If you wanna focus on how much her house cost then you're part of the problem.Her brand is she grew up dirt poor, left school with no qualifications and pregnant, dragged herself up and got on in life - supported by the state. Not an uninspiring story and one she often uses to highlight she is one of us.
Then buys a £800k house and forgets to pay tax. Not really the image she likes to portray. So yes it damages her brand whether or not you like the word.
You do realise that politicians are public service employees who are democratically elected to serve their constituents?Do you really think that someone who's only meaningful employment was working in a care home has the credentials to be an MP and possibly Prime Minister!
Exactly - the non-payment of tax on the additi property was a huge oversight/misunderstanding which worked against her as she has been very vocal around grubby financial transactions from other party MP's.You do realise that politicians are public service employees who are democratically elected to serve their constituents?
There are questions around her judgement and honesty when it comes to her financial affairs, but like her or not, she is more representative of a vast majority of her constituents than any Etonian twat could ever be.
I find it bloody weird that large sections of our society are so judgemental towards a working-class woman made good. Have we not had enough of pampered charlatans? Is it against the rules for a single mum to rise?
Some of the comments sections are utterly vile about her - 'slag, disgusting, and common-as-muck' slurs are commonplace and reflect very badly on the nation.
Yes, and they also tell you to get on your bike and look for work, but the bike is not a metaphor for a boat, clearly, even though the bike is a metaphor for a boat if you can become an ex-pat, which you cannot if you arrive but you can if you leave.Also, isn’t she what Tories tell us all we can do? I.e. work hard and you’ll make it to the top?
As far as I'm concerned that sort of politician died out long ago. Destroyed by a news media that is run by the rich. And They don't want any uppityness from the working classes. They don't want us to have a leader.I find it bloody weird that large sections of our society are so judgemental towards a working-class woman made good. Have we not had enough of pampered charlatans? Is it against the rules for a single mum to rise?
Some of the comments sections are utterly vile about her - 'slag, disgusting, and common-as-muck' slurs are commonplace and reflect very badly on the nation.
It means the OP is just wrong.She has been cleared by the HMRC of any intentional wrong doing and wasn't fined, not sure how that relates to the above unless I have got it wrong.
I’m with you, would rather they weren’t distracted by this and got on with the task at hand.I hope she gets the job. I would rather we just kept kier in though, this is literally chaos for the last ten years or so.
Well HMRC won't say - because they are legally prevented from releasing details of the case.Not defending anyone simply saying You claim to know for certain she deliberately didn’t pay tax but have no proof to back up your assertion.
I 100% agree with that statement but that not give her an automatic right to punch above her weight and win the fights.She can be very proud of herself in what she has achieved
If you wanna focus on how much her house cost then you're part of the problem.
My Ma had 5 kids and we lived on a council estate. After grafting her arse off for years doing shit jobs and night school. Smoke and drank as well. Years later she bought a flat in London for ten times what it would cost up North. She was still the same person politically and always stood up for those she 'left behind'.
She was found not to have broken any law. You need to get over itWell HMRC won't say - because they are legally prevented from releasing details of the case.
All they care about is the due tax was paid. They got the tax owed. I note Rayner has not provided details on whether interest was paId.
Applying a fine only occurs for tax evasion. And that costs money and £40k isn't worth the grief of taking it forward.
She can onlu get off If she publishes all the correspondence between her and HMRC to show she is totally in the clear ( and she can do this so long as HMRC employee names are redacted.)
Even then if she doesn't know you pay more Stamp duty on a 2nd home than on the 1st then she isn't competent to be a Minister, let alone Prime Minister.
More to the point she is a hypocrite for castigating anyone who is in discussions with HMRC about the amount of tax they have to pay - when the cases haven't been resolved. At least they are actually trying to pay the correct amount of tax they owe.
NonsenseI 100% agree with that statement but that not give her an automatic right to punch above her weight and win the fights.
It's all about realising your limitations and moreover accepting them. Her limitations are clearly illustrated by the problem she created faced with HMRC.
Seems to not hinder Farage and lots of the Tory shitstains who are on another level altogether with the stunts they've pulled regarding tax and money swindling.The tax is the bigger issue and it doesn’t matter a single jot that it was believed to be an honest mistake. It will follow her around like a bad smell.