Amber Rudd - no surprise.

[Robin-H 11]

If there's nothing wrong with the practice then why is everyone in the public eye so keen to deny doing it and distance themselves from it.

 

The answer is simple - It is morally wrong.

 

Mind you I don't think it's their own morals that make them deny it.

It is if they are seen to do it the public, and the media, will punish them.

 

I don't believe that Rudd has commented on it, she certainly isn't denying anything.

[Flanker7 20]

She a public figure. She has to comment on it or everyone will believe the worst.

 

'No comment' just won't wash

[Robin-H 11]

She a public figure. She has to comment on it or everyone will believe the worst.

 

'No comment' just won't wash

 

You're probably right there yes. That doesn't mean that they are keen to deny it because they are in the public eye tho.

[Flanker7 20]

If they can possibly deny it they will, to show the public and the media they are squeaky clean.

 

If they don't deny it - IT MUST BE TRUE!*

 

 

 

*Sorry, I suffered from an outburst of red top headline writing there.

[El Cid 221]

The best policy if you want to get off is remain silent, then work out a good defense is afterwards.

[Flanker7 20]

The best policy if you want to get off is remain silent, then work out a good defense is afterwards.

 

"You do not have to say anything, *but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court...."

 

Insert * but it may harm your defence in the media. - only more so.

[I1L2T3 10]

Find me an article that says she illegally avoided tax. You can't.

 

I'm not even sure there are articles that says she legally reduced her tax, what exactly is the story here? She was a director of an offshore company 16 years ago. Big wow.

 

When did I say she did anything illegal.

 

What I am complaining about is the way that certain posters try to kill off the debate as soon as there are any questions about the tax affairs of a Tory. It's automatic fawningly pathetic behaviour and it's tiresome.

[Santo 10]

"You do not have to say anything, *but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court...."

 

Insert * but it may harm your defence in the media. - only more so.

 

....anything you do say may be given in evidence.*

 

*insert implication 'or used against you by the media.'

[Mister M 1,626]

genuine answer "aggressive tax avoidance" is efficient use of the Uk tax laws as they are.

on the outside there will be those that despise avoidance but still practise it secretly in one form or another generally left leaning ahem Tony Bliar et all champagne socialists etc etc

 

Well fancy that. In 2012, Amber Rudd was made Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. The same time that George Osborne publically slated people who were aggressive tax avoiders as 'morally repugnant':

 

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4b90a3c-7379-11e1-94ba-00144feab49a.html#axzz4L0XjsNmY

 

As his official bag carrier, one would've thought that Rudd agreed with his sentiments. So is she a hypocrite too?

[Robin-H 11]

Well fancy that. In 2012, Amber Rudd was made Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. The same time that George Osborne publically slated people who were aggressive tax avoiders as 'morally repugnant':

 

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4b90a3c-7379-11e1-94ba-00144feab49a.html#axzz4L0XjsNmY

 

As his official bag carrier, one would've thought that Rudd agreed with his sentiments. So is she a hypocrite too?

 

Where is the evidence that Rudd was 'aggressively avoiding tax'?

[I1L2T3 10]

Where is the evidence that Rudd was 'aggressively avoiding tax'?

 

We don't know if there is any evidence yet but we 100% have the right to ask questions of our elected politicians.

 

Nobody should try and shut down that debate, which is what you are attempting to do.

[Robin-H 11]

We don't know if there is any evidence yet but we 100% have the right to ask questions of our elected politicians.

 

Nobody should try and shut down that debate, which is what you are attempting to do.

 

I am asking for evidence of the things that she is being accused of. How is that attempting to shut down the debate?