Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: Villa Lew on October 29, 2017, 09:13:20 PM
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What a weekend for English sport.
Lewis Hamilton wins 4th World Championship title.
England's Under 17s win World Cup.
Anthony Joshua retains his World titles.
Justin Rose wins WGC Champions title.
England's women cricket team beat Australia.
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Lewis Hamilton is still a twat, though.
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What a weekend for English sport.
Lewis Hamilton wins 4th World Championship title.
England's Under 17s win World Cup.
Anthony Joshua retains his World titles.
Justin Rose wins WGC Champions title.
England's women cricket team beat Australia.
I knew about four of those but had missed the news about Justin Rose. I'm not sure why people don't like Hamilton. I'm not particularly a fan of his but I don't have a problem with him either.
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He's a tax-dodging wanker and a smug git.
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I love watching him drive.
The moment he steps out of the car though.... bellend
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He's a tax-dodging wanker and a smug git.
There are more than a few footballers who also fall into this category ???
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He's a tax-dodging wanker and a smug git.
He's free to live where he likes, surely? And in living in the country of his choosing, he pays tax in that country.
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Of course. And much like the others who flee rather than pay their fair share, I'm entitled to think he's a wanker.
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He went to the same school as Ashley Young. I heard they hate each other for some reason.
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Of course. And much like the others who flee rather than pay their fair share, I'm entitled to think he's a wanker.
Why should he pay tax in a country he doesn’t live in?
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He shouldn't. It's not the living in Switzerland I object to, I don't expect Roger Federer to pay tax in the UK. It's the leaving to go to Switzerland as soon as he got some money, so as to avoid taxation, that I object to.
If everyone with any money did that public services would be even worse than they are under the Tories and tax would have to increase for those who can't afford to upsticks and move themselves (or their money) abroad.
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He shouldn't. It's not the living in Switzerland I object to, I don't expect Roger Federer to pay tax in the UK. It's the leaving to go to Switzerland as soon as he got some money, so as to avoid taxation, that I object to.
If everyone with any money did that public services would be even worse than they are under the Tories and tax would have to increase for those who can't afford to upsticks and move themselves (or their money) abroad.
Bloody migrants.
More seriously he works for a German team, who test in Spain so other than one week a year he doesn’t work in the UK so I don’t see why you feel he should be resident here.
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you have to remember that Mercedes f1 team are based in brackley not Germany so I wonder where there taxable earnings are paid.
david coulthard what a nice guy but I wonder how much of his wealth is based in Monaco at least one expensive hotel that's for sure and the list will go on and on
I love Hamilton btw
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He shouldn't. It's not the living in Switzerland I object to, I don't expect Roger Federer to pay tax in the UK. It's the leaving to go to Switzerland as soon as he got some money, so as to avoid taxation, that I object to.
If everyone with any money did that public services would be even worse than they are under the Tories and tax would have to increase for those who can't afford to upsticks and move themselves (or their money) abroad.
Bloody migrants.
More seriously he works for a German team, who test in Spain so other than one week a year he doesn’t work in the UK so I don’t see why you feel he should be resident here.
He buggered off when still employed by a British team. To avoid tax. Because it would be unbearable for someone with more money than he could ever spend to have a tiny bit less so that we can afford the upkeep of hospitals like the one he was born in, and schools like the one he was educated in.
He's done nothing legally wrong, I just don't like his morals. And the OP stated that it was "a great weekend for English sport", but I struggle to see how Hamilton can be said to have contributed when he wants nothing to do with the country.
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you have to remember that Mercedes f1 team are based in brackley not Germany so I wonder where there taxable earnings are paid.
david coulthard what a nice guy but I wonder how much of his wealth is based in Monaco at least one expensive hotel that's for sure and the list will go on and on
I love Hamilton btw
The engines are made in Brixworth, just around the corner from me, and the same village where my youngest goes to nursery. I play football on a Tuesday night with one of the senior technical directors, and he reckons that Hamilton isn't well liked by the team, but is admired because they think he's an absolute genius.
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you have to remember that Mercedes f1 team are based in brackley not Germany so I wonder where there taxable earnings are paid.
david coulthard what a nice guy but I wonder how much of his wealth is based in Monaco at least one expensive hotel that's for sure and the list will go on and on
I love Hamilton btw
The engines are made in Brixworth, just around the corner from me, and the same village where my youngest goes to nursery. I play football on a Tuesday night with one of the senior technical directors, and he reckons that Hamilton isn't well liked by the team, but is admired because they think he's an absolute genius.
Sounds like me and work!
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you have to remember that Mercedes f1 team are based in brackley not Germany so I wonder where there taxable earnings are paid.
david coulthard what a nice guy but I wonder how much of his wealth is based in Monaco at least one expensive hotel that's for sure and the list will go on and on
I love Hamilton btw
The engines are made in Brixworth, just around the corner from me, and the same village where my youngest goes to nursery. I play football on a Tuesday night with one of the senior technical directors, and he reckons that Hamilton isn't well liked by the team, but is admired because they think he's an absolute genius.
A mate works at Williams and their view, from the industry, is he is a complete See You Next Tuesday. Takes the credit when things go well, but its always someone else's fault if he doesn't win. It's a bit of a leap but that kind of aligns with his moral stance in avoiding tax.
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BUMP.
I told you so 😛
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I get you don't like Hamilton, and share your dislike of tax avoiders, but in much the same way as the last revelations were turned into the Jimmy Carr Show, Hamilton is a handy distraction from the real culprits.
He has a bunch of tax advisors who will know about the Isle of Man's dodgy aircraft leasing stunt. I'd guess his accountants put every trip down as a business expense rather than Hamilton ordering them to, but either way the problem is the Isle of Man. The "government" and tax officials there were more than happy to have people at Ronaldsway at stupid o'clock in the morning to sign off yet another private jet and hand over yet another tax rebate. They aren't being questioned til their ears bleed because we'd rather doorstep Lewis Hamilton.
Wonder which celeb will shift the focus of the next leak.
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I don't disagree. But somebody started a thread and mentioned Lewis Hamilton, so I responded by giving my opinion of him.