https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55475013
So why does Philip Green (and his wife) et al get so much criticism for doing pretty much exactly the same thing as LH? It can’t be just coz he flaunts his wealth with a yacht rather than a private jet?
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/06/lewis-hamilton-avoided-taxe...
I bet Gary Lineker is as confused as me.
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LH just goes round in circles very fast, He doesn't effect other peoples jobs and income as do the Greens
If you bother to read the press you will find that Lewis gets slated regularly for his lifestyle and tax position.
If I missed your point it is because it was poorly made. Your words suggest that PG is criticised but LH is not. But in any event
it rather suggests that I'm right and you're wrong if insults is all you have to argue with
In case anyone is getting the wrong impression, though, I am no fan whatsoever of Lewis Hamilton and do not consider him to be in the slightest eligible for a knighthood - but for reasons other than his tax status.
The people named have more income to shield from tax and to pay advisors to help them do it.
Tax avoidance is, of course, legal, and most of us do it to some extent, such as saving in ISAs. An entirely different question is when does legal tax avoidance become a Bad Thing.
Double standards on whose part?
Are you suggesting that because Lewis Hamilton has chosen to reside outside the UK (thereby avoiding UK taxes) he should be disqualified from the honours system?
I suppose one of the things being overlooked is the role any individual plays.
I very much doubt that Mr Beckham, who was regularly ridiculed for his apparent lack of, what we might call "brain power", was fully aware of what was going on. Like LH and others mentioned, he relied entirely on advice from professionals (who I regard as the real culprits). Green on the other hand was a businessman who has substantial wealth and is far more (if not fully) aware of what he was doing.
None of them should be applauded but I can understand the difference in perception.