Panama Papers

[Strontium]

Nothing on this on the Independent website as yet. Is its owner implicated, by any chance?

 

Seems to be the top story on the Independent website. Suspect light cover on a Sunday evening is more to blame than some conspiracy of silence.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Well the BBC have covered Cameron's father as being with MF. 

[Josef Svejk]

Seems to be the top story on the Independent website. Suspect light cover on a Sunday evening is more to blame than some conspiracy of silence.

My second thought was: once quality newspaper turned increasingly shite website.

 

Nevertheless, it's owner is an interesting character...

 

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[Section_31]

Keep reading the thread title as 'Panama Peppers' and think it sounds like an excellent Tony Soprano sandwich. 

[Bjornebye]

Keep reading the thread title as 'Panama Peppers' and think it sounds like an excellent Tony Soprano sandwich.

I thought it was a cigar thread at first

[Ginny]

Imagine you had that much cash that you had to hide loads of it

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Imagine you had that much cash that you had to hide loads of it

 

They are all aiming at being the richest person in the graveyard. 

[Gnasher]

They are all aiming at being the richest person in the graveyard.

 

Quite happy with the graveyard bit.

[G Richards]

If the main thing this tells us is a few tinpot oil dictators are dodgy, plus the usual finger pointing at Russia and China, then it's not that useful. As someone said above, tell us about western politicians, leaders and companies. We have (supposedly) the rule of law, so maybe something could be done about proven illegal activity.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I don't think what the likes of Cameron's dad has done is illegal. Morally it's dubious. It's one thing to have a company abroad that makes it's money abroad so you aren't really syphoning money out the country you are based in,  but to create a make believe company that exists purely to take advantage of that tax loophole is unethical. I'd personally say it's far more unethical from a politician who on such matters as tax or other areas were there could be conflict of interest, they should be held to a far higher standard. It's said the golden rule is whoever has the gold makes the rules, it's certainly true. Our politicians for too long have been able to treat the Country, it's services, assets and finances like their own little trust fund or career maker. Our politicians do not face real accountability and they should.

[Section_31]

Thought it was widely known about him being a tax dodger?

[Strontium]

I don't think what the likes of Cameron's dad has done is illegal. Morally it's dubious. It's one thing to have a company abroad that makes it's money abroad so you aren't really syphoning money out the country you are based in,  but to create a make believe company that exists purely to take advantage of that tax loophole is unethical. I'd personally say it's far more unethical from a politician who on such matters as tax or other areas were there could be conflict of interest, they should be held to a far higher standard. It's said the golden rule is whoever has the gold makes the rules, it's certainly true. Our politicians for too long have been able to treat the Country, it's services, assets and finances like their own little trust fund or career maker. Our politicians do not face real accountability and they should.

 

In what sense is David Cameron to blame for the things his deceased father did?

[Bjornebye]

In what sense is David Cameron to blame for the things his deceased father did?

 

 

He didn't say he was. 

[Strontium]

He didn't say he was.

 

I assumed that when he was talking about politicians should be accountable, that as Cameron's father wasn't a politician, he must have been talking about Cameron. But it isn't clear I suppose.

[Bobby Hundreds]

In what sense is David Cameron to blame for the things his deceased father did?

He isn't. I'm on about the unnamed politicians.

[Strontium]

I hear you. I wouldn't expect any politicians involved in this to remain unnamed for long.

[Gnasher]

In what sense is David Cameron to blame for the things his deceased father did?

The sprog of Cameron senior has undoubtedly benefited by his old man swinderling the uk economy out of tax receipts. The fees for Eton alone doesn't come cheep.

[Ginny]

Always remember my old fella getting court summons for refusing to pay poll tax when it was introduced. Threatened with jail time etc... Would have been nice for Cameron's dad to have lovely tax breaks like Panama whilst thatcher shafted all the working classes. He worked fuckin hard on the tools all his life my dad. Fucking sickening this shit

[Bobby Hundreds]

The mad thing is, is this is only one company in one place and apparently it's only about a third of that Company's information. 

[Anubis]

For me it's not about Cameron's dad doing it. It was legal so he was entitled to do it.

 

But Cameron, as a beneficiary, has received the benefit of this little ploy. And so it pisses me off when said beneficiary waxes lyrical about austerity, belt-tightening, closing tax loopholes, and how we are all in it together.

[Em City]

For me it's not about Cameron's dad doing it. It was legal so he was entitled to do it.

 

But Cameron, as a beneficiary, has received the benefit of this little ploy. And so it pisses me off when said beneficiary waxes lyrical about austerity, belt-tightening, closing tax loopholes, and how we are all in it together.

 

We're all in it together.

 

Now get back to work.

[Rico1304]

Interesting article, apologies if already posted

 

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/why-you-should-care-about-panama-papers-mossack-fonseca?utm_source=vicetwitteruk

[Hooch]

For me it's not about Cameron's dad doing it. It was legal so he was entitled to do it.

But Cameron, as a beneficiary, has received the benefit of this little ploy. And so it pisses me off when said beneficiary waxes lyrical about austerity, belt-tightening, closing tax loopholes, and how we are all in it together.

Exactly. The fucking ming.

[Gnasher]

In what sense is David Cameron to blame for the things his deceased father did?

The question is, is he still benefiting from his father's tax avoidance. Anyway weren't you saying the other day about people on the dole thanking the taxpayer every day for the benefits they receive? I'm sure the soon to be unemployed Steelworks are grateful to people like Cameron.

[Strontium]

Anyway weren't you saying the other day about people on the dole thanking the taxpayer every day for the benefits they receive?

 

No, I wasn't.