Comedian Mark Thomas calls for demo at tax offices today at 4.30pm
Mark Thomas writes; DEMO Ahoy! While I am down in Bristol performing I thought it might be fun to do a little demo. So if you fancy coming along the demo is for the shutting down of tax havens and forcing corporations to pay their tax onshore. Where better to start campaigning than HMRC , the tax office in Bristol at Norfolk House. The government obsession with the free market means that buildings that should be public are now private., The tax office is owned by Sigma 2004 Ltd, so HMRC pay rent for their building. BUT Sigma 2004 Ltd were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and Jersey - tax havens... so the tax office pay rent for a building we should own - TO TAX DODGERS!!! Full Article.
Thanks for sharing this information. We all know we the taxpayers are essential in financing all government projects. Without our tax where do government get the money to finance state projects. For your own information, Phobaeticus Chani is officially the world's longest insect. (See: http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/05/22/phob...ecies ) The erstwhile insect, Phobaeticus Chani or Chans Megastick is a stick insect from Malaysia that measures up to about two feet long, and was unknown until late 2008. It's one of several newly discovered species that ought to call for a boost to science funding and a payday to science programs. Another fascinating new species is Leptotyphlops carlae, or the Barbados Threadsnake. It's incredibly tiny, smaller than a lot of worms, but it is an actual snake. It is oft forgot how little we actually know about our own world, and scientific study is worth payday advances as we can learn more about Phobaeticus Chani and other species as yet unknown.
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Friday May 22, 2009 09:57
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Mark Thomas writes; DEMO Ahoy! While I am down in Bristol performing I thought it might be fun to do a little demo. So if you fancy coming along the demo is for the shutting down of tax havens and forcing corporations to pay their tax onshore. Where better to start campaigning than HMRC , the tax office in Bristol at Norfolk House. The government obsession with the free market means that buildings that should be public are now private., The tax office is owned by Sigma 2004 Ltd, so HMRC pay rent for their building. BUT Sigma 2004 Ltd were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and Jersey - tax havens... so the tax office pay rent for a building we should own - TO TAX DODGERS!!! 
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Jump To Comment: 1Thanks for sharing this information. We all know we the taxpayers are essential in financing all government projects. Without our tax where do government get the money to finance state projects. For your own information, Phobaeticus Chani is officially the world's longest insect. (See: http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/05/22/phob...ecies ) The erstwhile insect, Phobaeticus Chani or Chans Megastick is a stick insect from Malaysia that measures up to about two feet long, and was unknown until late 2008. It's one of several newly discovered species that ought to call for a boost to science funding and a payday to science programs. Another fascinating new species is Leptotyphlops carlae, or the Barbados Threadsnake. It's incredibly tiny, smaller than a lot of worms, but it is an actual snake. It is oft forgot how little we actually know about our own world, and scientific study is worth payday advances as we can learn more about Phobaeticus Chani and other species as yet unknown.