A 'media event' by comedian Mark Thomas called the UK to invade tax haven Jersey and recover deeds of government offices
'Invade Jersey, Invade Tax Havens Now' was a protest organised by activist and comedian Mark Thomas calling for a British invasion of Jersey, and the recover of the deeds of the war office from that tax haven. It was the third in a series of 'media events' he organised to draw attention to the ridiculous situation that many of the buildings which our government departments are housed in no longer belong to us but are owned by companies whose profits go to offshore tax havens. Barclay's Private Equity who have hit the news for their extensive measures taken to avoid paying UK tax own the Treasury Building. The Home Office is owned by HSBC Infrastructure in Guernsey and today's target, that Orwellian-named Ministry of Defence is half owned by John Laing which avoids most UK tax by basing itself in Jersey and Ireland. Thomas called on the UK to invade Jersey for six great reasons: * it's on the way home from Iraq, * it's a war we could win, * there are no US troops involved so casualties would be low, * Prince Henry could wear his Nazi uniform, * the islanders are used to occupation * and of course that Jersey has at least at many WMDs as Saddam ever did. Journalist Richard Brooks of Private Eye also spoke (he was one of the two winners of last year's Paul Foot Award for investigative journalism,) and gave some of the background about the ownership of the building and its connection with Jersey from his researches. The event was called a media event by the police allowing it to take place without authorisation under SOCPA, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, which bans unauthorised demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament in London.
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