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He didn't win either.


Many labour party members, me included reluctantly voted for him. Time for a new fresh face for mayoral candidate next time. Boris is an embarrassment, but he is less Tory than most and has plans to continue some good works in London. He would be last up against the wall come the revolution!

He did tax avoidance but not tax evasion. The former is legal, the latter is not.


Where Ken tripped himself up was like the pot calling the kettle black by making a big issue about rich boys when he was actually earning heaps and using the same tax avoidance techniques. Typical snydie political trick.

er No DD - he put his earnings through a company thus avoiding paying the top rate of tax. Not illegal of course but not remotely socialist and not something that Boris does and did. So Ken paid a far lower % of his tax than many of his electorate who earn less than him do whilst saying rich people should't engage in this sort of activity. Socialist my ar*e just a greedy hypocrite....which is worse than just neing greedy. No wonder he was heckled with 'champagne Socialist' on the hustings.
PS see also Marxist Ralph Milliband leaving his ?1 million+ Primrose Hill abode to his sons in trust and left wing radical Tony 'I've got a mortgage' Benn setting up a trust for his Several million pound Holland Park gaff, thus avoiding significant inhetritance tax liabilities - perfectly legal but rank hypocracy from people who make a career going on about redistributing wealth...

Hi DulwichDeviant,

I think Labour Uncut provide the clearest reason why Ken's tax affairs were so 'unfortunate'.


It is crystal clear that Ken avoided tax and National Insurance to the maximum extent he could get away with. If he hadn't he'd probably now be London Mayor. Very sad to see his political career end in this way.

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