Rogue Traders Presenter is... a rogue benefit cheat

Rogue Traders Presenter is... a rogue benefit cheat

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hornetrider

Original Poster:

63,161 posts

207 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-185924...

Oh dear. I quite liked his Blackbird as well. Interesting to see how the Beeb deal with this one - I suspect P45.


Eric Mc

122,343 posts

267 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Matt will have to find a new courier.

Maybe Dan will find himself the subject in an episode of "Saints and Scroungers". It would only be right and proper.

Digga

40,587 posts

285 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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This sort of crass hypocrisy seems quite fitting for a BBC presenter.

King Herald

23,501 posts

218 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Oh, the irony. hehe

Egg - Face - Beeb.

Digga

40,587 posts

285 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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King Herald said:
Oh, the irony. hehe

Egg - Face - Beeb.
Doubt they'll see it that way - rather spin it into a yarn about the 'working wage' or cuts at the BBC.

Mr_B

10,480 posts

245 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Digga said:
Doubt they'll see it that way - rather spin it into a yarn about the 'working wage' or cuts at the BBC.
Could you post something up if you find that ?

scenario8

6,615 posts

181 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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This isn't really an anti BBC story, though, is it? It's an amusing and mildly ironic situation, and very bad news for the individual concerned, but only on PH and in the Daily Mail is the BBC open for attack here, surely? They're even quite prominently reporting the story, presumably in recognition of the likely public and potential media interest.

The individual concerned is an idiot, isn't he? Send him down.

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

219 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Can we have an episode where the smug tt who presents the show turns up at the Director General's house and starts gobbing off about how the BBC are ripping off little old lady tax payers? And will the DG shout "no comment" whilst clambering into a new transit, covering his face with a copy of yesterday's Sun, then wheelspinning off to his next victim?

Eric Mc

122,343 posts

267 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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King Herald said:
Oh, the irony. hehe

Egg - Face - Beeb.
Is an employer responsible for the activity of one of their staff outside of ofice hours? Not normally.

I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't even an employee of the organisation anyway.

It would be hypocritical if they continued to use him. I'm sure he'll be out the door pretty sharpish.

supersingle

3,205 posts

221 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Should have got a carbie Blackbird, way better than the later fuel injected version. silly

chris watton

22,477 posts

262 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Is there anyone who is NOT on the fiddle?

It really should be no surprise that the UK is haemorrhaging public money – BBC employee’s, lefty entertainers joke about nasty right wing tax avoidance while doing the exact same themselves, and now BBC ‘personalities’ are found to be fiddling the welfare!

I feel as though I am doing something wrong, as I don’t avoid tax and have never claimed benefit! Perhaps I should try it and then pretend I am morally appalled by others that do the same!

Murph7355

37,946 posts

258 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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chris watton said:
.....as I don’t avoid tax ...
Ohhhhhhhh yes you do smile

Eric Mc

122,343 posts

267 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Maybe Chris meant "evade" - as he was talking about people "on the fiddle".

chris watton

22,477 posts

262 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Eric Mc said:
Maybe Chris meant "evade" - as he was talking about people "on the fiddle".
Thank you, Eric, yes, that is what I meant - although I would love to 'avoid' paying what I have to by 1st September - it only seems to be totally squandered by government.....

King Herald

23,501 posts

218 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Eric Mc said:
King Herald said:
Oh, the irony. hehe

Egg - Face - Beeb.
Is an employer responsible for the activity of one of their staff outside of ofice hours? Not normally.

I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't even an employee of the organisation anyway.

It would be hypocritical if they continued to use him. I'm sure he'll be out the door pretty sharpish.
Exactly my point. He is presenting a show on fraud, for the Beeb, then he gets busted for fraud. Ironic, and embarrassing for the Beeb, whatever or whomevers 'fault' it is.

martin84

5,366 posts

155 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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What a stupid man. He had a great job in the pay of the BBC and now there's no way on the planet they can use him again.

Eric Mc

122,343 posts

267 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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King Herald said:
Eric Mc said:
King Herald said:
Oh, the irony. hehe

Egg - Face - Beeb.
Is an employer responsible for the activity of one of their staff outside of ofice hours? Not normally.

I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't even an employee of the organisation anyway.

It would be hypocritical if they continued to use him. I'm sure he'll be out the door pretty sharpish.
Exactly my point. He is presenting a show on fraud, for the Beeb, then he gets busted for fraud. Ironic, and embarrassing for the Beeb, whatever or whomevers 'fault' it is.
There's no question who's fault it is - his own.

I worked with a fellow accountant who was done for fraud. That doesn't make the employer who employed him at the time responsible.



King Herald

23,501 posts

218 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Eric Mc said:
There's no question who's fault it is - his own.

I worked with a fellow accountant who was done for fraud. That doesn't make the employer who employed him at the time responsible.
Nobody has SAID the BBC is responsible for this!

welsh blackbird

690 posts

246 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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supersingle said:
Should have got a carbie Blackbird, way better than the later fuel injected version. silly
He put his first foot on the slippery slope when he changed the Blackbird for a Kawasaki!

Pesty

42,655 posts

258 months

Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Yeah any decent bloke would have bough a hayabusa