Victim of the 2019 Loan Charge
Weymouth
Joined April 2010
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Mike Smith retweeted
Good. Fucking. Riddance. Despicable weasel of a man. Personally responsible for chaperoning the #LoanCharge legislation through Parliament despite the obvious cover-up of @HMRCgovuk and their institutional incompetence. Innocent people died. That's his legacy
Mike Smith retweeted
Day 2,000 : Eleven #LoanChargeSuicides @CommonsTreasury & @Meg_HillierMP why are you not investigating the #LoanChargeScandal ?
@Keir_Starmer
@DavidLammy
@RachelReevesMP
@LucyRigby
@Dan4Barnet
#StopTheLoanCharge ⚖️
@andyburnham 👇🏻
@TrevorPTweets
@ColinBrazierTV
My husband is dead, courtesy of HRMC legislation, he might not have committed suicide but he would still be alive if it wasn't for the loan charge
@LCAG_2019
@loanchargeAPPG
#LoanChargeScandal
ALT This is an example of a Loan Charge Impact statement taken as evidence by the Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness Group AAP. These statements highlight the true impact of the Loan Charge on families and individuals and how that differs from what is reported by HMRC Work for HMRC? Sick of the slaughter? Help us. Follow the link below: https://www.hmrcloancharge.info/hmrc-whistleblower-portal/ To see a proposed solution to the mess visit: https://www.loanchargeresolution.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Letter-to-Exchequer-Secretary-to-the-Treasury-about-the-Loan-Charge-August-2024.pdf We understand that those affected may be having a tough time right now, especially given the disappointing announcement from the Government. If this is you please seek help. We attach contact details for Samaritans. #LoanChargeScandal https://www.samaritans.org Call: 116 123
Mike Smith retweeted
Treasury Minister @Dan4Barnet says the Government wants to resolve the #LoanChargeScandal but their approach leaves THOUSANDS of cases unresolved. He continues to call the #McCannReview ‘independent’ but the latest FOI revelations shatter that pretence ⬇️
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In #TreasuryQuestions APPG member @AndrewRosindell says successive Governments have failed on the #LoanCharge & that it’s time for a fair resolution that ends the nightmare for everyone. The biased #McCannReview isn’t that resolution. Many people are excluded.
#LoanChargeScandal
Mike Smith retweeted
An FOI shared with the Telegraph shows Treasury officials raised concerns that appointing Ray McCann to lead the loan charge review could be a "perceived conflict of interest"
Damning new info revealed by FOI shows the Treasury privately discussed 3 conflicts of interest about Ray McCann yet appointed him anyway to lead a so-called ‘independent’ #LoanCharge review.
Includes comments from @gregsmith_uk
#LoanChargeScandal
telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/ne…
Mike Smith retweeted
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“You should note the risk that this creates a perceived conflict of interest.. " - HMT
#McCannReview never independent and new #FOI revelations reveal Government & HMT recognised.
LCAG has written to Chancellor @RachelReevesMP with full details.
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Mike Smith retweeted
There are still questions that must be answered regarding the #McCannReview into #LoanCharge settlements. We’ve written again to Ray McCann.
We will not stop asking until we get a straight answer on the HMRC deal with the big banks. #LoanChargeScandal
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Mike Smith retweeted
Exactly Greg!
MPs have asked for the cost of resolving all the cases, but guess what, the Government is refusing to give that cost.
Why?
To keep going with the same approach, without admitting how much it will cost is reckless. But also dangerous (and denying transparency!)
Mike Smith retweeted
'I cry daily and suffer panic attacks'. My analysis of impact of #loancharge written for @yorkshirepost. Exactly 4 years ago. As I said at the time: 'I still feel duty-bound to highlight the misery caused by this policy.'
Mike Smith retweeted
Thanks to #LoanCharge & #TaxpayerFairness APPG members @sarahjolney1 & @SarahGreenLD for raising the #LoanChargeScandal in the #PublicAccountsCommittee evidence session today.
As usual, no proper answers from senior #HMRC officials & no meaningful information on ongoing costs.
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Mike Smith retweeted
Thanks @carolinevoaden for joining the #LoanCharge & #TaxpayerFairness APPG, the 155th member. Together we will continue to push for a resolution to the #LoanChargeScandal & for greater taxpayer fairness. loanchargeappg.co.uk
Mike Smith retweeted
Thanks @SteveDarlingMP for joining the #LoanCharge & #TaxpayerFairness APPG, the 154th member. Together we will continue to push for a resolution to the #LoanChargeScandal & for greater taxpayer fairness. loanchargeappg.co.uk
Mike Smith retweeted
LCAG welcomes meeting invitation from Exc. Sec. to Treasury Dan Tomlinson (@Dan4Barnet), if genuine discussion #McCannReview & potential changes, but if no intent to listen or adapt then meeting pointless. Responses to earlier letters also required.
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Mike Smith retweeted
Thoughts with everyone affected by #loancharge as 2026 dawns..
Mike Smith retweeted
Pretty disgraceful that your previous letters have gone unanswered.
At best it could be because the McCann review was underway but that is now no longer a reason to ignore your letters.
Is it normal for APPG letters to Ministers to be ignored?
Mike Smith retweeted
Rest assured, I'm taking a close look at this letter - and testimony from people affected by #loancharge - in coverage planned in @yorkshirepost in near future. A lot of my focus will be on the heartbreaking revelation of the 11th reported #loanchargesuicide @loanchargeAPPG
Mike Smith retweeted
We’ve written to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury @Dan4Barnet inviting him to a meeting to discuss the #McCannReview into #LoanCharge settlement terms & expressing real concerns that the Government has watered down the recommendations, preventing resolution for many.
Mike Smith retweeted
People associated with the #LoanChargeScandal, retrospective tax legislation that has directly caused 11 suicides:
Sir Jon Thompson
Sir Jim Harra
Sir Mel Stride
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Sir Sajid Javid
Baron Philip Hammond
Toe the party line and get rewarded even if people are dying.
Mike Smith retweeted
Another client of Douglas Barrowman's tax avoidance firm, AML, loses in a tax tribunal.
Barrowman's clients have probably lost hundreds of millions of pounds. Barrowman hasn't lost a penny. It's just wrong. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov…
Mike Smith retweeted
#McCannReview double edged sword for #LoanChargeScandal victims. Relief if lower liabilities, others considered less deserving, face unaffordable demands. Thank you @TrevorDPrice, Blanch/Steve & Andrew for telling stories & @skysarahjane for featuring.
youtu.be/5Hx-Jf5iKjE
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Mike Smith retweeted
@HMRCgovuk adding names to a list isn't action. Have you ever prosecuted any of the #LoanChargeScandal scheme promoters? NO
We’ve added more names to our tax avoidance scheme list. 🚨
Take a look and see if you recognise anyone we’ve named. 👀
Learn more about spotting the signs of tax avoidance:
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