Unite the union 'paid no tax in 2011 and 2012' Instead I suspect he'll do what he's done the whole way through this scandal, turn the other way, bury his head in the sand and hope it all goes away. The sad truth is that Ed Miliband's too weak to stand up to the unions and therefore will never be able to stand up for the hardworking people in this country. The news of Unite's tax apparent avoidance comes in the wake of a series of tax avoidance scandals involving the Labour Party itself. John Mills, a television shopping millionaire, gave the party shares in his shopping channel company, JML, valued at £1.65million in January. But in an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Mr Mills said the donation was made in shares rather than cash so the tax on the deal would be significantly reduced. Describing the donation as "tax efficient," he said the form of the donation was agreed with figures in Labour's fund-raising team. A Unite spokesman said: "This is another sorry attempt to slur Unite. The truth is that we pay every penny of tax that we owe because we take our responsibilities to this nation seriously. The Exchequer has ruled that we do not have to pay corporation tax because of the suite of benefits we offer, including sickness and accident benefit, so relieving the state of the burden of providing those in need with financial support. This is what unions do. They take care of their members. It is deeply concerning that the Tory party cannot understand that and that instead it chooses to present this relationship as something warped.