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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 11:27:09 PM » |
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Someone with a desire for a bit of welsh skirt. Hate the honours system |
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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 11:29:11 PM » |
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Meaningless awards, worse than poker awards.
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 11:39:04 PM » |
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do you know all the stuff she does for charity btw?
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The Camel
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 11:57:34 PM » |
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I actually don't mind some sort of commnuity achievement award.
The loppypop lady who has served her local primary school for 50 years or the guy who organises transport to hospital for housebound members of his community deserve to be acknowledged and appreciated for their hard work and dedication.
Giving awards to famous people for doing their jobs is ridic obv.
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Congratulations to the 2012 League Champion - Stapleton Atheists
"Keith The Camel, a true champion!" - Brent Horner 30th December 2012
"I dont think you're a wanker Keith" David Nicholson 4th March 2013
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2011, 11:58:25 PM » |
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do you know all the stuff she does for charity btw?
She's done a bit for Help The Aged. She married one. |
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Acidmouse
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« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2011, 11:59:28 PM » |
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She's lives in America and works there most of the time. Not sure that's considered being a tax exile? if she was that has no stopped most of the Tory Lords.
Not sure why people who dismiss the honors list as being a sham then get angry at people who receive them. Unless you know exactly what she does then how can you comment? its a bit like making a guess about it based on what your perception is..
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The Camel
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2011, 12:03:24 AM » |
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She's lives in America and works there most of the time. Not sure that's considered being a tax exile? if she was that has no stopped most of the Tory Lords.
Not sure why people who dismiss the honors list as being a sham then get angry at people who receive them. Unless you know exactly what she does then how can you comment? its a bit like making a guess about it based on what your perception is..
Wasn't there a bit of an uproar when Lewis Hamilton got an MBE despite have moved to Monte Carlo for tax reasons? Surely Tikay deserves an MBE for services to poker and women over a certain age. |
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Congratulations to the 2012 League Champion - Stapleton Atheists
"Keith The Camel, a true champion!" - Brent Horner 30th December 2012
"I dont think you're a wanker Keith" David Nicholson 4th March 2013
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Acidmouse
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2011, 12:21:17 AM » |
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Being a tax exile (which she is not) doesn't prevent you from receiving an honor that was the point, Lord Ashcroft for example.
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Acidmouse
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2011, 12:46:10 AM » |
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A tax exile is a person who specifically lives outside this country to avoid paying our high taxes, erm like Ken Bates. She is married to an America and has kids who are duel citizens (i presume) living and schooling in NYC. Most of her work is in the states and she is taxed their so I would say she is far removed from one.
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« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2011, 12:57:50 AM » |
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its based on their contributions to a service/entity not the treasurers coffers. If you don't live in this country not sure I would ever phrase it as her having to pay her dues? you pay the taxes to the whichever country you work and live in.
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« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2011, 01:04:23 AM » |
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IMO needs to be nigh on Mother Theresa to be getting a CBE, but the honours list is a sham...
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 01:11:23 AM » |
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OK re-phrase 'does not pay UK tax'.
If she doesn't pay her dues in the UK why should she get our honours?
So, for example, David Beckham should be barred from any kind of honours??? Surely the contribution you make to a country doesn't neccesarily correlate with the amount of time you spend there or taxes you pay there. |
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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 07:50:13 AM » |
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do you know all the stuff she does for charity btw?
Google doesn't turn up particularly much. Patron of something by the looks of it. But even so, it cannot be all that much in the UK as she's a tax exile. If I'm right (open to flaming here), a helluva lotta people do alot more and don't get anything like a CBE (not that they even expect it or do it for that reason). IMO needs to be nigh on Mother Theresa to be getting a CBE, but the honours list is a sham... Mother Teresa is a bad role model as to what is good. Helping perpetuate poverty, denying people of vital and affordable medicines, and generally promoting a life of hell for many women in poverty-stricken areas doesn't make her someone I'd give an award to. |
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« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2011, 07:51:28 AM » |
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IMO needs to be nigh on Mother Theresa to be getting a CBE, but the honours list is a sham...
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