[arista]

You should have used a better legal team
Now Pay you Fecking Taxes


Gary Barlow and two other Take That stars to be hit by £20million bill after court rules they poured £66million into tax avoidance scheme for the super-rich

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...uper-rich.html

[Crimson Dynamo]

what is wrong with these people who just want more and more money, greedy bastards

[Pete.]

fecking bastards

sign of the times

[Mystic Mock]

They haven't got that funk that's why they won't pay their taxes.

[joeysteele]

Surely not Mr squeaky clean Gary Barlow,this pillar of virtue we are expected to look up to these days.

What goes round comes round.

[arista]

They are saying Barlow has a £20million TAX bill
he will have get on tour fast
bring some cash in.
And sell a spare home

[Ammi]

..a million love songs/twenty million tax bill...Gary holding back the tears..

Youtube video

[arista]

THE PM Live on GMBHD
just said Barlow can keep his OBE
but pay back the tax.



Utter Stupid Labour MP M. Hodge
said Barlow should return his OBE
Pathetic Woman

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

THE PM Live on GMBHD
just said Barlow can keep his OBE
but pay back the tax.



Utter Stupid Labour MP M. Hodge
said Barlow should return his OBE
Pathetic Woman

Shouldn't he put threatened with jail like any other tax evader and stripped of his OBE, friends in high places

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Shouldn't he put threatened with jail like any other tax evader and stripped of his OBE, friends in high places

I cannot get why he got an OBE in the first place. Actually yes, for the devious way this scam was done, I actually agree he should lose his OBE.

He stands there moralising at others,given responsible roles as to the Queen's jubilee and the year he did this he was spouting off supporting David Cameron and the Conservatives in the 2010 election.

No wonder David Cameron doesn't want to say he should lose his OBE.Talk about double standards.
Frankly for me, as to many of the people who get them, they are meaningless anyway.
Pure greed and deceit is likely at the heart of this scam.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I cannot get why he got an OBE in the first place. Actually yes, for the devious way this scam was done, I actually agree he should lose his OBE.

He stands there moralising at others,given responsible roles as to the Queen's jubilee and the year he did this he was spouting off supporting David Cameron and the Conservatives in the 2010 election.

No wonder David Cameron doesn't want to say he should lose his OBE.Talk about double standards.
Frankly for me, as to many of the people who get them, they are meaningless anyway.
Pure greed and deceit is likely at the heart of this scam.

For Helping Children in Need
and other Charitys

He would not lose his OBE

Its just a Old Fecking Labour MP
getting a Dumb Distraction

[arista]

"threatened with jail"


Why
Barlow will pay his Tax
and the private tax adviser, he can give him a kicking

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

For Helping Children in Need
and other Charitys

He would not lose his OBE

Its just a Old Fecking Labour MP
getting a Dumb Distraction

Lots of ordinary people help charities and get no recognition, nor do they want it!

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Lots of ordinary people help charities and get no recognition, nor do they want it!

Yes but he took time out to help
it cost him money to help

[Kizzy]

So what, giving to charity is meant to be an altruistic isn't it not quid pro quo?
He was prob so generous with his time/money knowing he was clawing it back.

[Livia]

I don't agree with what he's done, or rather what his accountants did, but Margaret Hodge has got a bloody nerve. It took them fourteen years to take Robert Mugabe's knighthood off him, so demanding Barlow hand back his OBE is a bit rich. I'm a fan of the Public Accounts Committee, but she's overstepping her authority demanding honours are returned. That's really not her decision to make.

[arista]

He is going to pay it back.


Its a Jimmy Carr moment

Press will try and corner him

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

For Helping Children in Need
and other Charitys

He would not lose his OBE

Its just a Old Fecking Labour MP
getting a Dumb Distraction

With respect 'all' celebrities who help with 'children in need',(indeed with all charitable events), generally get a massive payback when the new single or album they are performing on such events soars into the charts.

He does these chairty events and also contributes to them because of the surplus wealth he already has.
I have more respect for those who help with charitable events but get not a single bit of recognition because generally they are the dogsbodies of the help.
Such as those who give their time to clean up and also help set up the events on the day too.

