O/T Well it looks like White Lives don't matter.

[John2]

Starmer, BBC and Premier League only rowed back on BLM support when they tweeted "Free Palestine" which is certainly interesting, find out who you're not allowed to criticise and all that.

A lot of people don't realise BLM the movement and BLM UK the organisation are two different things.

BLM UK the organisation does not speak on behalf of the wider movement of BLM.

It's really unhelpful because BLM UK do these things like tweeting about Palestine and talking about bringing down communism which have nothing to do with the wider BLM movement which is just focused on racial equality.

[WanChaiMiller]

My point was if I earned enough there to pay taxes there (e.g. bought another rental property) then I would pay taxes there even though I live in the US. I don't know where F1 drivers are deemed to earn their money but I do know many teams are based there so maybe their drivers should pay taxes there. Starbucks and Amazon are based here in Seattle but I see enough angst over them paying taxes in the UK on money made in the UK.

And if Hamilton earned enough on investments here then he would pay tax in the same way. Like you, he doesnt live here so why should he pay income tax here. You dont.

[ragingpup]

A lot of people don't realise BLM the movement and BLM UK the organisation are two different things.

BLM UK the organisation does not speak on behalf of the wider movement of BLM.

It's really unhelpful because BLM UK do these things like tweeting about Palestine and talking about bringing down communism which have nothing to do with the wider BLM movement which is just focused on racial equality.

Yes John, but that's OK because people are intelligent enough to tell the difference between BLM UK and the general movement.

Oh!

[WanChaiMiller]

Does he pay taxes anywhere?

From what I gather Hamilton hires his sevices out to Merc from a limit company based in the Caymans. Dont think hes on paye as we know it. He sells his image rights through a company based in Malta.

Not totally sure but think he brings income into Europe through a company in Guernsey. At a guess hes orobably pretty tax efficient.

[CAMiller]

I don't remember seeing this guy at any of the BLM protests

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53247757

[great_fire]

A lot of people don't realise BLM the movement and BLM UK the organisation are two different things.

BLM UK the organisation does not speak on behalf of the wider movement of BLM.

It's really unhelpful because BLM UK do these things like tweeting about Palestine and talking about bringing down communism which have nothing to do with the wider BLM movement which is just focused on racial equality.

The American BLM organisers call themselves "trained Marxists", whatever that means, so they're not that different from the UK version.

And the Premier League uses the BLM logo with the black power fist, that is supporting the organisation as well as the "movement."

[Shark27]

A lot of people don't realise BLM the movement and BLM UK the organisation are two different things.

BLM UK the organisation does not speak on behalf of the wider movement of BLM.

It's really unhelpful because BLM UK do these things like tweeting about Palestine and talking about bringing down communism which have nothing to do with the wider BLM movement which is just focused on racial equality.

Which one organises the demonstrations in the UK?

[Exiletyke]

Which one organises the demonstrations in the UK?

I think you know the answer to that Shark

[John2]

Which one organises the demonstrations in the UK?

It's more of a grassroots thing, different protests are organised by different people and do not need to be affiliated to the BLM US or BLM UK organisations.

The fact a co-founder of an organisation identifies as Marxist doesn't mean the BLM movement is Marxist. If he had identified as a toy-train collector it wouldn't mean the organisation was about toy trains either. This is something else people have trouble realising. No political movements are created to represent every belief of the founder, they have a more specific purpose that is ultimately determined by the wider body of supporters. Organisation just helps create a common identity, like branding, that local spin-offs (or the Premier league) that share the primary objectives of the moment are free to use.

Here's an article about how the Bristol BLM protest was organised (hint: it wasn't by BLM US or BLM UK):
https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lif...matter-protest

[great_fire]

£1 million has been donated to BLM UK via GoFundMe and no-one knows where the money is going.

Given that BLM UK was involved with closing airports previously I'm guessing on environmental causes.