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Rishi Sunak’s wife is NOT elected OR in a public role but she is a woman

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BigGreenSpacehopper · 08/04/2022 09:05

Have you noticed that Zac Goldsmith (elected), Mark Carney (role of significance to all of us as Govenor of the Bank of England), 4th Viscount Rothmere (controlling shareholder and Chair of the Daily Mail) all have non Dom status but no mention is really made. However, a woman, who has no public role, has never said anything public, is being criticised for her non Dom status?

And yes she’s getting massive dividends but I imagine as it’s family money there is a massive pre-nup in place so it’s not like Rishi will be able to run off with it!

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rainingsnoring · 09/04/2022 13:57

What relevance does the Labour Party to Sunak and Murthy's murky behaviour?

It is one of those 'arguments' used to distract from the main issues, alongside
'You're just jealous and bitter'
'You would do the same if you could'
'I bet you have an ISA', etc

carefullycourageous · 09/04/2022 14:11

I'm saying we need to compete with countries such as the Netherlands if we wish to retain London as a major financial centre Oh, the government don't give a shit about that, that is why it didn't matter that we left the EU. Anyone using that as a reason not to sort out non-dom status is just bullshitting.

Alexandra2001 · 09/04/2022 14:14

@Clavinova

he voted against same sex marriage

No he didn't.

Ha Ha but he did vote against all the other things, like keeping the disabled poor, closing tax loop holes and his wife's estate still wont pay IHT.
ilovesooty · 09/04/2022 14:14

@Clavinova

It is interesting to consider that if Murthy gave 10% of her wealth to India it would cover the cost of the UK withdrawing aid from India.

The Labour Party could donate the £5 million they received from the Indian steel magnate to set the ball rolling.

More whataboutery.
Clavinova · 09/04/2022 14:14

What relevance does the Labour Party to Sunak and Murthy

Oh silly me - I forgot Labour were an irrelevance - I did wonder why some of the links above were quoting various Labour MPs. You are right of course - who cares what Pat McFadden has to say on this matter.

carefullycourageous · 09/04/2022 14:17

@Clavinova you are so good and loyal, God loves a trier! I always see you try to stick up for the Tories and throw a little mud at Labour on these threads.

rainingsnoring · 09/04/2022 14:18

@Clavinova

What relevance does the Labour Party to Sunak and Murthy

Oh silly me - I forgot Labour were an irrelevance - I did wonder why some of the links above were quoting various Labour MPs. You are right of course - who cares what Pat McFadden has to say on this matter.

Yes, indeed 'silly you'. I was referring to your attempts to smear labour as I'm sure you realise.

Disingenuous response.

HardyBuckette · 09/04/2022 14:18

Dunno about loyalty, trying to whatabout the Rishi problem away seems quite anti-Boris to me.

Clavinova · 09/04/2022 14:20

like keeping the disabled poor

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey voted to 'keep the disabled poor' when he was in the coalition government and he has a disabled son.

TooBigForMyBoots · 09/04/2022 14:20

So glad she has now agreed to paying tax in the UK. Bloody brass neck of the both of them.

carefullycourageous · 09/04/2022 14:21

I do wonder if Johnson is trying to get rid of Sumak not so much because of the direct threat of him taking over (I think that ship had already sailed) but because Sunak's financial policies are seriously affecting Tory polling now.

I have just seen the rural counties polling showing the Tory lead has dropped from 17 points to just 2 points.

I was thinking yesterday - what the fuck are the Tories doing cutting the cost of student loan repayments to high earners and increasing loan repayments for middle and low earners? If they do not appear to be on the side of the middle ground they are going to end up in trouble.

rainingsnoring · 09/04/2022 14:23

@Clavinova

like keeping the disabled poor

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey voted to 'keep the disabled poor' when he was in the coalition government and he has a disabled son.

Hilarious! Now it's the Lib Dems turn for criticism.

When you have nothing sensible to say in defence of Murthy/ Sunak, etc, criticise the person who has made the criticism or make other irrelevant remarks and try to point the finger of blame elsewhere.

HardyBuckette · 09/04/2022 14:32

@carefullycourageous

I do wonder if Johnson is trying to get rid of Sumak not so much because of the direct threat of him taking over (I think that ship had already sailed) but because Sunak's financial policies are seriously affecting Tory polling now.

I have just seen the rural counties polling showing the Tory lead has dropped from 17 points to just 2 points.

I was thinking yesterday - what the fuck are the Tories doing cutting the cost of student loan repayments to high earners and increasing loan repayments for middle and low earners? If they do not appear to be on the side of the middle ground they are going to end up in trouble.

