Reply to: It's not enough just to obey the law, Citizen Smith

[Old Greg]

Fair point.

But he still shouldn't have got on his high horse about it. No-one Is Innocent!

Why shouldn't he get on his high horse? It's not illegal.

[OwlHoot]

I would suggest that Hurd had a far superior barnet. I always likes the Hurd spitting image puppet with its mega wave hair.

I tried to read a novel by Douglas Hurd once. It was quite well written, and an interesting plot, but after a while I found its detailed descriptions of the characters' trains of thought rather too cerebral for my taste.

Let's just say if it's ever made into a film, there won't be many car chases and explosions (unless someone's head explodes, from excessive introspection).

[The_Equalizer]

He's always reminded me of Douglas Hurd for some reason. I think it's the hair.

I would suggest that Hurd had a far superior barnet. I always likes the Hurd spitting image puppet with its mega wave hair.

[oscarose]

Mister Cameron is entitled to have an opinion. Prime Minister Cameron is a public official, and in his public life he is responsible to the office and to us the voters, not to Mister Cameron's opinions.

But DC has no honour.

+2

[oscarose]

Big part of his job is to make sure people pay taxes.

And not fiddle their expenses

[AtW]

Mister Cameron is entitled to have an opinion. Prime Minister Cameron is a public official, and in his public life he is responsible to the office and to us the voters, not to Mister Cameron's opinions.

Big part of his job is to make sure people pay taxes.

[BrilloPad]

in his public life he is responsible to the office and to us the voters

Sorry but that really made me

I theory you are 100% correct. But DC has no honour.

[Ignis Fatuus]

He's entitled to have an opinion. The fact some of his supporters are using similar schemes is to his credit to say what he thinks is right at the cost of peeing them off.

Mister Cameron is entitled to have an opinion. Prime Minister Cameron is a public official, and in his public life he is responsible to the office and to us the voters, not to Mister Cameron's opinions.

[doodab]

Actually, Jimmy Carr doesn't come across as a lefty. He might have made a joke about tax avoidance but everybody does (including on here). His politics seem fairly mundane to me, so I'm not sure he is being particularly hypercritical.

He's always reminded me of Douglas Hurd for some reason. I think it's the hair.

[Paddy]

Particularly when many of his supporters will have similar tax arrangements to Jimmy carr

Yes, like Tony Blair!

[Doggy Styles]

Actually, Jimmy Carr doesn't come across as a lefty. He might have made a joke about tax avoidance but everybody does (including on here). His politics seem fairly mundane to me, so I'm not sure he is being particularly hypercritical.

[Doggy Styles]

He's entitled to have an opinion. The fact some of his supporters are using similar schemes is to his credit to say what he thinks is right at the cost of peeing them off.

Fair point.

But he still shouldn't have got on his high horse about it. No-one Is Innocent!

[d000hg]

He's entitled to have an opinion. The fact some of his supporters are using similar schemes is to his credit to say what he thinks is right at the cost of peeing them off.

[bless 'em all]

He should simply have said that the government was looking at ways to put a stop to ordinary people using such loopholes and left it at that.

FTFY

[DodgyAgent]

Its a very good point. I don't like Jimmy Carr - but for a PM to jump on a band wagon is wrong.

He should simply have said that the government was looking at ways to put a stop to such loopholes and left it at that.