What do E.On, The Tories & Gary Barlow Have in Common?

They all exploit loopholes in the law (allegedly) to their own advantage.

E.On has apparently been fined 12m for mis selling to its already long suffering customers and the Tory party is accused of circumventing electoral law in order to keep big donor anonymous. Individuals who donate over £1,500 per year are supposed to be named. If donations are made through a private club however, no such restrictions apply.

One such club, despite having no website and appears to be operating out of a house in leafy Buckinghamshire, has donated inordinate sums to Tory coffers but individual contributors cannot be identified. By way of putting our minds at rest, a Tory spokesperson (speaking from an offshore, hot and duty free location) said “All donations are entirely proper and accounted for”. See, everything’s entirely above board. Nothing illegal going on so it’s obviously a loony left wing conspiracy.

As for Gaz Barlow (a devout Tory apparently), should he be asked to relinquish his honour just because he was allegedly engaged in some kind of tax avoidance scheme? According to his mate, Dave (the PM), absolutely not. His logic? Barlow gives shed loads of money away to charity. If I didn’t have to pay all the tax due on my income, I could afford that kind of munificence too, and get the knighthood that goes with it. The fact is though Mr Cameron. It isn’t his money he’s giving away, it’s ours. Does Gary Barlow live in Buckinghamshire by any chance?