But I don't think anyone is saying he's committed any crime because he hasn't.

That is and never was the issue.

It is about his abuse of others who have done exactly the same as he did by ridiculing them and using the pointy finger to say how bad they are for avoiding taxes.

It's about his arrogance in the way he belittles others and then we find out that he has been in receipt of some very nice hand-outs - all legit - but nevertheless, he can afford his own ruddy suits, as just one example!

Where is his absolutely transparent list of all gifts he has received, tangible and intangible?

And it's about his determination to block anyone finding out about his financial dealings which are shady - they are still shady and if he wants to take the moral high ground, he needs to be honest and he isn't.

He assumes too much privilege and that makes him untrustworthy, and that means we cannot trust him when he comes up with other 'facts and figures', such as the latest stunt in trying to 'prove' we must stay in Europe!

He said he would publish his tax returns - he has not!

What he has done is to publish a very carefully worded document that details his known earnings but it does not show the tax requirement, nor what he has actually paid or managed to defer, and neither does it show dormant assets that could be revised after he leaves office.

This is almost certainly legit, but if there is nothing wrong, why keep hiding it?

And it is incomplete in so many other ways - and that is not transparency - that is a deliberate ploy to mislead.

Just because he hasn't committed a crime doesn't mean he hasn't done anything wrong either and that we cannot criticise his performance or challenge his claims when clearly they are not transparent as promised and not verifiable.

And no Cee Dee, it's not about his wealth or jealousy at all either but it is about finding out just how rich somone is who is consistently punishing those at the bottom of the earnings scale and requiring them to go without more and more.  I think it's entirely understandable that people who find they are living on less and less every year feel a degree of disgust at someone who has so much wealth within a family they can manipulate their income to legally avoid taxes to the max.

In the great scheme of things, he probably isn't as rich as many of his cronies and associates and certainly is hardly likely to come anywhere near those in receipt of salaries that make them millionaires within a couple of months.

But it's his own behaviour in the past and now which is causing the furore and it's his own constant bleating about how angry he was at the attack on his father etc etc.

It's all excuses - I've gone over the timings and the reports and this was the reaction of someone who was suddenly facing having his own affairs looked into more closely and he presumed to use his PM muscle to try and slap down the low-life who dared to ask questions - and this time it didn't work.

And for the record, I actually have mixed feelings about what anyone is forced to declare publicly, no matter who they are.  But equally we now live in times where it's too easy to move serious money around for illegal or even worse reasons and there is a need for greater scrutiny, closing of loopholes and an acceptance that conduct and rules have to change to create a fairer, safer and more balanced society

I feel strongly that the whole tax system needs an overhaul but not at the expense of those who have no choice but to pay all their taxes being left worse off.

I simply cannot keep using my sleeve to wipe my eyes at the thought of all those very wealthy and assuredly wealthy people having to pay more tax when they are pushing to relieve pensioners of much needed help, having overseen years of financial mismanagement which has reduced the value of savings and pensions.

AND - if we want to get tough on benefit fraud, tax avoidance in paying cash under the carpet and cooking the books, then there can be no moral or ethical grounds to do so whilst priviledged people in power and companies are using every means at their very easily come-by disposal to avoid paying billions in tax, and financial dealings are held in secret.

There is a fine line between the two sets of behaviour but it all comes down to honesty and if those at the top cannot be open and honest, if companies and financial institutions are allowed to get away with criminal or borderline dishonest conduct with those at the top avoiding prosection, then we cannot be suprised that we have such a dishonest, grab-what-you-can under-belly of society.