Aqua Waffles

Source of Anger and Frustration No. 4

The stark and quite unbelievable hypocrisy of our beloved Prime minister, Mr David Cameron.

Now, I am not a fan of tax avoidance - at all.  It's naughty and damaging to the economy (which, lets be honest, is hardly the healthiest it has ever been)...

However, if, as a higher rate tax payer, your well paid accountant asks you if you would like to pay less tax for services that you will NEVER use and it is all perfectly legal, would you say no?.... No, of course you wouldn't... because that would make you somewhat foolish and fiscally irresponsible. 

NO ONE WOULD DO THIS.

It may be morally questionable, certainly, and the brow beaten Jimmy Carr has apologised unreservedly, been ridiculed on national television and taken the acerbic comedy beating that he quite arguably deserves.

What he does not deserve is to have the Prime minister publicly comment on the moral issues of this case.  The Prime minister whose family made its wealth in offshore bank accounts.  The Prime minister who is supposed to be running the country and the economy and should therefore have the power to change the legal loopholes that allow this kind of tax 'avoidance.'  Where the hell does he get off suggesting that higher rate tax payers should act 'morally?'  It's a fucking joke.  Does Cameron genuinely believe that all the enormo-corporations that fund his party are acting in a moral fashion, all sunshine and fucking roses? 

The most annoying thing about all of this, is that it's making me get political...and now I feel like a thin layer of grease has taken up residence over my skin and I'm getting all shrill and Guardian reading.

So - alternative words and phrases for Mr Cameron at present:

• Hypocrite
• Slimy, blind sleaze machine
• Baffling circular poop slinger
• Snake
• The thrower of boulders in his house made of glass

I thank you.

... and now for

'The Pixie's Word of the Moment'

Curmudgeon (noun)

Definition: Bad tempered - grouchy, miserly person - often attributed to older males.

Example: Worry not about the old curmudgeon in the corner, for while his appearance and mannerisms may be that of a foul tempered old coot, he has been known to take great pleasure in many an activity; Elephant wrangling, baby juggling, kitten drowning, youth disillusioning ... you know, the usual.




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