To think Farage surely has to go

[OneKookyShark]

So Farage has some dodgy private company set up to avoid paying tax. Is he being pressured to resign as head of Reform? Of course not. Because he’s an entitled privileged man.

The double standards are incredible really. Here’s the story https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/nigel-farage-uses-private-company-to-pay-less-tax-on-gb-news-earnings

While I think Rayner had to resign, why are the same standards not being applied?

But you've made two posts which insinuate that you believe that schools indoctrinate students and push their values on to them.

There are definitely failings in our education system but many "home-educated" children are amongst our most vulnerable and there needs to be a system in place to protect them all.

Are people seriously this clueless? Farage owns a company through which he trades. That company pays corporation tax at 25% the same as any other company. If he wanted to use the money in the company he would have to extract that money as salary or dividends on which he would pay tax. He is not avoiding tax.

Unless you think all private companies are tax avoidance structures?

I honestly have to shake my head at some people.

Tp Farage seems to be one of them. He admits he pays less tax this way and says he employs people. There is one employee listed for his company. Himself. https://news.sky.com/video/farage-admits-he-pays-less-tax-on-his-earnings-by-using-private-company-13425980

The thing is it is easy to criticise, maybe you should try it yourself?

What, have somebody write my resignation letter?

I cannot stand the man or everything he stands for
But this does apply

We pay his public salary and he never actually goes to work in his constituency.

He repeatedly claimed he had bought a house in Clacton but that was a lie - it was his partner buying the house (she must have just fallen in love with Clacton)

He has flown all the way to America just to bad mouth the UK. If only he put this much effort into being less of a bellend.

He is earning income from his speaking gigs but putting it all through a company - that’s got tax avoidance written all over it.

We pay his public salary and he never actually goes to work in his constituency.

This. And the same when he was an MEP getting a salary and allowance. Lying cheat.

Not to mention the fundamental fact that AS. AN. MEP. he should have known about and been transparent about the impact of his beloved Brexshit on border management!
Either he was too lazy to show up and find out about the workings of the EU, or he is a liar and the worst type of cheat.
I cannot fathom how anyone could listen to that snake oil salesman.

Exactly!

Hilarious that Farage has incurred such wrath. My money's on half of those same those posters, being in hiding during the tax evasion of Rayner.

I think you’ll find many are angry with Rayner for being so stupid but also angry that the likes of Farage don't get the scrutiny, and also with the fact that some of the legal avoidance tactics he’s using are legal anyway. The company thing is nonsense, it only employs him. And he lied about the house, saying he’d exchanged contracts and was going to live there. He hadn’t - his ‘partner’ (not his wife, to whom he is still married, I believe) exchanged contracts and I’m not sure he’s ever spent a night there. He certainly hasn’t done any surgeries for his constituents, preferring to go to the states and run the country down. What a patriot, eh?

Yes Farage doesn’t get scrutiny or if he does he’s like Teflon.

Odd isn’t it. If Labour MPs had second jobs netting them £400,000 per year they’d be slated. But for right wing politicians with other work it’s fine, almost a badge of honour.

i just checked, as a UK Member of Parliament Farage’s basic salary is £93,904 as of April 2025. That household income is supplemented by whatever his French partner earns in her political roles.

Does he really to be adding £400,000 to that by working part time elsewhere? Yes it may be permitted, but it is a moral question about the nature of true public service and statesmanship.

Oh yes, it's always like 'free speech': one rule for them, one rule for the rest.

He's an agitator. Not a statesman.

I was referring to the post I quoted, where that poster appeared to cite opinions on MN as a reliable source of information.

That could also describe Labour.

‘Labour’ - a group - can’t be a ‘statesman’. Labour is an established party of government, agitators are disruptors.
I also think if you look at the international press they’ll very much see Starmer as a statesman.

“ He’s an agitator not a statesman”
is a good analysis of Farage. Absurd to apply it to a whole party.

Corbyn was criticised for his agitation tendencies too, but I bet it’s not been as lucrative for him!
With Farage it’s £450,000 on top of his MEP salary after Brexit.
£ 400,000 on top of his £93,000 plus expenses MP salary now.

Lucrative sideline this agitation lark.

I don't think mn is close to public opinion, it doesn't reflect Labour and Reform's position in the polls as it is more pro Labour, but what the pp said on Labour responding to Reform's lead is correct.

You can see it with Starmer's switch on asylum policies and headlines.

Well, he clearly agitates you. You really shouldn't so easily show your hand.

Fair enough, I’ll rephrase to refer to Labour as ‘a group of agitators’.

😆 😆

Still not accurate though, is it? For reasons in the post you responded to.