He does have a very weird, prickly way of communicating sometimes. The nanny state stuff sounds more belligerent than it needs to? Just say you think it’s the right thing to do, then have that debate… (View Post)

Yes, and unfortunately for Rayner, probably around 80% of the public who become aware of this story won’t look beyond “Angela Rayner didn’t pay £40k tax when she should’ve.” Stuff about trusts, rules… (View Post)

Possibly a poor choice of words but clearly it is a bit different being DPM and a public figure and a private individual. I just mean that I very much doubt the circumstances that led to her creating… (View Post)

But it doesn’t excuse it. Life forces us into making all sorts of arrangements sometimes. These can sometimes be very difficult, and complicated, and I sympathise when people have to put these kind o… (View Post)

What a weird pivot. I don’t think anyone’s attacking her on the basis of her family arrangements. Does having atypical family arrangements/caring responsibilities excuse you from not paying tax? (View Post)