To think Farage surely has to go

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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?

He is an MP now,, not a person in broadcasting.

Admittedly, it's a thin line.

And probably a reason why people in broadcasting aren't too keen challenging it.

He won't go because like Trump, his first line of defence is offence, and he never apologises (whereas the left are always trying to appear decent and rational).

Also, his supporters love him regardless and distrust the MSM so will believe it's probably been made up by the evil lefties in alliance with Hilary Clinton or some such stuff.

Angela Rayner is a successful woman, Northern and working class- that alone was enough for a lot of people to hate her. She was also a reasonably left wing bulwark within Labour, and the establishment were always looking to get rid before she damaged their interests.

Social mobility is to some

Project Fear was completely wrong. The world didn't end. Very little changed. Starmer is benefiting massively being able to negotiate on the world stage. We don't have EU levels of tariffs etc. Just like not bringing in hundreds of thousands of immigrants won't hurt, and people will realise working for a living isn't that bad.

https://niesr.ac.uk/blog/five-years-economic-impact-brexit

Quite obvious that you aren't looking objectively, it's a different situation completely. Also legal and not a breach of ethics.

Project Fear didnt predict the end of the world, never mind the loss in GDP

Increased immigration was a result of Brexit

What's "Project Fear"?

It doesn’t pass the smell test though. Nor does the second home he owns in his partner’s name.

Brexit hating think-tank writes anti-brexit report shocker. Labour shortages aren't driven by Brexit - they are driven by our lavish benefits system that pays far too many people not to work. Once Reform cut that back the vacancies will be filled with Brits.

If tax wasn’t in their remit I’d argue they should not have expressed any view re the tax position, other than to recommend that specialist advice should be taken.

And unicorns exist

I'm sorry you can't see a more successful future for the UK.

Didn’t Ken Livingstone have an almost identical arrangement?

Oh I can but not with Farage

Paying the Taliban for example?

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research draws upon its collective memory of policy influence since 1938 to play a pivotal role in national and international policy debates, particularly through our quarterly Economic Outlooks and our Review. We deploy our convening power for policymakers, academics, the media, and other research institutes – from our Westminster base – to bring about better policy.

Another source since you didn’t like the first one.

https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/07/25/why-is-the-uk-struggling-with-its-gdp-growth-and-is-brexit-to-blame

And another.

https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/the-economy-forecast/brexit-analysis/#assumptions

The only success she has is at milking the taxpayer - she had never done a non taxpayer funded job that I'm aware of. And it is usually middle class mumsnet types who hate the working classes (see Brexit and flying British flags). And people like Rayner ARE the establishment - who has more power than the likes of her?

You don't remember Project Fear? Are you just out of school?

So they were driven by the "lavish benefits system" that existed under a Conservative government, in times of austerity?

No, I don't know what it is, explain it to me like I'm 6?

“I’m working class and we like to dance” is my favourite AR quote.

Yes since Blair introduced benefits for all. The system has ballooned and ballooned. That is why people have got so used to it. It is shocking what happened under the Conversative Government. That is why the system needs to be Reform ed.

They told her to get specialist advice. She failed to go through with that. She only has herself to blame which is why she’s now out.

No MP could do the media round with any defence.

Pulling at straws here, OP

Genuine concerns about the effects of Brexit spun by the right wing media and grifters as having no faith in your country that turned out to be true and we're yet to see the sunlit uplands.