[mikw]

Originally Posted by Charnham

cant speak for the Stonehenge stuff, but someone should have cut the mic on Chris Evans (and for an hour it seemed like they had) alot of big talk about tax, im betting there is a team of Daily Mail journos looking into the tax affairs of Ginger Media Group and Virgin Radio, when he owned them, as well as UMTV.

For a man, who knows the TV '& radio biz like he does (or should) he most have been pretty sure about the tax affairs of his various business's, to rant quite as much as he did this morning.

It's not limited to Jimmy Carr that's for sure!

There's a lot of worried celebs out there, it MAY be the footballer's next.

[Charnham]

Originally Posted by mikw

It's not limited to Jimmy Carr that's for sure!

There's a lot of worried celebs out there, it MAY be the footballer's next.

no one will be surprised to hear that footballers, massage their tax.

Lets be honest for a moment, we all suspect all rich people, and we would love to grab a flaming torch, and some pitch fork, and hang them from a bridge, however VERY few of us, if any would not do the same thing in that situation.

the problem is that the tax loop holes are generally only open to the rich, and the Tories (who are really good at looking like they only care about the rich) dont seem all that bothered about closing them. that is what needs to change.

For the record im not accusing Chris Evans, im simply saying he was mentioning it ALOT, for a man who has owned his own business, and has alot of money. He is setting himself (and by extension the BBC) up for a fall.

[mikw]

Originally Posted by Charnham

no one will be surprised to hear that footballers, massage their tax.

Lets be honest for a moment, we all suspect all rich people, and we would love to grab a flaming torch, and some pitch fork, and hang them from a bridge, however VERY few of us, if any would not do the same thing in that situation.

the problem is that the tax loop holes are generally only open to the rich, and the Tories (who are really good at looking like they only care about the rich) dont seem all that bothered about closing them. that is what needs to change.

For the record im not accusing Chris Evans, im simply saying he was mentioning it ALOT, for a man who has owned his own business, and has alot of money. He is setting himself (and by extension the BBC) up for a fall.

I agree, i think Chris is panicing a bit - as are a lot of celebs.

David Cameron made this an issue with his pronoucements on Jimmy Carr.

However, when someone brought up Conservative supporter Gary Barlow doing something very close, he said he wouldn't talk about specific cases!

I have heard about footballers taking their pay in the forms of "interest free loans", so this is another house of cards about to explode across the media.

[Charnham]

Originally Posted by mikw

I agree, i think Chris is panicing a bit - as are a lot of celebs.

David Cameron made this an issue with his pronoucements on Jimmy Carr.

However, when someone brought up Conservative supporter Gary Barlow doing something very close, he said he wouldn't talk about specific cases!

I have heard about footballers taking their pay in the forms of "interest free loans", so this is another house of cards about to explode across the media.

there was something very odd about David Cameron making a comment on the individual case, thats just really not the kind of thing any PM should be doing.

Also I have yet to see the chart, but I heard someone say the amount of tax avoided by Carr was tiny compared to the tax avoided by Vodaphone, and yet its Carr, David Cameron speaks out about. Ok so im voicing another persons POV here, but its an interesting one, that again goes to the core of why the Tories are appearing so hopelessly out of touch, and quite possibly "dangerously" out of touch.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tpsju1uJiw...1600/Jimmy.gif

Also on the subject of footballers, the nation has been shocked and disgusted by the money in the game, and in the players wage packets, it pops up every now and then, but until people actually stop putting money into the game, be it season tickets, buying the latest (and 4th) kit the their team plays in, or stops paying for Pay TV packages that contain football, nothing will change.

[Gordie10]

Only on the DS forums would a discussion on whether the BBC should have covered the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge perform a random, knee-jerk switch to a political debate about celebrities' tax arrangements!

[Charnham]

Originally Posted by Gordie10

Only on the DS forums would a discussion on whether the BBC should have covered the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge perform a random, knee-jerk switch to a political debate about celebrities' tax arrangements!

yeah sorry, thats my bad.

[Nyota]

Originally Posted by markmag

I really don't think the Stonehenge summer solstice is an event suitable for a big live broadcast event.

A large number of TV cameras, presenters and the lighting required (torches wouldn't do it) would transform it hugely from the very thing it is.
Also, to be honest, a lot of what happens at the stones at that time is not stuff you want to point a camera at. I think it would also encourage even more people to come the following year, which would risk destroying the experience. It's an amazing thing to experience, but not one to televise.

This.

I think TV coverage of the scale the OP wants would be totally disrespectful for the event.

Anyway, it's just people sitting around and chilling out with each other isn't it? What on earth is there worth watching about that?

[mossy2103]

Originally Posted by Nyota

This.

I think TV coverage of the scale the OP wants would be totally disrespectful for the event.

Sadly, it seems that, once again in a thread that he.she has started, the OP does not want to return to the discussion.

[Nyota]

Originally Posted by mossy2103

Sadly, it seems that, once again in a thread that he.she has started, the OP does not want to return to the discussion.

Oh well. I'm just glad most people agree that it's a terrible idea.

[ftv]

Originally Posted by Nyota

This.

I think TV coverage of the scale the OP wants would be totally disrespectful for the event.

Anyway, it's just people sitting around and chilling out with each other isn't it? What on earth is there worth watching about that?

Some people thought there wasn't much to watch with a load of boats floating down the Thames but it didn't stop the BBC covering it.

[Nyota]

Originally Posted by ftv

Some people thought there wasn't much to watch with a load of boats floating down the Thames but it didn't stop the BBC covering it.

You seriously think coverage of the royal family and coverage of something like what the OP wants are comparable? Oh dear.

[cosmo crumb]

It's an event that happens at 4:30 in the morning, those that would be commited enough to want to get up and watch it live are likely to be at Stonehenge anyway, for everyone else a quick clip on the news is more than enough

[cnbcwatcher]

Originally Posted by cosmo crumb

It's an event that happens at 4:30 in the morning, those that would be commited enough to want to get up and watch it live are likely to be at Stonehenge anyway, for everyone else a quick clip on the news is more than enough

I was asleep at that time and didn't even know it was on until I woke up and came on here.