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David Cameron “Effectively” Inherited £500k Without Paying A Penny In Tax
David Cameron "effectively" inherited half a million pounds without paying a penny in tax, it has been revealed. The PM received £200,000 from his mother after his father's death which will only become liable to inheritance tax of up to 40 per cent if she dies within seven years of handing over the money. The records show two £100,000 payments were made a year after Cameron inherited £300,000 from his father. Had he received the half a million pounds in one lump sum he would...
Lights go out on Solar power after government cuts
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Government recently announced a 65 per cent cut to subsidies to household solar power instillations, but the reduction in new take-up makes poor reading for green campaigners. Household solar power installations in the previous two months have slumped by 75 per cent, which will reduce the clean energy hopes of many in the UK. The figures came from the energy regulator who indicated that there was 21 megawatts (MW) of small solar installed in...
VIDEO – Four times PM has condemned ‘immoral’ tax avoidance
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor This video below, courtesy of the Independent, shows four times the PM has took it upon himself to lay into "immoral" tax avoidance during various speeches. He really gives the impression he hates the terrible people who are involved in these schemes, but as we know now, he used to quite enjoy it. Watch Video Here
PM to be reported to Parliamentary Standards over offshore trust
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor It has emerged that David Cameron will be reported to the Parliamentary Standards commissioner regarding the shares he held in his own late father’s trust, Blairmore. He will face a sleaze inquiry into why he failed to declare his slice of the offshore fund. John Mann, Labour MP said he will refer Cameron to the standards watchdog for keeping £30k of offshore shares a secret when he was in opposition, and was climbing up through...
Zari – Sesame Street’s new hijab-wearing muppet
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The world famous Sesame Street has launched a new muppet character “Zari” a feminist from Afghanistan. Zari will teach kids about “girl empowerment, social and emotional wellbeing.” She will appear in season 5 of Baghch-e-Simsim, which is the Afghani version of Sesame Street. The children’s show Twitter account went wild when the news was released this week. Saad Mohseni, the President of the MOBY group, that airs various TV shows for children in Afghanistan said:...
Toy Dog Lost In Space By School Children
A nation-wide search has been launched after Sam the Space Dog was lost in space. Children from Morecambe Bay Community Primary school launched the dog into space attached to a helium balloon with a GPS tracker and a GoPro. But when the payload returned to earth, the dog was nowhere to be seen. Chris Rose, from SentIntoSpace.com, which creates educational space missions for schools and helped with the launch, told the Lancashire Evening News: “Our GPS tracking equipment and live telemetry...
Jeremy Corbyn Reacts To Reporter Shoving Mic In His Face
Jeremy Corby reacted angrily to a reporter shoving a recording device in front of his face outside his home this morning. LBC reporter Charlotte Wright tried to question Corbyn over whether he thinks David Cameron should resign. The PM revealed yesterday that he had a stake in the Panama-incorporated Blairmore fund, which he sold before taking office in Number 10. But the Labour Leader wasn't prepared to add fuel to the debate. After greeting journalists outside his house he reacted angrily when LBC's Wright...
Is The Guardian The Biggest Hypocrite Of All?
The Guardian, along with its international media partners, can certainly be smug about the orchestration of this week's revelations. The Panama Papers look set to be one of the biggest scoops of the century and have already claimed the scalp of one World leader and implicated several others. But the paper is arguably as culpable as its victims in the shameful world of tax dodging. Political blogger Paul Staines has pointed to an inquiry by Guido Fawkes into the tax...
Public Gets Cameron’s Dirty Tax Dealings “In Instalments”
The full extent of PM David Cameron's dodgy tax dealings are been leaked to the public "in installments", according to Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson. Cameron came clean about his tax affairs yesterday after dodging questions for nearly a week. The revelations show: - The PM and his wife bought in to the Panama-incorporated Blairmore fund to the tune of 5,000 units. - The pair sold the stake for an almost three-fold return before Cameron entered No....