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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Lord Ashcroft of No Fixed Abode

Lord Ashcroft of No Fixed Abode

I am reminded of the times I entered prison and upon being asked by the Reception Officer "address?", and giving my reply "No Fixed Abode" is written upon my prison record. It's a bit like "Is Lord Ashcroft ashamed to say he lives here?". The only difference is that whilst I genuinely was of no fixed abode, on the other hand, for tax dodging purposes, Lord Ashcroft is unwilling to state his place of residence. Money that he should be paying in taxes is instead donated to the Tory Party. He bought his peerage after donating £2.6M to the Tory Party. He makes David Abrahams appear like a saint.

Before Margaret Thatcher introduced Fresh Start, there was the position of Chief Officer in the Prison Service. Although the Governor was in charge of the prison, in effect, the Chief Officer held the power. This is similar to Caroline Spelman, the party chairman of the Tory Party, her position is only a nominal one and the real power is held by the deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft. It might even be argued that he is really the leader of the Tory Party and David Cameron just the front man.

One thing is clear Lord Ashcroft owes his position to a breach of promise. If the deputy chairman will not honour a promise and the Tory Party support this position, what is all this talk about the Tory Party and the need for change? I am not convinced that the Tory Party will honour any of its election promises come the next election.

According to Lord Ashcroft's website: What country would that be? Where is the evidence that Lord Ashcroft resides here at all?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

AT LAST! Someone has mentioned the noble Lord Ashcroft in connection with dodgy donations. The Conservative Party, and mealy-mouth Cameron, are getting away with murder - well, peculation, thimble-rigging and spewsome hypocrisy.

Anonymous said...

If he's considered as not being British for tax purposes, how come he even gets to donate money to political parties?
Donations should definitely be limited to tax payers only, for otherwise, donaters are insulated from the actions of the very politicians they fund!

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