The Labour Government

As a left-wing politician (and that covers everyone who doesn't think Hitler was a softie), you have two choices.

1. You can be dirt poor. Think Gandhi. You can dress humbly and eat vegetarian or cheap food. They will then say you are 'jealous', 'envious', and 'bitter'.

2. You can acquire a good standard of living and advance yourself. They will then call you a 'champagne socialist.'

Is it any wonder no decent person wants to go into politics anymore? It's all grifting, bullshitting and performative displays that solve nothing. It amazes me that anyone can be arsed.
 
Vic said:
Just a reminder of how many millions Tory MPs made from replacing rates on their several houses with the poll tax.

And I know you're all a bit mad, but even you surely don't take seriously the Daily Mail. "The Deputy PM bought the smart £800k seaside apartment in Hove to add to her burgeoning property empire." Just remind us how many homes she actually owns in this "empire".

It's ridiculous.
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So the poll tax makes it all ok?

It’s a solid argument, really is.
 
BrianW said:
As a left-wing politician (and that covers everyone who doesn't think Hitler was a softie), you have two choices.

1. You can be dirt poor. Think Gandhi. You can dress humbly and eat vegetarian or cheap food. They will then say you are 'jealous', 'envious', and 'bitter'.

2. You can acquire a good standard of living and advance yourself. They will then call you a 'champagne socialist.'

Is it any wonder no decent person wants to go into politics anymore? It's all grifting, bullshitting and performative displays that solve nothing. It amazes me that anyone can be arsed.
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Or the third option of advancing yourself and paying your taxes along the way, and not coming up with obvious bullshit in order to save yourself 40 grand.

It’s a radical suggestion, I know, but one worthy of consideration nonetheless.
 
Vic said:
You don't care? So just your bias and the media's is why perfectly legal behaviour is front page news. And I assume misogyny.

Did you make any fuss about Kemi Badenoch renting a 6-bed home in her constituency with the taxpayer picking up the rent and council tax?
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Did he make a fuss about David Cameron not being able to remember how many homes he and his wife had? Or Iain Duncan Smith poncing off his wife? Or Jeremy Hunt's portfolio of flats that he forgot to declare?
 
Nick Ferrari tomorrow - " Labours disgraceful attempt to undercut an America with an ailing President" and "it only gets jobs in Scotland - what does England get out of this" - it will not be reported in a positive light

 
BrianW said:
As a left-wing politician (and that covers everyone who doesn't think Hitler was a softie), you have two choices.

1. You can be dirt poor. Think Gandhi. You can dress humbly and eat vegetarian or cheap food. They will then say you are 'jealous', 'envious', and 'bitter'.

2. You can acquire a good standard of living and advance yourself. They will then call you a 'champagne socialist.'

Is it any wonder no decent person wants to go into politics anymore? It's all grifting, bullshitting and performative displays that solve nothing. It amazes me that anyone can be arsed.
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The main disincentive now for going into politics, especially at local level, is the abuse - from media, now social media, and from people who haven't got a clue about how things work or how much they cost. (Cue your local Reform-led council....)

metalblue said:
Are they them welfare reforms they backed down on due to backbenchers having a bit of a revolt?
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And from people who post old news stories.
 
Brewster's millions said:
So the poll tax makes it all ok?

It’s a solid argument, really is.
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Makes what OK? A Labour politician buying a house?

The nearest thing we had to taxing the value of land consumed was destroyed because Thatcher said something had to be done about the rates, some idiot said "a poll tax is something" and Thatcher said "Then that's what must be done".

The massive transfer of wealth to the rich was just a convenient side benefit.
 
Brewster's millions said:
Or the third option of advancing yourself and paying your taxes along the way, and not coming up with obvious bullshit in order to save yourself 40 grand.

It’s a radical suggestion, I know, but one worthy of consideration nonetheless.
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Says expert on bullshit.
 
Brewster's millions said:
Or the third option of advancing yourself and paying your taxes along the way, and not coming up with obvious bullshit in order to save yourself 40 grand.

It’s a radical suggestion, I know, but one worthy of consideration nonetheless.
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Do you hold all politicians to that standard? Or just Labour ones?

Because you must be well aware, as a reasonably informed person, that the House of Commons is full of grifting cunts and has been for - well, essentially forever.

But the media turns a blind eye to most of it as, again, you must be well aware. Maybe because the media itself is largely owned by grifting cunts with (extreme) right-wing views. How many of these 'patriotic' media owners even pay UK tax? Gey few, and they're all deid, as the Scots say.
 
I might add that any Labour politician with assets above (say) 200k will be called a 'champagne socialist' even if they have paid every penny of tax due and not even tried to avoid it, let alone evade it. Because apparently, as a socialist, you should be penniless, so people can call you bitter, envious and jealous. You are not allowed to earn money by your own efforts unless you don't give a fuck about the community or, indeed, anyone but yourself.
 
BTH said:
Did he make a fuss about David Cameron not being able to remember how many homes he and his wife had? Or Iain Duncan Smith poncing off his wife? Or Jeremy Hunt's portfolio of flats that he forgot to declare?
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and the fact that he used a tax loophole to save himself £100k

www.mirror.co.uk

Jeremy Hunt avoids £100k tax by exploiting Tory loophole and bulk buying flats

The Health Secretary already faces a parliamentary sleaze probe into his alleged failure to register an interest in the company he used to purchase the flats in Ocean Village
www.mirror.co.uk www.mirror.co.uk
 
BrianW said:
Do you hold all politicians to that standard? Or just Labour ones?

