loggyboy
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posted on 7/8/14 at 11:03 AM |
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Bernie does it again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/28671472
like the slimey worm he is - he wriggles his way out of yet more shit. (despite the pocket change loss to his bank balance)
Mistral Motorsport
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coozer
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posted on 7/8/14 at 11:31 AM |
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That's what happens when your minted....
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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mds167
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posted on 7/8/14 at 12:19 PM |
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The case was going nowhere and starting to get embarassing for the prosecutors.
It's a strange law that let's you buy your way out of a case but they opended the door for him...
"No, you can't lick the system; but you can give it a damn good fondling."
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mookaloid
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posted on 7/8/14 at 12:21 PM |
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I don't get it - apparently the case against him was due to fail so why shell out £60m to make it go away when it would have gone away anyway?
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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snapper
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posted on 7/8/14 at 12:28 PM |
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Its tax deductable
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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loggyboy
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posted on 7/8/14 at 12:43 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by mookaloid
I don't get it - apparently the case against him was due to fail so why shell out £60m to make it go away when it would have gone away anyway?
My suspicion is its part of the deal - i'll pay you money if you say 'actually, its not as bad as we thought'
Mistral Motorsport
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fesycresy
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posted on 7/8/14 at 12:56 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by snapper
Its tax deductable
If he lists it as legal expenses, then yes I suppose.
Doubt he pays much tax anyway
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mds167
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posted on 7/8/14 at 02:06 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by loggyboy
quote: Originally posted by mookaloid
I don't get it - apparently the case against him was due to fail so why shell out £60m to make it go away when it would have gone away anyway?
My suspicion is its part of the deal - i'll pay you money if you say 'actually, its not as bad as we thought'
It's the local law. if the prosecution is willing you can make a charitable donation or gift to the state and have the slate wiped clean - the
presumption of innocence remains. There's a good article on pitpass about it.
"No, you can't lick the system; but you can give it a damn good fondling."
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James
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posted on 7/8/14 at 03:50 PM |
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He's the ultimate deal maker! You may not like him but you gotta admire the way he's gone from 2nd hand car dealer through to
multi-billionaire! According to Ken Tyrrell he's sold F1 four times now and he didn't even own it in the first place!
Shame he didn't get convicted as F1 needs a serious shake-up! Although with no successor in place I feared a little for the future of it all!
cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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James
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posted on 7/8/14 at 03:54 PM |
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If you're interested in the politics and the business side of F1 then I can thoroughly recommend the highly respected journalist Joe
Saward's blog:
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/
He's been to every race since the 80's and knows his stuff!
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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RichieW
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posted on 7/8/14 at 04:46 PM |
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At his time in life surely time is more precious than money. I would have done the same thing if I was in his shoes.
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Daddylonglegs
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posted on 7/8/14 at 05:30 PM |
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More slippery than a slippery thing covered in oil on a slipper surface!!
What makes me laugh is the fact that he says the original payment was made because someone tried to blackmail him about tax affairs. If he was
innocent of that, why didn't he say "go for it" to the would-be blackmailer. So there must have been something in it for him to pay
in the first place??
As already said, if you have money..........
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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myke pocock
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posted on 7/8/14 at 09:06 PM |
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Wheels244
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posted on 8/8/14 at 07:10 AM |
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Bent as a nine bob note
Build Blog: http://wheels244.wordpress.com/
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onenastyviper
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posted on 8/8/14 at 11:38 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Wheels244
Bent as a nine bob note
Maybe Bernie used those to pay this?
"If I knew what I was doing then it wouldn't be called research would it?...duh!"
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