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  1. Miserable_Shoulder60 on

    Yeh but the reason England is struggling is because immigrants, not all the extremely wealthy money!

  2. Express-Doughnut-562 on

    The difference here being one deliberately set out to avoid paying the tax and got their affairs in order to make it acceptable, whereas the other did it seemingly accidentally and in good faith and will now pay the outstanding tax.

    Which is why it makes sense that the one who did it deliberately is being punish… wait what?

  3. Affectionate_Role849 on

    Another desperate attempt to downplay what Rayner did, relying on the fact that people will only read the headline and not the article. Why can’t people just accept that what Rayner did was wrong without trying to deflect?

    >his partner Laure Ferrari, 46, who shelled out almost £900,000 for the plush home. As her sole property, she would be liable for nearly £32,000 in stamp duty,

    He has no interest in the property, he would have no reason to pay stamp duty. Unlike Rayner, who attempted to dodge it on stamp duty she actually owed. It’s not hypocritical, and it’s not breaking any rules.

    This is the same as the article that keep getting posted to do with his limited company. It’s a completely normal thing to do, and it isn’t tax evasion.

  4. Because his followers do not care, nor do his financial hackers. Reform voters do not want honesty, just like how they do not want free speech, they want to see others suffer. They love seeing the fallout from Labour dealing with an MP in a scandal (not just Raynor) but will happily ignore the numerous scandals if Reform councillors because of that. It is like how flying the flag with the intent to intimidate is free speech to them, but god forbid you criticise the Reform party’s policies in a local newspaper because that excuses being silenced. Farage is just playing into that.

  5. KnightOfTheOldCode94 on

    If that’s true then he should face the same punishment however from the article:

    “There is no suggestion that either Mr Farage or his girlfriend have broken any rules over the Clacton house.”

    Seems like his girlfriend bought the house and he lives there with her.

  6. Firstly I want to be clear I think Farage is a knob and reform is a scary prospect for the country.

    But I’ve read the article and don’t see an issue or any actual evidence of an indiscretion or evasion or misdirection, just an assumption that he must have secretly given his well to do French politician wife the money.

    The situation doesn’t appear to be comparable to Rayners.