Anonymous left a reply on Lord Ashcroft admits 'non-dom' tax status:
My original question was: "What are people complaining about here? That he doesn't pay enough or that domiciles pay too much?"
Anon answered: "I suspect people are mostly complaining that he is simultaneously a senior figure in a UK political party and claiming tax benefits of not really belonging to the UK."
OK. I can understand why people in the UK only want to be governed by people based in, and with allegiance to, the UK and who are subject to the same laws as those they govern.
In which case, what the heck are we doing allowing ourselves to be governed by the EU? Or indeed by the UN or the IMF?
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Exactly, MW, exactly!
What are we doing allowing it? Fundamentally, we have no choice. Added to that, there's so much gravy involved that the politicos can't keep away. Even Nigel Farage, who claims to be opposed to UK's membership of the EU, is happy to be a MEP despite the fact that our membership or otherwise is not in the purview of the body he's "representing" us in. Still, it's easy money.
Does anyone really give that much of a toss about him?
The guy gave about 5% of the money to the Conservatives. He didn't say what his status was. Cast your vote according to that information.
I really, really couldn't give a toss if he's a non-dom or not. We know that most domiciled MPs put their career over country when it came to the vote on Iraq.
Add to the above that he probably pays more tax on his UK income than 99% of the "affronted" population.
JT, I don't.
P, he probably does.
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