wrighty Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 1/22/2023 at 5:52 PM, Apple said: ...and he was the Chancellor when apparently he was trying to sort it all out with the HMRC, of which he is in charge of, isn't he? It's just like a rerun of the past with this new Sunak UK Government. Who's next in the frame? Grant Schnapps ? He was chancellor for about 2 weeks before Liz Truss threw him under the bus (shortly before doing the decent thing herself). Under Sunak he’s in what seems like a party position rather than a government job. The whole thing is quite unbelievable though. He owed £5million in tax?! Far more than just about everybody will earn in a lifetime. How did the country end up with these totally out of touch twats in charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 17 hours ago, wrighty said: How did the country end up with these totally out of touch twats in charge? First past the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted Wednesday at 03:02 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:02 PM On 1/23/2023 at 9:39 PM, wrighty said: How did the country end up with these totally out of touch twats in charge? It's been going on since forever. Cameron had a Cabinet stuffed full of millionaires, IDS and Howard & Co before that, Major, back to Thatcher and her acolytes. Wealth forms the the "Natural Party of Government". No wonder they didn't want the EU Tax Directive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted Wednesday at 03:55 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:55 PM Zahawi is worth about £100m but he still expected his stables to be heated by the public purse! That tells you all you need to know about him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted Wednesday at 04:55 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:55 PM On 1/23/2023 at 9:39 PM, wrighty said: He was chancellor for about 2 weeks before Liz Truss threw him under the bus (shortly before doing the decent thing herself). That was Kwarteng. Easy mistake to make when there have been so many of them. They are a comedy of incompetence. It feels a lot like 1997 during the fag end of the Thatcher/Major years. Entitlement, every man for himself, factional infighting. A disgrace really. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted Wednesday at 07:12 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:12 PM 2 hours ago, woolley said: That was Kwarteng. Easy mistake to make when there have been so many of them. They are a comedy of incompetence. It feels a lot like 1997 during the fag end of the Thatcher/Major years. Entitlement, every man for himself, factional infighting. A disgrace really. Easy indeed. Was he chancellor briefly after Sunak resigned to pile the pressure on Boris, or have I got this completely wrong? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted Wednesday at 07:51 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:51 PM Bit of a surprise this story really, I mean, he doesn't look like a stereotypical villain at all. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted Wednesday at 07:55 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:55 PM 2 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: Bit of a surprise this story really, I mean, he doesn't look like a stereotypical villain at all. Always found him creepy...never answers a question (I mean, even far less so than most politicians try not to). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted Wednesday at 10:19 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:19 PM 2 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Bit of a surprise this story really, I mean, he doesn't look like a stereotypical villain at all. ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM 3 hours ago, wrighty said: Easy indeed. Was he chancellor briefly after Sunak resigned to pile the pressure on Boris, or have I got this completely wrong? No, that's right it was during that period as well that the "offences" were committed. It's laughable, a bank junior isn't allowed to be overdrawn on the grounds of financial responsibility but the Chancellor of the time can make "mistakes" running into millions in penalties and money owing to HMRC and his party will still cut him slack. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted Wednesday at 11:02 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:02 PM (edited) 8 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: ... the Chancellor of the time can make "mistakes" running into millions in penalties and money owing to HMRC and his party will still cut him slack. That's probably because most of them are into the same game... Edited Wednesday at 11:03 PM by quilp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted Thursday at 02:25 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:25 PM 15 hours ago, Non-Believer said: No, that's right it was during that period as well that the "offences" were committed. It's laughable, a bank junior isn't allowed to be overdrawn on the grounds of financial responsibility but the Chancellor of the time can make "mistakes" running into millions in penalties and money owing to HMRC and his party will still cut him slack. There shouldn't need to be an enquiry. Even the whiff of tax dodging while Chancellor of the Exchequer should be enough. We're getting beyond shockable nowadays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted Thursday at 02:25 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:25 PM (edited) (Duplicate. One of those "click once, MF posts it twice" events. Edited Thursday at 02:28 PM by woolley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted Thursday at 03:36 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:36 PM 1 hour ago, woolley said: We're getting beyond shockable nowadays. @woolley I'm not so sure. Some of the candidates in this years "The Appentice" are just beyond dreadful! Cringeworthy tv at it's very worst.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted Thursday at 03:51 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:51 PM 14 minutes ago, P.K. said: @woolley I'm not so sure. Some of the candidates in this years "The Appentice" are just beyond dreadful! Cringeworthy tv at it's very worst.... I really wouldn't know. The very notion fills me with dread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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