Pblakeney
Squire
That popped up in my FB feed. I was so surprised that I did a bit of digging.
Apparently it is all above board, for now. I expect some rigorous re-writing of the rules given the questions being asked.
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That popped up in my FB feed. I was so surprised that I did a bit of digging.
Apparently it is all above board, for now. I expect some rigorous re-writing of the rules given the questions being asked.
PurplePenguin
Senior Member
My favourite Dan Neidle has done one of his hit pieces. Not 100% convinced he is correct.
https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/05/11/zack-polanski-boat-council-tax-electoral-law/
https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/05/11/zack-polanski-boat-council-tax-electoral-law/
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First Aspect
Legendary Member
What percentage correct do you think he is?
PurplePenguin
Senior Member
Rephrased for you.
Stevo 666
Guru
Oh dear, another leftie tax dodger.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy02wdzrg6jo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy02wdzrg6jo
icowden
Pharaoh
Bit late to the party aren't you?
Rusty Nails
Country Member
Clichés aren't just plucked out of thin air. It takes time.
Psamathe
Legendary Member
Just highlights he's a "chancer". When his time leading the Greens is over he'll likely find some unregulated sector and start some self-employed scheme eg Homeopathy? or "Counselling"? Maybe bust enlargement using water (sorry, using homeopathic treatments).
icowden
Pharaoh
Or that Council Tax is a bit more complicated when it comes to boats?
bobzmyunkle
Veteran
Behave, you're already heading for the naughty step on the Starmer thread
Psamathe
Legendary Member
He is proposing major changes to our tax system across the UK. If he can't understand Council Tax on boats, doesn't ask the Council about it what confidence can we have about him having properly thought through the tax changes he is proposing.
After he became Green Party leader (and proposing these major tax changes) Rory Stewart & Alistair Campbell interviewed Polanski for their podcast and he didn't even know the difference between "Debt" and "Deficit" (I didn't hear the interview but they do periodically refer back to it when appropriate).
First Aspect
Legendary Member
Perhaps his reforms will make it really easy to unferstand, such as by abolishing it and replacing it with an annual tax based on where you live and how big your house is?
PurplePenguin
Senior Member
I'm not convinced Dan Neidle understands the government's policy on canal boats, because according to that it should come down to the marina terms and conditions, and he ignores that.
PurplePenguin
Senior Member
I'd also like to ask him whether he thinks living in a hotel room for a year should result in council tax, or whether it comes down to the agreement between the hotel and guest.
icowden
Pharaoh
Blimey. He has strong views on the NHS and asylum and he isn't a doctor or a foreigner either. You're right. No point in him even bothering.
I mean it's not as if the PM could appoint someone who knows all about money and accounts to run that bit of the government is it...
Oh wait...
Who's that person who lives next to the PM at No.11?
