What odds do I get on a UK politician being a tax evader?

by | Jan 16, 2011 | Economic Intrigue, Just plain weird, Politics, Strange Thoughts, UK Misery, Well I never.

An interesting little snippet from ZeroHedge (emphasis mine) :

Two years ago when the US bailed out UBS and Switzerland from a brief but potentially terminal liquidity crisis, it succeeded in extracting a historic pound of flesh: it forced UBS to declassify thousands of bank accounts of US tax evaders which was the first nail in the centuries-old concept of Swiss bank secrecy. Today, Rudolf Elmer, a former COO of one of the biggest Swiss banks, Julius Baer, may have just nailed the last, and with that set off a chain reaction that will force a huge outcry against pervasive global tax fraud (but likely achieve nothing ultimatel). According to the Guardian, tomorrow Elmer will hand over details of 2,000 “high net worth individuals and corporations” to WikiLeaks which will make him “the most important and boldest whistleblower in Swiss banking history.” And since among those exposed will be “approximately 40 politicians” expect all hell to break loose as photos of Assange having a underage orgy with Al Qaeda members are suddenly made public to diffuse what is bound to be another huge (if brief – after all human kind cannot bear very much reality).

Now, this could be quite interesting compared to the release of “secret” memos which just about every man, woman and household pet had access to.

We have a fair few rich politicians here, especially after the last few years of excessive troughing has boosted the old bank accounts, not to mention the “old money” mob currently in power.

My dream find here would be the shadow chancellor and his ladyboy wife having an offshore account which was stuffed to the gills from the double housing claims they made for many years (and, I would add, all completely above board before Schillings get the headed paper out).

Any other suggestions for possibilities and “dream” candidates?

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