<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[A few examples of some of the gross hypocrisy when it came to the press and certain political parties when it came to the tax affairs of Angela Rayner.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A few examples of some of the gross hypocrisy when it came to the press and certain political parties when it came to the tax affairs of Angela Rayner.</p><p>Rayner avoided £40,000 in stamp duty by not declaring that the luxury flat in Hove she bought was a second home.<br />She apparently believed that this was applicable, as she has no ownership stake in the house the father of her son lives in.</p><p>The other examples here were however deliberate tax avoidance. Starting with the Telegraph.</p>

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<div class="row"><div class="col-12"><p><a href="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/155/994/811/631/958/original/8b1947b6882565cb.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/155/994/811/631/958/original/8b1947b6882565cb.jpg</a></p></div></div>]]></description><link>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/ShredderLivesOn/statuses/115155995009181798</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/ShredderLivesOn/statuses/115155995009181798</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[shredderliveson@mastodon.scot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:43:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few examples of some of the gross hypocrisy when it came to the press and certain political parties when it came to the tax affairs of Angela Rayner. on Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:43:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Before he was using shell companies, Farage benefited from setting up a trust in an offshore tax haven.</p><p>The Dear Farage had placed his entire 33% stake in his company Farage Limited into a tax haven based on the Isle of Man.<br />Although he claims to have received no money, almost £1 million in dividends had been paid out to his brother Andrew. At a reduced tax rate of course.</p><p>Farage only held his hands up and called it 'a mistake' after his dealings had been exposed.</p>

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