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Lewis Hamilton: Formula One star knighted days after missing out on record eighth title

He is the fourth F1 driver to be knighted, following Sir Jack Brabham, Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart - but the first to get the honour while still competing.
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The headline states, "He is the fourth F1 driver to be knighted, following Sir Jack Brabham, Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart - but the first to get the honour while still competing."

He isn't in the same league as the above, who I consider worthy of a knighthood.

Hamilton is just a "Woke Wanker"

My views, not gospel, other opinions are available!
 
Doc Strange

Doc Strange

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While not excusing the tax-avoidance, I like Lewis.

He is a great driver and sportsman - we've followed him for years and his talent and generally clean driving is undeniable. And the way he conducted himself on Sunday in defeat was exemplary.

And as I said elsewhere, I forgive him his eccentricities - if I'd been recognised as having a great talent as young as he did, lived in the crazy bubble of motor racing while it was nurtured, and achieved fame and fortune as young as he did, I'd be a much more of a twat, believe me!

And while his support for people from disadvantaged backgrounds getting into racing may have been inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, it is helping kids of all races.

I'd give him a knighthood.

DS
 
Doc Strange

Doc Strange

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Sarky B’stard said:
I have no issue with tax avoidance. It is entirely sensible tax planning. I do have an issue with the legislators who pretend the tax code isn’t down to them.
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Yeah, but 'entirely sensible tax planning' isn't necessarily the same as 'ethical'.

But totally agree about legislators.

Also HMRC needs more resources to pursue those who actually break the law too.

DS
 
Old Nick

Old Nick

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Doc Strange said:
Yeah, but 'entirely sensible tax planning' isn't necessarily the same as 'ethical'.

But totally agree about legislators.

Also HMRC needs more resources to pursue those who actually break the law too.

DS
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Avoidance is absolutely fine, legal, and essentially ethical - Evasion will land you in jail

The problem is where ‘celebrities’ blur the lines between avoidance and evasion(y)
 
Sarky B’stard

Sarky B’stard

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Doc Strange said:
Yeah, but 'entirely sensible tax planning' isn't necessarily the same as 'ethical'.

But totally agree about legislators.

Also HMRC needs more resources to pursue those who actually break the law too.

DS
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Well if there was ethics in busIness we wouldn’t have to worry about the industry fined $13Bn in the last 5 yrs for criminal trading of all types. The former President of the EU Commission as Prime Minister of Luxembourg went out of his way to recruit tax avoiders to his jurisdiction. The Irish GNP is massively inflated by US Multinationals hiding inside their tax jurisdiction to offshore profits…. But Brussels has just derailed that gravy train so watch Eire become Eurosceptic as economic reality returns….
 
Sarky B’stard

Sarky B’stard

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Sarky B’stard said:
Well if there was ethics in busIness we wouldn’t have to worry about the industry fined $13Bn in the last 5 yrs for criminal trading of all types. The former President of the EU Commission as Prime Minister of Luxembourg went out of his way to recruit tax avoiders to his jurisdiction. The Irish GNP is massively inflated by US Multinationals hiding inside their tax jurisdiction to offshore profits…. But Brussels has just derailed that gravy train so watch Eire become Eurosceptic as economic reality returns….
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I was, of course, referring to Big Pharma.
 
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