And so it came to pass..

I thought that Posh  Dave had made a tactical error in commenting on the tax affairs of Jimmy Carr. Singling one person out as an exemplar is always fraught with difficulty. And so it turns out with our beloved leader feeling the tax dodging heat and facing charges of hypocrisy over his failure to condemn celebrity Gary Barlow’s tax avoidance.
When asked by an interviewer if he thought Barlow’s “tax affairs were morally wrong and should he give back his OBE”, the prime minister passed up the chance to censure his Tory chum, dodging the tax dodging question by saying he would not give a “running commentary on different people’s tax affairs” as “that would not be right”. By which he means ‘I’ll give a commentary on lefty Jimmy Carr, but not my Tory mate Gary Barlow’. Of course it’s not just Barlow; let's not forget Green, Ashcroft and others.

Someone more partisan and hyperbolic than I might say that Posh Dave's party looks like it's riddled with tax dodgers, avoiders, evaders and cheats - the real “scroungers” in society. The same person might also say that Dave seems attracted to them, surrounding himself with these shady characters, “all in it together” with the selfish few and not saying a word against them. Perhaps Posh Dave will prove them wrong but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Schadenfreude is not a noble emotion and it's one that I try not to indulge in too often but in this instance...........he he!