Gosling's Grouse: Why tax dodging isn't so funny in real life

GOSLING'S GROUSE

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Consider the following characters: Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses; Walker from Dad's Army; and George from Minder. What do they all have in common? They did not pay any tax.

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