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Greens leader Zack Polanski cleared over London houseboat council tax row
Zack Polanski has been accused of having a "cavalier attitude" following an ongoing row over paying council tax for his houseboat. The Greens leader indicated that he did not cough up the tax while aboard the Hackney vessel due to suffering from "financial hardship". In a statement before the Great...
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What happenedPolanski explained in a witness statement published on Wednesday that he believed council tax fees were being managed through the mooring fees he regularly paid for the boat.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Greens leader Zack Polanski cleared over London houseboat council tax row". The right frames it as "Zack Polanski accused of having 'cavalier attitude' following row over houseboat council...".
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Left / center-leftGreens leader Zack Polanski cleared over London houseboat council tax row
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Right / center-rightZack Polanski accused of having 'cavalier attitude' following row over houseboat council tax
Zack Polanski accused of having 'cavalier attitude' following row over houseboat council tax
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Zack Polanski has been accused of having a "cavalier attitude" following an ongoing row over paying council tax for his houseboat. The Greens leader indicated that he did not cough up the t...
Greens leader Zack Polanski cleared over London houseboat council tax row
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Polanski explained in a witness statement published on Wednesday that he believed council tax fees were being managed through the mooring fees he regularly paid for the boat
