Reply to: The end of offshore banking in Europe?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

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The Germans are tightening their grip on Europe.

Maggie will turn in her grave as soon as she is in it

Perhaps she shouldn't have signed the single European act then.

[DodgyAgent]

Nope, not really. Anyway who knows anything about Conservative politicians (and others so that no-one can say I'm biased ) would already have known that, I'm sure that you, as a follower of Maggie, would have known of her more insalubrious side or are those memories suppressed?

I am interested on your thoughts on Churchill sharing the Stalin

[darmstadt]

You sad little man, I bet you spent all night looking that up. You forgot to add the photo of Churchill with Stalin (the worst of the bunch)

Nope, not really. Anyway who knows anything about Conservative politicians (and others so that no-one can say I'm biased ) would already have known that, I'm sure that you, as a follower of Maggie, would have known of her more insalubrious side or are those memories suppressed?

[DodgyAgent]

You sad little man, I bet you spent all night looking that up. You forgot to add the photo of Churchill with Stalin (the worst of the bunch)



What is worse Churchill (another Tory b*stard who killed far more people than Maggie) formed an alliance with him to go to war against a Sovereign nation.

Maggie may have been "dictatorial" in managing her cabinet but why should she not be? what prevented her cabinet members from standing up to her?

[darmstadt]

She was elected dipstick both in and out - so by any definition she was not a dictator

Who's the diptulip here? I never said she was a dictator, she just liked the same car as dictators. Mind you she treated her cabinet like a dictatorship, if you weren't a 'yes man' then you were out. She also courted them:










That theme seems to have been continued with her proteges as well:

[hyperD]

I'm guessing Global Warming means offshore banks are under water now?

INCOMING!

Raise all CAGW link porn shields. Phasers at ready.

[hyperD]

I can imagine them losing interest when they withdraw too

As long as they've left a sizeable deposit with a short on Kleenex equity.

[MyUserName]

let me start

If they open the tax haven's records there will be stiff competition for deposits.

I can imagine them losing interest when they withdraw too

[vetran]

You know this is General, right? You're lucky we are not just posting knob jokes.

let me start

If they open the tax haven's records there will be stiff competition for deposits.

[Bunk]

If the bank do disclose the accounts to inland revenues then they will be breaking their agreements with their clients, hence they can be sued??
In agreements with customers it will say clearly that the bank-customer agreements supersedes any country law

I didn't think a contract could supersede law. If it comes down to it then the law will always win, the contract has to work within the law. I am not a lawyer though.

[SandyD]

HMRC should just ask for a complete list of bank accounts with statements from them in self assessment, long jail sentences and konfiscation of assets for those who fail to provide full information

If the bank do disclose the accounts to inland revenues then they will be breaking their agreements with their clients, hence they can be sued??
In agreements with customers it will say clearly that the bank-customer agreements supersedes any country law

[MyUserName]

You guys have no idea what this thread or the articles about, read it before you comment !!

You know this is General, right? You're lucky we are not just posting knob jokes.

[DodgyAgent]

Well thats a ******* surprise, Mr. Ethnocentric with another xenpophobic statement. C'mon say something new although that might be too radical for a right wing codger

(Apparently Thatcher's favourite car was a Mercedes! I believe the model favoured by dictators as well.)

She was elected dipstick both in and out - so by any definition she was not a dictator

[AtW]

How will the new laws against secrecy work?

HMRC should just ask for a complete list of bank accounts with statements from them in self assessment, long jail sentences and konfiscation of assets for those who fail to provide full information

[DimPrawn]

I'm guessing Global Warming means offshore banks are under water now?