No idea who that might be

I've just googled and cannot find any MP being accused of tax avoidance (though that doesn't mean it doesn't happen). I did find an article from last year from the Telegraph about MPs being exempted from tax avoidance rules in the Finance Bill.

But, anyway, reprehensible though that might be it's small potatoes compared to the extraordinary tax avoidance by big companies and rich individuals (which, incidentally, dwarfs benefit fraud). If MPs are quiet about tax avoidance (and not all are) it's not because they're directly avoiding tax it's because their paymasters are

Posted By: BerlinCanary on June 27th 2012 at 11:52:19

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Chole Smith Conservative Norwich North MP is an embarrassment to the fine City (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jun 27, 11:14:51
- is she actually from norwich? (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 27, 12:26:53
  - oh, she's from kent (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 27, 12:32:16
- It was a true Thick Of It moment... (NCFC) - bird table, Jun 27, 11:50:58
  - what ever happened to the third series (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 27, 11:59:55
    - It's already been on. The 4th series is showing in the autumn (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 27, 12:05:46
      - perhaps its 4th i meant (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 27, 12:31:08
        
        yes its the 4th (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 27, 12:33:57
    - one of them liked a little breather (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 12:02:10
      - tut tut.... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jun 27, 12:23:01
- She's hot (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dogs Dead, Jun 27, 11:47:47
  - ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 27, 11:52:45
    - It's a younger looking scc (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 11:56:20
      - Wrong, It's Clint Easton! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dogs Dead, Jun 27, 12:03:28
- Paxman is the c**t of all c**ts though tbf. How he hasn't been punched in the face (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 27, 11:30:02
  - Did you get rid of that arse clinker? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 27, 11:36:00
    - ha ha (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 11:43:40
      - Check his 6.46am post,had trouble removing a winnet. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 27, 11:49:02
        
        ok (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 11:52:36
  - Great entertainment though. Second best though to this guy.... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jun 27, 11:33:38
  - I like him (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 11:31:15
    - Indeed, I meant in his interview role. Similarly John Humphries (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 27, 11:32:13
- terrible truely embarrassing (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 11:29:54
- No better or worse than the vast majority of politicians of whatever party! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Jun 27, 11:26:17
  - She is particularly awful 'though and is a Norwich MP (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jun 27, 11:31:58
    - given nothing to work with, but still terrible (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 11:35:07
    - if she's that bad, how the hell did she get voted in? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 27, 11:33:37
      - makes no odds does it, if you are blue in a blue area (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 11:35:55
        
        She's not - it was Gibson's long-held Labour seat she won (NCFC) - duke of york, Jun 27, 11:43:05
        
        In 2009, hardly surprising Labour would lose a by-election. (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 11:47:14
        
        unless the changes didn't of course (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 11:49:03
        
        Archant seem to love her (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jun 27, 11:44:54
        
        She is everything that is wrong with Politics right now (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 12:11:46
        
        Indeed. Junior Minister is a role that should only be appointed to old men. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 27, 12:23:17
        
        if they are better qualified for the job then yes. (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 27, 14:01:48
- I saw her in the Simon Whaleybone once (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 27, 11:24:19
- Do you ever think you are incompetent? (NCFC) - duke of york, Jun 27, 11:22:40
  - I know I am. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 27, 11:28:41
- Have you noticed that tax avoidance thing has gone very quiet? (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 11:17:21
  - No better or worse than the vast majority of politicians of whatever party! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Jun 27, 11:25:24
  - What evidence do you have that MPs are avoiding tax? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jun 27, 11:24:08
    - On question time last year Dimbleby challenged one of his guests about it (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 11:32:07
      - No idea who that might be (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jun 27, 11:52:19
        
        Yeah totally, I don't really care (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 11:53:50
      - Someone mentioned how Vodafone got out of it the other year. New story today (NCFC) - pants, Jun 27, 11:41:31
        
        Yes, of course. That's my point (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jun 27, 11:52:41
- That was excruciatingly brilliant. Awful. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jun 27, 11:17:04

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