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Is it OK to break the law if you are a Tory?

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MaizieD Mon 16-Jan-23 13:54:25

What article in the New Statesman is that, Baggs. The only one I could find doesn't comment on the legality or otherwise of his evasion.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 16-Jan-23 13:52:14

I quoted nothing.

volver Mon 16-Jan-23 13:50:58

You "quoted" something that Fleurpepper didn't say. You may want to read her post and then read yours and see what I mean.

Its not me who is twisting words.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 16-Jan-23 13:49:09

No shifting of blame at all volver. Don’t twist my words.

volver Mon 16-Jan-23 13:45:46

Germanshepherdsmum

Your first paragraph isn’t very pleasant Fleurpepper. We are not all the same and cheats can be found in all walks of life and political persuasions. So easy to tar everyone with the same brush though isn’t it?

Fleurpepper didn't say they were all the same and attempting to say that she did is incorrect, and smacks of trying to shift blame.

AGAA4 Mon 16-Jan-23 13:40:28

I dislike some people getting away with things others have been punished for. That's not justice.

Baggs Mon 16-Jan-23 13:37:17

I've looked at two articles about this (New Statesman and The National because they were the first to appear). It's not clear at this stage that NZ has broken the law on tax.

Piggot presumably had.

Yes, I know tax laws are crazy.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 16-Jan-23 13:31:46

Your first paragraph isn’t very pleasant Fleurpepper. We are not all the same and cheats can be found in all walks of life and political persuasions. So easy to tar everyone with the same brush though isn’t it?

Oldbat1 Mon 16-Jan-23 13:31:45

He should resign without doubt. Johnson too continues with secrecy over numerous dodgy donations. Tory sleeze continues - I just hope conservative voters get their heads out of the sand. (I hope Johnson is given a really rough ride during the enquiry and not permitted to waffle and avoid direct questioning).

Fleurpepper Mon 16-Jan-23 13:24:09

Probably because so many of them are guilty of same! Disgusting.

We should all write to our MPs about this, and say exactly what is in the OP.

MaizieD Mon 16-Jan-23 13:22:35

It's been reported in most of the national press.

But I get the feeling that a lot of tory supporters are more worried about benefit cheats than they are about the greed and corruption of their parliamentary representatives.

CvD66 Mon 16-Jan-23 13:12:20

In 1987 Lester Pigott was imprisoned for tax evasion of £3m. Nadhim Zahawi (former chancellor) is having to pay back £3m used a tax evasion process incorrectly. He lied about this process and instructed lawyers to threaten a tax lawyer, who exposed him. Zahawi should resign and then face criminal charges both for the tax evasion and threats. But he’s a Tory….and the BBC aren’t even covering his crime.