The queen and her rich chums are helping the country NOT

[BlueWales]

We have known about the existence of this hack for a while

So why didn't you tell us about it ?

Anything to do with Clinton you're over it like a Ginger Trump rash.

Also who is / are " We " your highness.

[ccfc_is_my_life]

Let's run with your theory that the tax code is riddled with holes purely by accident, so how would you go about explaining the existence of the tax havens located in British overseas territories? It does seem too good to be true that the wealthy can to take advantage of an accidentally designed tax code, in order to avoid paying tax using this system. Some might say it is a match made in heaven. Ok go on then, call me a coincidence theorist if you must

"Accidentally designed tax code" - who claims that? Christ, I've little confidence in HMRC for generating correct tax codes - one year within the space of two weeks I was sent letters containing four different codes!

[Pearcey3]

The rich have always looked after themselves and that includes the monarchy. God knows why people look up to these social inadequates.

[jackrabbit]

The uninformed rantings about 'people not paying their taxes' are so typical of the times we live in. Grab a headline and make loud indignant noises about it, never mind the facts. Everybody pays tax. The question is how much tax. And what is done with it.

People who use perfectly legal tax avoidance schemes are not criminals or 'tainted' in any way. All they are doing is desperately trying to hang on to more of their OWN money. Shock horror!

Generally speaking, anybody who claims they don't organise their financial affairs in order to minimise their tax liability, is either an idiot or a hypocrite. Most fall into the second category, e.g. The Guardian, Daily Mirror, John McDonnell, Margaret Beckett and most Lefties who love to huff and puff about 'tax havens'.

I've got no particular axe to grind about Lewis Hamilton. I detest Formula 1. But he bought an aircraft for several million pounds - from earnings on which he had already paid tax. He then arranged the purchase in such a way that he avoided being taxed again. What he did was perfectly legal. Was it immoral? That's a matter of personal conjecture. It doesn't bother me. What would bother me is if he started lecturing the rest of us about the immorality of legal tax avoidance, as do McDonnell and Beckett. Of course the motto of the Left is 'do as I say, not as I do'. They all undergo specialist training on how to be a hypocrite.

[jon1959]

The uninformed rantings by tax dodgers' apologists are so typical of the times we live in.

[jackrabbit]

The uninformed rantings by tax dodgers' apologists are so typical of the times we live in.

We can't rely on your vote then?

[Toadstool]

Using your tax free allowance is avoiding paying tax