Richard Curtis is renowned for escapist films like Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral and of course Love, Actually, in which Bill Nighy stole the show as an ageing rock star.
The sublime actor is also heading up Curtis's campaign for a Robinhoodtax on the bankers which has gained massive support.
It's not exactly revolutionary stuff but a stunningly simple idea - to tax the bankers a tiny amount and give billions of pounds in proceeds to tackle poverty and climate change. They are planning a lobby of Parliament and there is a real chance all the three main parties will be forced to sign up to it if enough of us rally round, You can find out more at the website here
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Robin Hood was a thief.
David Duff
So are the bankers and the tax avoiders and the hedge funders
Careful, Susan, m'learned friends are always lurking!
David Duff
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