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Keir Starmer has been accused of – and neither he nor No 10 have denied – that he used a tax dodge to avoid inheritance tax on his parents’ estate, by giving them land through a ‘trust’ that would ultimately come back to him along with the rest of their estate, without incurring inheritance tax.

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[-] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 14 points 6 days ago

So he gave them something and the...canary... is sad he didn't then have to pay inheritance tax on something he gifted when it came back to him?

Shit stirring tbh. He could've just kept it the whole time but wanted his parents to feel ownership and independence. This isn't a tax dodge it's just how tax rules work.

[-] Ch3rry314@piefed.social 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I honestly feel like good people are in short supply. Maybe it's just a truth that since no one is perfect, we must accept ones faults.

Should we judge others by who they were, who they are, or who they will be?

On what metric should we boost our leaders? Those who get stuff done? Those who share a similar sentiment and belief?

I'm disappointed in the direction Starmer has gone from where we thought he would take us.

His actions got him where he is. Should we look for leaders who will offer hope despite where they came from?

Can we move on from past transgressions on the hope that a better future lie ahead?

[-] auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Good people are in short supply by design.

[-] Naich@lemmings.world 3 points 6 days ago

In the general scheme of prime ministers doing horrible things, this is pretty minor really. There are lots of ways to dodge inheritance tax, and this is one of them.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2 points 6 days ago

Tony Blair would undoubtedly approve

[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk -1 points 6 days ago

Guys... his mother was a nurse and his father was a tool maker. Doesn't that count for anything anymore?

[-] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago

his father was a tool maker

Wouldn't both his parents be considered a tool maker?

[-] bishoponarope@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

They certainly produced at least one massive tool

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