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Yeah, that was pretty shocking.

The main reason cited for cutting the 50p rate was that it was being so routinely circumvented that reducing it to 45p might reduce the incentive to dodge the tax and actually collect more in revenues.

I'm expecting Ken Clarke to stand up next to say that as rape conviction rates are rubbish they're going to make it legal.

Being wealthy enough to be able to hire an accountant who can help you to avoid paying income tax is not a crime. Rape is, and always will be, a crime. Comparing the two is frankly ridiculous.