Arise Sire Lewis Hamilton!

[Old Greg]

Almost all - Brillo does not (allegedly) believe that HMRC lives matter

One bomb threat. That’s all it was.

[minestrone]

I thought the requirement for UK's Honours (like Knighthood) was paying taxes in the UK?

If it was down to charisma the German vegetable would have got it first.

[splitbrain]

Almost all - Brillo does not (allegedly) believe that HMRC lives matter

So predictable the pseudo right wing gammonati.

I don't usually bite for their drivel, but I must defend Lewis, he has achieved something remarkable in the MOST elite/moneyed sport in the world considering he came from a council estate and his old man worked 2 jobs to fund the 100K+ you needed to go Karting, and he had a tulip kart at that and still blew the field away (oh yeah, he's black on top of ALL that). The inevitable Lewis Hamilton the Movie will have a huge amount of material to work with, such has been his life.

And then you get some miserable old twat on a forum slagging that off....sums up everything wrong with the world in my opinion.

[AtW]

He fecked off to Switzerland for tax reasons as soon as he made it big - he earned the money but he should not be getting a Knighthood because of tax residency decision, it sets very bad precedent.

[eek]

I thought the requirement for UK's Honours (like Knighthood) was paying taxes in the UK?

Based on that neither Hamilton nor Brillo should be getting it

Lewis does. The issue is that he only pays UK tax on the income he earns in the UK and he lives in Monaco so it looks like he id dodgy.

In reality I suspect he could live in the UK but why would you given the choice of Monaco (where you would be left alone) or elsewhere where cameras would follow you all the time.

[AtW]

Lewis does. The issue is that he only pays UK tax on the income he earns in the UK and he lives in Monaco so it looks like he id dodgy.

So he just pays the tax all other big performers (like music bands) pay when they come into UK to perform - that does NOT make them and him proper UK taxpayers (as in resident here and paying taxes on all world-wide income).

It's completely illegitimate action, but what can one expect when they create Lords of Siberia now

[Old Greg]

It would be fun to publish a list of people who would have got honours if they weren’t tax dodgers.

[minestrone]

So he just pays the tax all other big performers (like music bands) pay when they come into UK to perform - that does NOT make them and him proper UK taxpayers (as in resident here and paying taxes on all world-wide income).

It's completely illegitimate action, but what can one expect when they create Lords of Siberia now

Tax residency law is pretty clear, and fair, and internationally agreed.

I always find it fairly surprising how much of an idiot you are, and you choose bizarre hills to go all in on with your idiocy.

[AtW]

I always find it fairly surprising how much of an idiot you are, and you choose bizarre hills to go all in on with your idiocy.

It may surprise you but I don't find your point of view surpsing at all.

[malvolio]

He changed his tax residency from Switzerland back to UK?

Thought not.

He probably pays some tax that he can't avoid due to him performing in the UK, but that would cover all world class performers which does not make them UK taxpayers.

Whole he sure as hell doesn't pay any tax to Monaco (that state is funded primarily by 20% VAT on everything), he still makes a positive contribution in the UK, not counting making Mercedes a seriously successful business with 90% of their employees, including a fair chunk of Mr H's time, working in the UK.

Still, keep on bitching if you makes you happy. Just try a little bit of research next time.