Sir Philip Green

[AtW]

"In 2005, the banks that had backed the Arcadia bid agreed to issue new loans. That refinancing, combined with Green’s retail nous and cost-cutting abilities, generated a £1.2bn dividend for Tina. As a Monaco resident, she paid no tax in the UK. The following year, Green was awarded a knighthood for services to retailing during Tony Blair’s administration. "

Source: Interview: Philip Green - FT.com (may require subscription)

Fast forward:

BHS sold for £1 – Sir Philip Green announces disposal of loss-making chain | Business | The Guardian

BHS pension gap 'wider than thought' - BBC News

More than a third of 8.4m BHS loan went to four directors | Business | The Guardian

Creditors face losing shirts if BHS fails

[DimPrawn]

Old news.

Money grubbing tax dodger gets knighthood from money grubbing tax dodger PM.

PS When you pissing off to a tax haven?

[AtW]

PS When you pissing off to a tax haven?

I am already in one - just paid business rates, will post in new thread

[AtW]

BHS sends shockwaves through high street with warning it could collapse owing £1.3bn

[DimPrawn]

"Hi Tony, it's Sir Philip, I think my private jet has just flown over you. Are you still on that Russian billionaire arms dealer's super yacht, heading for a middle east peace meeting? Say hi to Cherie and her human rights legal team for me.".

[MrMarkyMark]

Looks the sort of nose that could take a large amount of of Cocaine, just saying like

[DodgyAgent]

"Hi Tony, it's Sir Philip, I think my private jet has just flown over you. Are you still on that Russian billionaire arms dealer's super yacht, heading for a middle east peace meeting? Say hi to Cherie and her human rights legal team for me.".

[DimPrawn]

I think I've captured what's wrong with globalisation, croney politics, tax havens, international quangos, global elite, legal parasites and hippocritical ex-leaders in one short post.

[FatLazyContractor]

Looks the sort of nose that could take a large amount of of Cocaine while doing hookers on the private plane, just saying like

FTFY

[DodgyAgent]

I think I've captured what's wrong with globalisation, croney politics, tax havens, international quangos, global elite, legal parasites and hippocritical ex-leaders in one short post.

In other words corruption has gone global. Precisely why we should leave the EU which is a bastion of unaccountable incompetence and corruption.

I wonder how much of this will find its way into offshore bank accounts of Eurocrats and their friends

EU ready to pay €3bn bill for Turkey’s help with migrants - FT.com