot of…
If Tice thinks NF’s tax affairs aren’t relevant (because of the tax he is actively seeking to avoid paying), maybe someone should be looking at every Deform politicians tax affairs.
I mean, they are a party of the people for the people, right? Right?
Ell2509 on
They aren’t, though. Since the mid-2010s, tax avoidance has been unacceptable for people with a high public profile. He can’t even claim to have been badly advised. He just doesn’t cut the mustard when it comes to the moral fabric of who we need as our leader.
TheRealCostaS on
Sadly people are just so fed up with the current political options they seem to be happy to ignore the same hypocrisy if not worse is there in the alternatives. Poorly educated, just like in the US seem to be happy to ignore it.
OldLondon on
But everyone else’s are…? Cos Nigel Himmler is special?
ThatGuyMaulicious on
Because he’s never blasted someone for have dodgy taxes while implying he is sqeaky clean. Unlike Rayner and probably all of Labour.
Jensen1994 on
The Trump play book. Actually Richard, no they are not irrelevant. Let’s hear all about it please now that stamp duty Rayner has gone…
EddieHeadshot on
I cant believe reform poll so high when all you have to do is look at the absolute shitshow that is America and the final throes of democracy over there.
IlluminatedCookie on
Yea we only care about the tax affairs of the deputy pm tbh.
Innocuouscompany on
Don’t tell us won’t to think. You’re not in government yet
Loreki on
Rules for thee, not for me. Just the same as US Republicans.
iamezekiel1_14 on
As much as I dislike the guy and the brand – there’s a huge difference between avoidance (which this appears to be) and evasion.
h00dman on
This is a very annoying issue.
On the one hand you have someone who cocked up a complicated situation (that most of us are honest to admit we wouldn’t know any better), who explained everything – including some very personal information that none of us are entitled to know about – and referred herself to further investigation, and then resigned when said investigation found she’d broken the rules.
All within a week and a half of the story breaking.
Oh, and is also going to pay the tax she incorrectly didn’t pay.
On the other hand you’ve got someone who has deliberately and knowingly gone through the necessary steps – that those of us without his financial clout or connections wouldn’t have available to us – to avoid paying the tax that he damn well knows he should be paying, and also knowingly lied to his constituents, and when called out on it gives a weak excuse of “Oh no I meant to say this.”
And we all know he won’t face any consequences in terms of his political clout or reputation.
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Because it shows him as a tax avoider, but his cult don’t care and make up excuses for him.
He deliberately does it because he is not a patriot.
“Don’t look at that, look at this”, says Richard Tice-But-Dim.
I swear I heard him on the radio saying it doesnt matter if Rayner was breaking the law or not that its the principle shes not paying tax when working people need the tax money?
Mental. All of Farage’s sources of income are very relevant if he’s going to go after the current party for their tax affairs. Hypocrisy has no place in democracy.
Doesn’t the ministerial code only apply to ministers?
Farage’s Tax affairs are extremely important. A man who has connections to a long list of bad actors…. Who is positioning himself to take over the country…. His tax affairs are extremely important.
To hide them now just proves he’s a crook.
It’s almost like they don’t care about hypocrisy or the elite if they get to a) say the word, b) do violence to minorities
Shock.
Why would you care abotu whether the guy you vote for is a crook?
He holds a pint for photos, even if he later goes back to his “gentlemen’s club” to drink expensive french wine and pay for it with a Coutts card. He’s just like me!
It’s irrelevant because the media choose to make it irrelevant.
Well it’s about values isn’t it.
The “left” value fair play and honesty, so are easily caught out when breaking the rules.
The “right” value getting what they want, so every dirty trick is afforded them. They only get caught out, when being *nice* to the wrong sort.
I think the fact he didn’t underpay tax is probably quite key to this…
Any MPs tax affairs should be required by law to be made public. Simple as that, anyone who puts their name for MP should be required to have their investments made public.
They’re very relevant when Taliban Tice wants to spend billions of British tax payer money funding the Taliban if their party leader flip-flop Farage doesn’t even want to pay his own tax correctly
If we let him he’s heading the same way as trump, a pathological lying hypocritical grifter
100% relevant for someone trying to become prime minister of a country he claims to be a massive patriot of…
If Tice thinks NF’s tax affairs aren’t relevant (because of the tax he is actively seeking to avoid paying), maybe someone should be looking at every Deform politicians tax affairs.
I mean, they are a party of the people for the people, right? Right?
They aren’t, though. Since the mid-2010s, tax avoidance has been unacceptable for people with a high public profile. He can’t even claim to have been badly advised. He just doesn’t cut the mustard when it comes to the moral fabric of who we need as our leader.
Sadly people are just so fed up with the current political options they seem to be happy to ignore the same hypocrisy if not worse is there in the alternatives. Poorly educated, just like in the US seem to be happy to ignore it.
But everyone else’s are…? Cos Nigel Himmler is special?
Because he’s never blasted someone for have dodgy taxes while implying he is sqeaky clean. Unlike Rayner and probably all of Labour.
The Trump play book. Actually Richard, no they are not irrelevant. Let’s hear all about it please now that stamp duty Rayner has gone…
I cant believe reform poll so high when all you have to do is look at the absolute shitshow that is America and the final throes of democracy over there.
Yea we only care about the tax affairs of the deputy pm tbh.
Don’t tell us won’t to think. You’re not in government yet
Rules for thee, not for me. Just the same as US Republicans.
As much as I dislike the guy and the brand – there’s a huge difference between avoidance (which this appears to be) and evasion.
This is a very annoying issue.
On the one hand you have someone who cocked up a complicated situation (that most of us are honest to admit we wouldn’t know any better), who explained everything – including some very personal information that none of us are entitled to know about – and referred herself to further investigation, and then resigned when said investigation found she’d broken the rules.
All within a week and a half of the story breaking.
Oh, and is also going to pay the tax she incorrectly didn’t pay.
On the other hand you’ve got someone who has deliberately and knowingly gone through the necessary steps – that those of us without his financial clout or connections wouldn’t have available to us – to avoid paying the tax that he damn well knows he should be paying, and also knowingly lied to his constituents, and when called out on it gives a weak excuse of “Oh no I meant to say this.”
And we all know he won’t face any consequences in terms of his political clout or reputation.
Sometimes the law really is an ass.