Re:How the Guardian improbably put itself on the path to pro...
by Angostura on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @03:46AM
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The one does not preclude the other, for instance in the case where I want to run something for philanthropic purposes, but death duties may force it to close.
Re:How the Guardian improbably put itself on the path to pro...
by gadders on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:16AM
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One does not preclude the other, but if not for Death Duties the Scott Trust would not have been created.
Re:How the Guardian improbably put itself on the path to pro...
by north_east_dev on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:06AM
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The Guardian and tax avoidence goes hand in hand. The Guardian Media Group is based in the Cayman Islands and notably used the tax haven to avoid paying any tax on the £302 million in profit it realised from the sale of Auto Trader in 2008.
Re:How the Guardian improbably put itself on the path to pro...
by calcifer on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:42AM
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Over the years, the Guardian has responded (satisfactorily, IMHO) to such claims many, many times. Here are a few that I personally remember:
https://www.theguardian.com/help/insideguardian/2008/mar/06/...
https://www.theguardian.com/help/insideguardian/2011/feb/22/...
>>The Trust was established in 1936 by John Scott, owner of the Manchester Guardian (as it then was) and the Manchester Evening News. After the deaths in quick succession of his father C. P. Scott and brother Edward, and consequent threat of death duties, John Scott wished to prevent future death duties forcing the closure or sale of the newspapers...