Because you must be well aware, as a reasonably informed person, that the House of Commons is full of grifting cunts and has been for - well, essentially forever.

But the media turns a blind eye to most of it as, again, you must be well aware. Maybe because the media itself is largely owned by grifting cunts with (extreme) right-wing views. How many of these 'patriotic' media owners even pay UK tax? Gey few, and they're all deid, as the Scots say.
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It’s the Labour government thread, so unsurprisingly I post in here on matters relating to the Labour government and its ministers.

The same government that, due to its chronic mismanagement of the fiscal position, has been floating a range of what appear stringent and damaging potential tax increases on the housing market and property wealth more generally. During this process, we learn that the deputy prime minister - a particularly vocal proponent of higher taxes - has employed the services of a tax avoidance company to limit her tax liability in relation to the sale of a previous property, and made the nonsense claim that a property in Hove is her main residence in order to avoid £40,000 in tax.

It’s off the scale hypocrisy, and yet the people on here who spend countless hours advocating a hard left, high tax philosophy are all too happy to either excuse it, or simply ignore it.

As a reasonably informed person, you must also be aware of the prospect that much of this information and more general gossip is finding its way to the press via Labour MPs to discredit certain figures ahead of a likely leadership contest next year. Which provides another reason to discuss it on the Labour government thread.
 
BTH said:
Did he make a fuss about David Cameron not being able to remember how many homes he and his wife had? Or Iain Duncan Smith poncing off his wife? Or Jeremy Hunt's portfolio of flats that he forgot to declare?
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The real point for me is how are they affording all these on an MP’s salary? Rayner is perhaps and easier case in point to examine as she didn’t come from money, care home worker, turned MP 10 years ago on £80 odd grand now on cabinet money and buying a spenny house on the south coast? A mortgage perhaps based on a job she could be ousted from at any time? Meh the real money in these gigs is from the book deals and speaker circuits, the gravy train runs long and true for the great and the good. And let’s be honest Rayner has a great story to tell.

The only question is do you begrudge them, given all the exceptional skills they have?

The sad reality is I firmly believe nearly everyone enters politics with the best of intentions - I wonder how many would recognise themselves today.
 
Brewster's millions said:
It’s the Labour government thread, so unsurprisingly I post in here on matters relating to the Labour government and its ministers.

The same government that, due to its chronic mismanagement of the fiscal position, has been floating a range of what appear stringent and damaging potential tax increases on the housing market and property wealth more generally. During this process, we learn that the deputy prime minister - a particularly vocal proponent of higher taxes - has employed the services of a tax avoidance company to limit her tax liability in relation to the sale of a previous property, and made the nonsense claim that a property in Hove is her main residence in order to avoid £40,000 in tax.

It’s off the scale hypocrisy, and yet the people on here who spend countless hours advocating a hard left, high tax philosophy are all too happy to either excuse it, or simply ignore it.

As a reasonably informed person, you must also be aware of the prospect that much of this information and more general gossip is finding its way to the press via Labour MPs to discredit certain figures ahead of a likely leadership contest next year. Which provides another reason to discuss it on the Labour government thread.
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What other residence does she own that could be her main residence for HMRC purposes?

O expert in bullshit and off the scale hypocrisy.
 
Vic said:
I don't think that answered my question.
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She’s eligible to vote in three different constituencies, is she not, so perhaps she should clarify which one she intends to vote in and how that relates to where her primary residence is. Which presumably must be in Tameside, given the constituency she represents?

Also, she should perhaps explain why her primary residence for Council Tax is in Tameside.

And also how much time she intends to spend in Hove, given that she lives in London, and represents Ashton, and has Tameside listed as her primary residence for Council Tax.

Also she might want to explain exactly what advice was provided by the tax avoidance lawyers at Shoosmiths.

And whether it’s just an uncanny coincidence that her property in Ashton was valued at £650k, the exact threshold for avoiding IHT on the share of the property she placed in a trust. A transaction which of course facilitated the tax dodge on the property in Hove.

But of course all of this is fine with yourself, isn’t it Victor?

What a stooge.
 
Brewster's millions said:
She’s eligible to vote in three different constituencies, is she not, so perhaps she should clarify which one she intends to vote in and how that relates to where her primary residence is. Which presumably must be in Tameside, given the constituency she represents?

Also, she should perhaps explain why her primary residence for Council Tax is in Tameside.

And also how much time she intends to spend in Hove, given that she lives in London, and represents Ashton, and has Tameside listed as her primary residence for Council Tax.

Also she might want to explain exactly what advice was provided by the tax avoidance lawyers at Shoosmiths.

And whether it’s just an uncanny coincidence that her property in Ashton was valued at £650k, the exact threshold for avoiding IHT on the share of the property she placed in a trust. A transaction which of course facilitated the tax dodge on the property in Hove.

But of course all of this is fine with yourself, isn’t it Victor?

What a stooge.
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All that crap to avoid answering a simple question.
 
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