Jun 242011
U2 heads the line up at Glastonbury festival this weekend and the stage is set for Art Uncut’s events targeting their tax dodging.
Away from Glastonbury, at the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town, London,Art Uncut in conjunction with Big Society Entertainments is organising an evening of comedy and debate in support of the Fortnum & Mason 145. The comedians will be supported by a line up including TJNs very own stand-up economist, John Christensen, Lord Maurice “Blue Labour” Glasman, plus speakers from Christian Aid and Art Uncut.
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Theres growing awareness of capital flight toward the swiss banks.
Paul Mason is currently blogging about it.
from there I found this link about the influx of wealth from europes super rich.
http://golemxiv-credo.blogspot.com/2011/06/lovely-little-detail-from-switzerland.html?showComment=1308
Is there any way of something like an FOI act request or parliamentary procedure to find out if any of our Govt or politicians are shifting their wealth intio switzerland because of the greek crisis ?
Tax avoidance is not the only thing Bono has been criticised for. His non-profit One campaign received almost £9.6million in donations in 2008 but handed over only £118,000 to good causes.
Figures show that the group also spent more than £5.1million on executive and staff salaries.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/841666-bono-under-fire-over-one-charity-donations-totalling-9-6m#ixzz1QDjHbCNH
Tax the land value of his property. He cannot avoid that except by going to live in the sticks.