I think that one's about them knowing their votes come from the older groups and wanting to make sure financial sacrifices fall away from their voting base as far as possible. See also, the choice to increase NI which doesn't affect most pensioners and nearly all falls on the working age population. It's not good politics in the long term, because they aren't thinking about where their voters of the future will come from, but the short term rationale is obvious.

That said, the change to student loan repayment thresholds will affect the children of a lot of their voters, so that might have the potential to backfire.

Clavinova · 09/04/2022 14:34

I have just seen the rural counties polling showing the Tory lead has dropped from 17 points to just 2 points.

Only a few counties were polled: Cornwall, Cumbria, North
Yorkshire, Norfolk and Gwynedd. I can't see a percentage for the 'don't knows/undecided' either - recent polls have shown up to 20% undecided.

Viviennemary · 09/04/2022 14:41

Im not voting for tax avoiding folk.

carefullycourageous · 09/04/2022 14:43

@Clavinova

I have just seen the rural counties polling showing the Tory lead has dropped from 17 points to just 2 points.

Only a few counties were polled: Cornwall, Cumbria, North
Yorkshire, Norfolk and Gwynedd. I can't see a percentage for the 'don't knows/undecided' either - recent polls have shown up to 20% undecided.

Yes, I'm sure Tory HQ are not the slightest bit worried Grin

The Tory policy offer is bafflingly shit. Absolutely nothing on offer for almost anyone. They want to liberalise planning, build new nuclear power staions, revisit fracking, all whilst the outlook on both health and wealth get worse for everyone.

StormzyinaTCup · 09/04/2022 15:00

@Viviennemary

Im not voting for tax avoiding folk.
Let's hope Labour are squeaky clean on this then.
Alexandra2001 · 09/04/2022 15:09

@Clavinova

I have just seen the rural counties polling showing the Tory lead has dropped from 17 points to just 2 points.

Only a few counties were polled: Cornwall, Cumbria, North
Yorkshire, Norfolk and Gwynedd. I can't see a percentage for the 'don't knows/undecided' either - recent polls have shown up to 20% undecided.

I live in Cornwall, nothing but Tory MPs down here and a Tory Council, if the Tories can't poll well here, then they've no hope.

Anecdotally, among my many Tory friends, most are no longer Tory atm, partygate and cost of living, add in terrible social care and a broken promise on a new Hospital and its easy to see why.

I think LD's will do well at the next GE.

Alexandra2001 · 09/04/2022 15:11

@Viviennemary

Im not voting for tax avoiding folk.
The thing that gets me is they make the rules so it is avoidance and not evasion (which is illegal)
Tigofigo · 09/04/2022 15:57

@Clavinova

he voted against same sex marriage

No he didn't.

Oh you're right Clav.

I must have been thinking of Jacob Rees Mogg. Or Priti Patel. Or Gavin Williamson. Or Owen Paterson....

Sunak was "absent" for the NI vote though, not exactly a priority for him. Strange how he made the effort to vote on all that other stuff.

cakeorwine · 09/04/2022 16:56

@Clavinova

I have just seen the rural counties polling showing the Tory lead has dropped from 17 points to just 2 points.

Only a few counties were polled: Cornwall, Cumbria, North
Yorkshire, Norfolk and Gwynedd. I can't see a percentage for the 'don't knows/undecided' either - recent polls have shown up to 20% undecided.

If the Tories haven't got a strong lead in North Yorkshire, then CCHQ is going to be worried.
StormzyinaTCup · 09/04/2022 17:04

I have just seen the rural counties polling showing the Tory lead has dropped from 17 points to just 2 points

All the more reason to question the leak being from no.10 right on top of local elections. Unless they have taken a leaf out of the opposition parties and are going for self sabotage.

Clavinova · 09/04/2022 17:21

If the Tories haven't got a strong lead in North Yorkshire

No indication of whether the respondents were evenly spread across the five counties and only 770 out of 1012 made it to the voting intention part of the survey.

daimbarsatemydogsbone · 09/04/2022 17:35

Let's hope Labour are squeaky clean on this then.
Abolishing the Non-dom tax advantages was a Labour manifesto pledge in the 2019 election.

cakeorwine · 09/04/2022 17:37

@Clavinova

If the Tories haven't got a strong lead in North Yorkshire

No indication of whether the respondents were evenly spread across the five counties and only 770 out of 1012 made it to the voting intention part of the survey.

Unusual for you to criticise a survey. Normally you're the first to post a survey if it shows a Tory lead. And you rarely mention the polling numbers or the don't knows.

TBF - it's exactly the same thing I would say to a survey.

Local elections will be fun though.