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?

And you don't seem to have a grasp of the economic model I'm referring to as you just equate it with 'lefties' and fat Injections so maybe we should leave it there.

I think you’re right, I am struggling to grasp the meaning of your posts.

I just thought you might appreciate a more detailed description as to its relative success.

Well that's your decision.

That's kind of you, but I think we already established upthread that you are quite young and young people with few assets generally turn to socialist policies, as we grow up and start to have more assets of our own oddly the idea of sharing them gets less attractive. It is always easier to spend someone else's money, it is harder when someone else is spending your money. In the future I'm sure you will understand this, as most people do as they age.

I'm not young but guessing you are older than me. I have an asset of a home if that is what you mean 😂

Speak for yourself

It's well established that people move to the right as they get older on average. As I say it is easier when you spending someone elses money.

Anyway got to go now. It's been a pleasant day off debating with socialists. We might have persuaded a few people that becoming Denmark is not a credible alternative to Reform.

...more comedy, you should consider the Edinburgh fringe next year?

This doesn’t sound remotely funny to me.

There is indeed greater inequality of wealth in the US, but the level of wealth in the US is much higher than compared to the UK.

So that the poorest state in the US which is Mississippi still has a higher GDP per capita than the UK.

In short the US is richer than the UK but the gap between rich and poor is greater, whereas the UK is poorer but the gap between rich and poor is less.

Or to put it another way yes the rich in the US are wealthier than the rich in the UK but equally the poor in the US are richer than the poor in the UK.

don’t be silly you could move to luton or baghdad and it would be much worse.

Baghdad is actually not that bad these days.

🤣 Luton’s not great

I’m 60. I’m more left wing now than I’ve ever been.

I go somewhere different every year. I love a bit of culture shock. I still do research before I book. It would be madness not to.

I'll concede that point. I've been to Luton it is definitely one of those places where the airport is the main thing so people can leave.

Absolutely. But many posters would be happy if we are all poor, provided that no one is rich.

It’s quite rare, once people have assets and children they become more conservative. Do you mind me asking if you’ve worked in the public sector most of your life and if you have dc?

Well, I suppose these got to be some haven't there - we can't all think the same.

I don't think it's rare for people who have assets and children to have voted in 2024 for Labour, which is a centrist party with its current outlook. in fact that is literally the reason the people - friends/family who range from very wealthy to average income, voted for them.

The people I know that should read.

60s never worked in PS, children.... higher rate tax payer for much of it... assets? enough to retire early.......next?

You r just playing to an out of date stereotype, which another pp used to keep asking about too....

What he is doing is legal, what Rayner did was illegal, massive difference in law plus Rayner was in government and deputy leader and deputy PM and housing minister and extremely vocal pre election about dodging taxes and there she was ignoring advice to see a tax specialist and dodging 40k of stamp duty, I hope she gets a massive fine and dropped by Labour