The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Hibbertinho]

It's great to see Dacre and Murdoch going completely batsh*t-unhinged over Milibrand... may the influence of their media tendrils recede by the day.

 

[Seanjd]

Not really. I defended Miliband when the Mail ran that nonsense about his Dad, it is the same with this.

How on earth is the mail making up a story about Milibands dad hating Britain the same as Cameron's dad exploiting tax avoidance via offshore accounts? Come off it.

 

[Jib in lad]

Not really. I defended Miliband when the Mail ran that nonsense about his Dad, it is the same with this.

This is completely different , this shows Cameron benefited from money held in tax havens.

 

[SNova]

@SNova

Just going to leave this here..

 

[roydo]

How on earth is the mail making up a story about Milibands dad hating Britain the same as Cameron's dad exploiting tax avoidance via offshore accounts? Come off it.

This is completely different , this shows Cameron benefited from money held in tax havens.

Because it isnt illegal for one. I struggle to see how someones Dad arranges their tax affairs has anything to do with his kids for another.

Like the Milibands used a perfectly legal deed of variation on their fathers estate. Couldnt be bothered the slightest me. Obviously you are outraged by that as well though.

 

[Clint Planet]

This is completely different , this shows Cameron benefited from money held in tax havens.

Quite. Hardly a surprise but nice to catch the hypocrite, nonetheless.

 

[Jib in lad]

Because it isnt illegal for one. I struggle to see how someones Dad arranges their tax affairs has anything to do with his kids for another.

Like the Milibands used a perfectly legal deed of variation on their fathers estate. Couldnt be bothered the slightest me. Obviously you are outraged by that as well though.

I'm not outraged or surprised this is the norm for Cameron and his ilk.

 

[roydo]

This is completely different , this shows Cameron benefited from money held in tax havens.

Quite. Hardly a surprise but nice to catch the hypocrite, nonetheless.

I honestly dont get the outrage here. Lambast him for what he does/did, fine and dandy, but you are treading a dangerous path if you think that someone, anyone, should be judged by the tax affairs of their parents.

 

[Brennan]

I honestly dont get the outrage here. Lambast him for what he does/did, fine and dandy, but you are treading a dangerous path if you think that someone, anyone, should be judged by the tax affairs of their parents.

Don't know why you're bothering to be honest.

 

[roydo]

Don't know why you're bothering to be honest.

Clint wanted 1000 pages. Mod duty to act for the masses mate.

 

[Seanjd]

Because it isnt illegal for one. I struggle to see how someones Dad arranges their tax affairs has anything to do with his kids for another.

Like the Milibands used a perfectly legal deed of variation on their fathers estate. Couldnt be bothered the slightest me. Obviously you are outraged by that as well though.

Bit different when Cameron is calling companies who use offshore tax havens "morally wrong". It's pure populist hypocrisy, and hugely different to a rag making up a story about Miliband's dad because he was an immigrant.

@Clint Planet is right, it isn't surprising in the slightest. It's still very important though and we mustn't let the expectancy of the issue get in the way of the fact that on one hand, our prime minister publicly slams offshore tax havens, and on the other is a direct recipient of them.

 

[Jib in lad]

I honestly dont get the outrage here. Lambast him for what he does/did, fine and dandy, but you are treading a dangerous path if you think that someone, anyone, should be judged by the tax affairs of their parents.

Camerons false outrage at people dodging tax might have something to do with it, if you cant see the hypocrisy here then I give up.

 

[The Mighty Quint]

It's great to see Dacre and Murdoch going completely batsh*t-unhinged over Milibrand... may the influence of their media tendrils recede by the day.

The Tory bias from the Murdoch empire is unreal.

Today Sky news been running a headline that one poll has the Tories 5% up on Labour, I distinctly remember Labour having 6% up in one poll 2 weeks ago, didn't get a mention, just kept flicking through in the top corner where they have the various polls on rotation.

Everytime I catch a glimpse of the Sun's front cover over the last month they are bashing Labour or Milliband, it's relentless.

 

[roydo]

Cameron false outrage at people dodging tax might have something to do with it, if you cant see the hypocrisy here then I give up.

Read what I said mate. Not what you think I said.

But to paraphrase, it is a dangerous path to judge anyone on the legal tax affairs of their (dead) parent.

 

[The Mighty Quint]

Quite. Hardly a surprise but nice to catch the hypocrite, nonetheless.

Hope Ed asks where his Dad's cash is held on Question Time tonight, watch him wriggle his way out of that one the Fraud.