Captain Tom's daughter

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Who would have thought it?

To be fair (& I realise he can't defend himself) Captain Sir Tom may have been aware of what she was doing and have his blessing.

@Toomanywars I'm not talking about Hannah for the avoidance of doubt!!!!!

Your're right. But he's still very young. And can't have ever given full consent to being in the public eye. I don't doubt that his adoptive parents deeply love and care for him, but the constant publicity?

Does anyone understand why she isn't being taken to court over this?

Apparently doesn’t meet the threshold of criminal activity 🤷‍♀️

Gosh, that's disappointing.

because she's white and middle class.

Should be in prison, next to the Facebook posters.

The real two tier Sir Keir. He'll protect anyone in the establishment.

My gut feeling at the time was the daughter was using her dad to get attention and make money. I didn't give any money as I just thought it felt off. Poor old guy was being used.

Yeah this is where we are all be conned though. Theses CEOs command huge salaries as we're led to believe they are so uniquely qualified. Under their watch many organisations fail, commit criminal offences etc etc and then these top individuals slide away with golden handshakes and big pension pots moving straight into another top position.

Er no, it's nothing to do with KS. It's white middle class privilege

No opportunity, however tenuous the link, missed to slip the knife in.

Why was he still being called 'Captain' Tom? It's my understanding that if your rank is anything below Major you're not allowed to use it once you have left the military? My father served in the forces for 12 years, but never tried to utilise his rank once he was out.

It's not the journey. You've already there, in Hell.

Only thing more weird than the hysteria over Captain Tom - and the banging pots and pans for the NHS on Thursday night - was the mass mourning when he died. It was more hysterical than anything since Diana at the time.

The whole thing was incredibly jarring from the start. The awful privilege he had to walk around the family estate while his poorer peers were perishing in old folks homes and the jingoistic obsession people had with it

Really? That’s very surprising. An intention to defraud and actual fraud, but doesn’t meet the threshold? That drags the law into disrepute, on top.

Feels like the wheels are coming off celebrity endorsed charity. Children in Need’s viewing figures slumped and people complained about Paddy and his kid’s bike being shoved in our faces.

Ed Sheeran and others have started a conversation about how patronising Band Aid is towards Africa.

Captain Tom was not what he seemed.

As others have said, rich celebs pestering ordinary folk to give up their hard earned cash to a charity feels wrong, Just shut up and donate privately like the wonderful George Michael did.

Yes it felt orchestrated from the start. A combination of the government, mainstream media and unscrupulous family members went into overdrive to promote Captain Tom as a national treasure. I really don't believe he was aware of the personal financial gain. It seemed to me he just did as his daughter instructed.

What I found quite extraordinary is lots of people seemed to think the money was going to the NHS, rather than NHS charities.

But when it comes to taxpayer funding for the actual NHS, lots of people are less keen to stump up.

For someone who was allegedly good at PR, she's certainly shit at reputation management.

https://www.channel4.com/news/tax-avoidance-george-michael-melua-arctic-monkeys-liberty

There were Captain Tom duvet covers and even mini skirts...

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/captain-tom-moore-mini-skirt-b1798227.html

Off topic but I'm wondering what it must have cost in travel insurance to get a 100 year old to Barbados. That must have made a dent.

They are scumbags. Shameful and I hope they're held to account.