Lily Allen is appalled by Cameron having had an investment (just over £12,000) with an offshore company…..she herself just bought the shore…in a random moment of drunken extravagance she bought a beach…as you do when you are a multi-millionaire…. Lily Allen owns a private beach in Jamaica. The singer, 23, made the property investment after having a few drinks. ‘I bought a beach! she tells BBC 6 Music … Continue reading
The BBC has been canvassing the views of the anti-Cameron protestors outside Downing Street…. Downing Street protest organiser, journalist Abi Wilkinson, told BBC Radio 5 live the week’s revelations raised questions about Mr Cameron’s commitment to tackling tax avoidance. Abi Wilkinson, a journalist…well, yes, sort of…one that mostly does man bites dog type stories and who refuses to criticise Corbyn publicly because the poor lad has had … Continue reading
What do you get when you mix a man who wrote songs for Elvis, £3m, and a mysterious set of Chinese-owned offshore companies? The answer: A company called Gate Ventures which is in a joint venture with Ensygnia…which has close business contacts with the BBC. Ensygnia’s customers include Visa Europe, PlayJam, O2, Waitrose, and BBC Worldwide. Ensygnia is the start-up in residence at BBC Worldwide and is collaborating … Continue reading
The BBC reports… Labour says PM ‘losing trust’ over offshore fund row Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the PM had “misled the public” and “lost the trust of the British people”. He said Mr Cameron’s actions had showed there was “one rule for the wealthy and another for the rest of us”. Who made offshore funds more ‘user-friendly’ for Brits?…….wealthy Brits presumably…one rule for….. 12:01AM GMT 04 … Continue reading
The BBC is after David Cameron….his father had a business that was based offshore…shock horror. Simon Jenkins in the Guardian says this… If all of us sold any of our savings traded offshore we would need to sit up all night scanning our pension funds. As the financial pundit James Quarmby told the BBC this morning, millions benefit from offshore funds – and if they do not know, they … Continue reading
Sue at Is the BBC biased? spotted this revelation from the BBC….it’s from 2015 but somehow never goes out of date….. Thousands have now mocked a British Muslim leader’s comments by using the satirical slogan “Mossad Stole My Shoe” – but the man behind the hashtag says it was intended to expose anti-Semitic attitudes in Muslim communities. It all began with a Facebook post by Asghar Bukhari, … Continue reading
Just some things of interest to chew on that show Labour’s hypocrisy and how complicated offshore banking and investment is…especially as the UK is one of the world’s biggest tax havens itself…no small thanks to Gordon Brown. The BBC seems totally uninterested in raising awkward questions for Labour and looks to be targeting Cameron….they must think they have the EU referendum in the bag and can risk smearing and undermining … Continue reading
Don’t ask me questions…now push off!! Will the BBC report this little spat? You can be sure it would be headline grabbing news if it had been Cameron. The Huffington Post has given the story a look. Others will no doubt follow.
A story about Elton John kissing and making up with his partner? No, just a BBC typo.
Well, the BBC have joined in the “Call me Dave should resign because he…owned perfectly legal share and …gasp.. sold them… and….gasp…paid his due taxes” Here’s a weekend thread for you. Detail the bias here.
