The Russell Brand vs Ed Miliband ‘fireside’ interview clip.

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So far the only issue we have seen raised from this meeting/debate, is Mr Brand’s enquiry on HOW a UK Prime Minister can stop international companies (and the wealthy) shielding their tax liabilities to individual countries like the UK – and Mr Miliband’s answer is that it would take international co operation - but I guess the clip ends BEFORE Mr Miliband tells Mr Brand, it is already happening.

October 2014; “Noose tightens around global tax evasion as OECD countries sign new agreement”
www.cityam.com/1414597567/noose-tightens-around-global-tax-evasion-oecd-countries-sign-new-agreement

“The OECD just took a step closer to fighting tax evasion on a global scale, with 51 territories agreeing to create “information exchanges” that will help track culprits down.”

"The first signatories to the dull-sounding "multilateral competent authority agreement" – which include the UK and Ireland – will launch their information exchanges by September 2017. Others will follow in 2018."

Thomson Reuters Participated in; ”G8 ‘Open for Growth’ Event hosted by UK Prime Minister”
tax.thomsonreuters.com/media-resources/g8-open-for-growth-event/
London: June 17, 2013 – "Thomson Reuters participated in an event hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron on transparency, tax, and trade – the three topics central to this year’s G8 Summit."

"The event, themed ‘Open for Growth’, was held Saturday (June 15) in London as a lead-up to the G8 Summit beginning in Northern Ireland today."

"Over 150 leaders were invited to the event, including government ministers and senior representatives from the private sector and international organisations. The objective of the June 15 event was to create political momentum and stimulate public interest and debate around trade, tax, transparency and related topics."

May 2014: “HMRC crackdown yields record £23.9bn in additional tax”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27576626

”The government has raised a record £23.9bn in additional tax for the year to the end of March as a result of a crackdown on tax avoidance.”

”HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said it had secured the money - the highest amount since records began - as a result of its investigations.”

Maybe if Russell took the time to get off his soapbox and investigated what is already being done to stop the company tax evasion facts, his advice to vote for who in the UK is leading the world in tackling his main gripes, might be somewhat different to a ‘no vote’, or spoiled ballot paper.

Then again, maybe not.

Hello spinflight .... where have you been, how can you forget me from the old Politics board, where we shared hundreds of threads t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r?

Are you still pushing UKIP's policies - which might explain why you have nothing useful to say. lol

So Russell Brand, the anti politician, anti bank bailout, anti RBS for sapping taxpayers funds, 'entertainer' - who told voters NOT to vote - has 'come out' and told voters to vote Labour - after after a 'Miliband mind meld' on his couch.

What a surprise (not), what a joker, what a sell out.

It was Labour's sofa government that amongst other dodgy policies/dossiers, decided to go for financial regulation lite and encourage the bank lending excesses.

metro.co.uk/2011/04/11/gordon-brown-i-made-big-mistake-on-banks-before-financial-crisis-650630/

www.theguardian.com/business/2011/dec/12/labour-regulations-city-rbs-collapse

If anti bank de regulation and anti company tax avoidance were so important to Russ; with UK banks now SO well regulated their 'pips are squeaking', and more done under Cameron to get in place global crack downs on tax avoidance than the Brown/Miliband/Balls team in 13-years before - Brand was a natural Conservative voter. lol