Huffy Flounce

Mal Shot First wrote:How many of those does he owe him by now?

Mal Shot First wrote:I think this is the second time you accidentally typed Labout instead of Labour, and the first thing I thought of both times is that it's cool there's a political party in England named after a Canadian beer. Of course, it's pronounced "Laboat."

I used to drink Labatt's all the time, but now apparently it is no longer the "cool" beer to drink. So I drink it ironically from time to time to show people that I am not concerned about being cool, and that is itself a form of "coolness."

Which is kind of a "laboured" way of thinking about it.

That comment made me want to give you a wide berth.

Is it no longer cool to drink because it falls under the AB-InBev umbrella?

I imagine so. I do not know, however.

AB-InBev sounds like an investment bank.

Dalty, how much trouble is David Cameron actually in right now? Is this going to be enough to force him from office? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 74611.html

Shouldn't think so. Hasn't broken any laws.

That's what I figured, but I wasn't sure. You guys have much higher standards for politicians than we do, so I thought maybe the shot to his credibility might be damaging enough to force him out.

Shadow Chancellor sounds like a Sith title.

Tax avoidance isn't a crime. Tax evasion is.

Personally, with our tax regime, I don't blame many people who do it for personal reasons. Corporate tax avoidance on the other hand.....

What's the distinction between avoidance and evasion?

Tax avoidance is legally using vehicles such as trusts to limit tax exposure. Evasion is just not paying tax legally due - like cash in hand not declared through a companies accounts.

Of course, it gets framed by the opposition press as a class war type caper, rather than a damning indictment of our tax system.