Profound Socialist

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I had no idea who Greg Wise was until the other day, but apparently he's the husband of actress Emma Thompson. 

Anyway, apparently he's a full-throttle socialist and in response to the HSBC tax avoidance scandal he had a full-blown rant in the London Evening Standard which included the following comment: 
“I want to stop paying tax, until everyone pays tax ... I have actively loved paying tax, because I am a profound socialist and I believe we are all in it together. 
"But I am disgusted with HMRC. I am disgusted with HSBC. And I’m not paying a penny more until those evil bastards go to prison.

“Em’s on board. She agrees. We’re going to get a load of us together. A movement. They can’t send everyone to prison. But we’ll go to prison if necessary. I mean it.”

Now this is nonsense, of course, because most people are employed and pay their taxes through PAYE and even those who are self-employed have little option but to obey the strictures of HMRC when it comes to VAT and paying their taxes.

So where does this epic nonsense from a profound socialist come from?

More to the point I hope he said something equally daft when he heard about Alex Ferguson's tax avoidance activities or Ed Miliband careful tax planning to limit his family's inheritance tax liabilities.

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