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Arise Sir Lewis; Formula One champion Hamilton gets his knighthood


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3 minutes ago, phetphet said:

I agree he deserves it for his sporting talent. But I thought his tax situation, and him living in Monaco excluded him from getting one. Obviously I was wrong.

 

Why  bend the rules for him?

 

 

What rules have bent?

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Posted
14 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What rules have bent?

OK. rules is the wrong word. Although it was used in the  original  article.

The Daily Mail newspaper said Prime Minister Boris Johnson had "bent the rules" to get around the tax requirements for domestic awards.

 

Let's say guidelines. These were to try and avoid any public outcry when these multi millionaires who live abroad and use tax avoidance schemes to avoid paying UK tax, were given  knighthoods.

 

Philip Green comes to mind.

 

I think Lewis has been awarded this year, partly because of his more political stance alongside his fantastic F1 record.

 

 

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Posted
17 minutes ago, Farma said:

The dailymail got it right.

 

Arise,Sir Tax Exile !

Lewis Hamilton gets a knighthood despite living in Swiss and Monaco havens for 13 years

 

So your objection is with the Queen? Right?

 

 

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3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Well done Lewis Hamilton.

 

 

I recall very well his first appearance in Formula 1 racing, not just his clearly evident  talent but the overt racism amongst white F1 followers who really did not like seeing Lewis winning.

 

It had a precedent in Tiger Lewis, where white fans of golf didn’t like seeing him win either.

 

As others have stated, the same is true in soccer but also on the tennis courts.

 

Hamilton has had a long hard journey to the top of his sport, his achievements speak for themselves. He richly deserves this recognition.

 

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As for Lewis expressing his political views, take note of the views expressed by those objecting, a pattern exists.

 

 

I saw an interview of Willy T Ribbs, (the first black F1 driver) the other week, with Ted Kravitz.

He said that unlike the US, he was welcomed with open arms into F1 in the UK.

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