tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post6291469788412208507..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: What really undermines politics are false front organisationsNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-75742014591043783472009-10-10T17:58:09.580+01:002009-10-10T17:58:09.580+01:00As Mr A says, they can donate through UK companies...As Mr A says, they can donate through UK companies and you can, of course, be a member of a political party if you live abroad.wonkotsanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896256040598397497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-27695363681416726172009-10-10T17:51:03.850+01:002009-10-10T17:51:03.850+01:00If you are a non-UK taxpayer you cannot donate to ...If you are a non-UK taxpayer you cannot donate to a political party, however, there are ways and means, such as making the donation through a company that pays corporation tax. All parties benefit this way, although for Labour it has dried up.Andrew Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001512586556659809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-27782206615322549112009-10-10T17:45:51.786+01:002009-10-10T17:45:51.786+01:00I would hope none as my understanding is that if y...I would hope none as my understanding is that if you don't pay UK income tax you can't make donations to UK political parties.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-39320217312028497452009-10-10T17:42:07.218+01:002009-10-10T17:42:07.218+01:00I wonder how many ex-pats donate to the Lib Dims i...I wonder how many ex-pats donate to the Lib Dims in an attempt to influence policy in the country of their birth and why that might be acceptable but the TPA guy living abroad isn't.wonkotsanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896256040598397497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-72175675444791386502009-10-10T17:35:32.201+01:002009-10-10T17:35:32.201+01:00I believe his wife is French and this is the reaso...I believe his wife is French and this is the reason for him living in France.Andrew Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001512586556659809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-77122595255248754932009-10-10T17:30:02.961+01:002009-10-10T17:30:02.961+01:00He apparently retired there many years ago. Oh, an...He apparently retired there many years ago. Oh, and tax rats are higher there than over here, so that argument hold no water.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-31475393823970745362009-10-10T16:52:51.855+01:002009-10-10T16:52:51.855+01:00More important than the fact he lives abroad is th...More important than the fact he lives abroad is the question why? If there wasn't so much waste, corruption, fraud and an unbearable tax burden, would he live in France? If his organisation is successful in fixing things then will he move back?wonkotsanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896256040598397497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-59699651741686928092009-10-10T14:36:04.550+01:002009-10-10T14:36:04.550+01:00But what gives you the right Andrew to say you spe...But what gives you the right Andrew to say you speak on my behalf ?<br /><br />As for the stuff Quiet Man about Unite. I think we all know that they are Labour donors and are quite open about it. They don't get Unite on to the TV to be anything other than a left wing union voice.<br /><br />As for the stuff about living aborad, I take great umbrage at someone who admits to spending two weeks a year in this country and paying no taxes here lecturing me on how localy elected councillors should spend money.<br /><br />I also get fed up at the TPA praising those refusing to pay council tax. This results in court cases, extra expense and MY council tax going up further.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-83850929942200460812009-10-10T13:54:12.135+01:002009-10-10T13:54:12.135+01:00I am a Tory and a local spokesman for the TPA. I d...I am a Tory and a local spokesman for the TPA. I don't try and hide this, but I can assure you in this area I am the only active member who is a member of the Conservative Party. <br /><br />I have also spent a large amount of my time attacking the Conservative controlled East Riding of Yorkshire Council. I have been critical of its lack of transparency and come of its policies, but I have been supportive of the LibDem controlled Hull City Council.<br /><br />If you look at the TPA website you will see we have been critical of many Tory councils around the country.Andrew Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001512586556659809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-32708655153604268972009-10-10T13:50:03.281+01:002009-10-10T13:50:03.281+01:00So, you're saying that where someone lives in ...So, you're saying that where someone lives in the EU has a bearing on how they do their job?<br />Personally I don't give a damn where he lives, just so long as he and the TPA continue to hold government to account for wasting our money. As for being a Tory front, well no doubt Unite and any other donors to the Labour party could be described as Labour Fronts, doesn't mean they are though as their agendas often show.Quiet_Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-47338493583278753772009-10-10T12:55:21.999+01:002009-10-10T12:55:21.999+01:00Chris, can I refer you to my previous posting on t...Chris, can I refer you to my previous posting on the subject of the Countryside Alliance. In response to that many Tories wrote in saying that the CSA are Tories and get over it !<br /><br />As for Kate Hoey, she is lose to Boris and its tokenism.<br /><br />If you follow the comments on that previous story you will see that the CSA actually campainged agat at least one Lib Dem MP who did not support the Hunting Bill and actually voted against it. This, so the CSA claim, is something they do not do.<br /><br />Also Read iain Dale's comments at the time.<br /><br />http://norfolkblogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/whop-says-countryside-alliance-are-not.htmlNich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-19992613054957807552009-10-10T12:42:03.766+01:002009-10-10T12:42:03.766+01:00And there was me thinking that the Chairman of the...And there was me thinking that the Chairman of the Countryside Alliance was Labour MP <a href="http://www.countryside-alliance.org.uk/the-alliance/about-us/our-board/" rel="nofollow">Kate Hoey</a>...Chrishttp://www.thethunderdragon.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-63760124575873341992009-10-10T11:33:33.951+01:002009-10-10T11:33:33.951+01:00The TPA are not tories, I know some of them well. ...The TPA are not tories, I know some of them well. They are too right wing for Tories; so this is just smearing!<br /><br />hey what do you think of this?<br /><br />http://cityunslicker.blogspot.com/2009/10/lib-dems-had-worst-uk-political.htmlCityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.com