Starbucks

[David Johnson]

"Do you think Starbucks would be paying their full whack of tax had 2010 happened differently?"

I would prefer not to have to keep leading you by the ear to answer your own questions.

My statements in this thread such as

"Hang your heads in shame, Labour and Coalition governments. Starbucks has paid just ?8.6 million corporation tax in 14 years trading in the UK with sales of over ?3bn. They have carried out a complex tax avoidance dodge during that time."

and

"Cleggie on my side to show how government politicians throughout the last 4 decades fail in this task of separating the hugely rich from some of their dosh"

should help you to answer your own question.

[Sam Slater]

I read all that and was obviously being facetious. I started with a light-hearted, humorous post playing the part of one of the resident Thatcherites and you decided it was the perfect opportunity to bring up Nick Clegg.

I guess you was upset at me for schooling you in the Pat Condell thread.

Human nature.

[David Johnson]

"I guess you was upset at me for schooling you in the Pat Condell thread."

"I'm such a clever Toad.?

Mind you the juxtaposition of "schooling" and "I guess you was upset at me" would never be used by Toad and is the linguistic equivalent of hitting yourself with a house brick.

Quit while you are behind, Samuel. !wink!