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That’s funny.
Where was this?
how about flash mob singing this version of protest song? christmas is a time to sing with your friends!
The 12 Days of Tax Avoidance
On the first day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
One million hospital beds.
On the second day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the third day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Six thousand head teachers,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Seven pints of beer each,
Six thousand head teachers,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Eight ‘Children in Needs’,
Seven pints of beer each,
Six thousand head teachers,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Nine sports centres,
Eight ‘Children in Needs’,
Seven pints of beer each,
Six thousand head teachers,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Ten thousand libraries,
Nine sports centres,
Eight ‘Children in Needs’,
Seven pints of beer each,
Six thousand head teachers,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Eleven thousand jobs,
Ten thousand libraries,
Nine sports centres,
Eight ‘Children in Needs’,
Seven pints of beer each,
Six thousand head teachers,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
Sir Philip didn’t pay for,
Twelve thousand nurses,
Eleven thousand jobs,
Ten thousand libraries,
Nine sports centres,
Eight ‘Children in Needs’,
Seven pints of beer each,
Six thousand head teachers,
Five thousand homes,
Four thousand playgrounds,
Thirty thousand degrees,
Two thousand fire engines,
And one million hospital beds.
Why Sir Philip Green?
By diverting his £1.2bn dividend to his wife in Monaco, Arcadia Group owner Philip Green dodged £285 million in tax in 2005.
The Arcadia group includes Topshop. Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Miss Selfridge and BHS.
David Cameron appointed him as ‘efficiency advisor’ to the government in August 2010. The UK should not foot the bill of public sector cuts when private businesses can commit reprehensible acts such as this.
Want to know where our numbers came from? All have been taken from freely available information we found online, averaged out.
No ifs, no buts. No to cuts.
Join the fight — http://www.ukuncut.org.uk
Fabulous, a really classy performance
@James
I wish I knew
What’s also funny is that someone on Twitter is saying this isn’t subversive
Go listen to the words I say!
@Stephen
I agree – a really good choir and all doing for memory – which isn’t that hard for a piece like this, but rare none the less
I loved it
I’d quite like to have sung it
James, I believe it is a mall in Welland Ontario
My brother sent me this with the tag ‘this couldn’t happen here”, assuming it was in US and implying that it was spontaneous. Oh, come off it, says I, how comes they were all word perfect, in perfect tune and timing? Still good, though.