I don't just think he should lose his OBE, I don't think he should have had one in the fiirst place and if I were him after the revealing of this scam, I would have already handed back the OBE or at least offered to.
I actually agree with Margaret Hodge as to this and it's not very often I do that.

Her judgement on this is far better than what we heard from the Prime Minister this morning,that's for sure.

[Kizzy]

Well there are procedures I guess, as Benito Mussolini and Nicolae Ceaucescu had theirs stripped too then that may happen... not that I would compare Barlow to a despot More of a Lester Piggot.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

With respect 'all' celebrities who help with 'children in need',(indeed with all charitable events), generally get a massive payback when the new single or album they are performing on such events soars into the charts.

He does these chairty events and also contributes to them because of the surplus wealth he already has.
I have more respect for those who help with charitable events but get not a single bit of recognition because generally they are the dogsbodies of the help.
Such as those who give their time to clean up and also help set up the events on the day too.

I don't just think he should lose his OBE, I don't think he should have had one in the fiirst place and if I were him after the revealing of this scam, I would have already handed back the OBE or at least offered to.
I actually agree with Margaret Hodge as to this and it's not very often I do that.

Her judgement on this is far better than what we heard from the Prime Minister this morning,that's for sure.

...hmmm, has Jimmy Savill not still got his though..?..maybe he can't be 'stripped' posthumously..?...I think though that if Gary wanted to give it back that would be one thing but I don't think that he should necessarily have any pressure to do so though, Joey...what he did was wrong and he's paying it back, which even for someone so wealthy is no small thing...it's kind of to me, where does it all end...?...

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...hmmm, has Jimmy Savill not still got his though..?..maybe he can't be 'stripped' posthumously..?...I think though that if Gary wanted to give it back that would be one thing but I don't think that he should necessarily have any pressure to do so though, Joey...what he did was wrong and he's paying it back, which even for someone so wealthy is no small thing...it's kind of to me, where does it all end...?...

I think he has been posthumously stripped of his Knighthood but I am not 100% surea s to that,no one however refers him as Sir Jimmy Saville now that's for sure but he is, as you rightly point out, dead.
Even if he hasn't been officially stripped of it, he would have been I am sure had he still been alive now.

For me it could end by stopping giving such awards to people who are and have been for ages paid very handsomely as to status and wealth for their showbusiness achievements.
They get plenty other awards from the music business anyway.

If doing things for charity and using such events to plug an album or new single should result in an OBE or whatever then give them out to all who assist with charitable events and not just the better known and richer of those that do.

I think Gary Barlow is a really good singer, a brilliant songwriter and performer but aside from his massive wealth as to charitable events,he is no better than anyone else who does such things in my view.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I think he has been posthumously stripped of his Knighthood but I am not 100% surea s to that,no one however refers him as Sir Jimmy Saville now that's for sure but he is, as you rightly point out, dead.
Even if he hasn't been officially stripped of it, he would have been I am sure had he still been alive now.

For me it could end by stopping giving such awards to people who are and have been for ages paid very handsomely as to status and wealth for their showbusiness achievements.
They get plenty other awards from the music business anyway.

If doing things for charity and using such events to plug an album or new single should result in an OBE or whatever then give them out to all who assist with charitable events and not just the better known and richer of those that do.

I think Gary Barlow is a really good singer, a brilliant songwriter and performer but aside from his massive wealth as to charitable events,he is no better than anyone else who does such things in my view.

..I actually don't know too much about it Joey, why was Gary given the OBE..was it for charity works..?...but yeah, I agree, lots of celebrities are involved in worthy causes and helping to raise funds and awareness in things, I'm not sure why Gary was more exceptional as to have received it..?..

[Livia]

Honours aren't just given to famous people. I don't see any problem with giving honours to people who've used their fame and talent to raise cash as Barlow's done, and for their services to music or entertainment. There are plenty of lollypop ladies and charity workers etc. who've been recognised, and you can nominate someone for an award if you think they deserve one. I'm less worried about famous people being honoured than I am about people like political party association chairmen, who do bugger-all generally, and many are only it in for the kudos and the chance of an OBE or the like.

Whatever I saved, whatever I saved I didn't mean it
I just wanted taxes good.

[Ammi]

...Whenever I'm wrong just show me the bill and I'll pay it ...

...so will that mean a knighthood..?...