In an effort to boost flagging readership numbers, newspapers often drip feed what should be minor stories, to eke them out still further. So it is with the story of tax avoiding celebrities. Rich people have dodged their tax bills and failed to render unto Cesar, that which was cesars. This is scarcely a shock horror story. People have always tried to lessen their tax liabilities, companies do it and so do even newspapers.
The latest victim of this faux outrage, are the members of the ex teen heartthrob singing group, Take that. They are alleged to have sheltered £26million in offshore banking. In particular the focus of the ire seems to be Gary Barlow, who recently received an OBE for organising the Queens Jubilee Concert. There are even calls for her majesty to take that back. Oh dear, bang goes the knighthood that singers seem to get if they hang around for long enough.
The concert seemed to be a rum do, but I decided not to comment at the time, as I did not want to upset an 85 year old on what should have been a happy day for her. Whilst her 91 year old husband was recovering in hospital, Mr Barlow had some very strange ideas about what might cheer her up. Firstly there was a 71 year old Welshman bragging about killing someone with a knife. Then, we had a Jamaican lady, also called Jones, who was most notably famous for hitting a chat show host with her handbag, her contribution seemed to consist of practising her hoola hooping skills. The Queen, it is understood, prefers to listen to classical music. It is no wonder that she took the precaution of wearing earplugs. Take back his OBE, she should have sent him to the tower!
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