Sir Cliff Richard

[Ulitzer95 12,638]

"7) Sir Sean Connery:

 

Regarded by many as the best of the James Bond actors, Sir Sean’s lucrative film career and his politics have played a big part in his choice of residence. The first of two actors on the list, he left Britain in the seventies, moving first to Spain, then to the Bahamas in 1999. Whilst he undoubtedly saved millions in tax, he states it is a political move: “Like a lot of Scots abroad I look forward to coming home to an independent Scotland”."

 

 

Hopefully that'll mean he won't be coming back then. I met him years ago too, bit of a grumpy old twat to be honest.

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

Another article on rock star tax exiles:

 

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-bands-taxes/

 

If it is anyone mentioned in that article, it will be a huge name from the rock world.

[Tempus Fugit 214]

I have no idea whether Cliff Richard is a boy botherer or not.

 

Apropos of nothing, the only Cliff song that isn't utter shite.

 

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

I have no idea whether Cliff Richard is a boy botherer or not.

 

Apropos of nothing, the only Cliff song that isn't utter shite.

 

 

That's utter shite IMHO.

[Spade_Cooley 9,529]

This is the one great Cliff song, tbh. Could easily be a yacht rock anthem:

 

[Galento 24]

Cliff has hired well-known showbiz solicitor Ian Burton to help to get rid of all these scurrilious allegations.

 

Burton has defended Harry Redknapp, Max Clifford, Kieron Fallon, Nigella Lawson, Amy Winehouse and Al-Fayed..............so mixed success then.

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

Cliff has hired well-known showbiz solicitor Ian Burton to help to get rid of all these scurrilious allegations.

 

Burton has defended Harry Redknapp, Max Clifford, Kieron Fallon, Nigella Lawson, Amy Winehouse and Al-Fayed..............so mixed success then.

 

Where's George Carman when Cliff needs him?

 

Oh yeah - here.

 

[Galento 24]

Good to see George Carman mentioned as this man demanded respect. Forget the fact that George Best was shagging his wife, I have it on good authority that the best-ever comedy show was when Carman defended Ken Dodd, as the trial had to take so many breaks because the judge, jury, prosecution, defence and all in the room were falling about laughing.

 

As Ken Dodd said, at the time, he invented Self-Assessment.

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

Good to see George Carman mentioned as this man demanded respect. Forget the fact that George Best was shagging his wife, I have it on good authority that the best-ever comedy show was when Carman defended Ken Dodd, as the trial had to take so many breaks because the judge, jury, prosecution, defence and all in the room were falling about laughing.

 

As Ken Dodd said, at the time, he invented Self-Assessment.

 

George Carman said: "Some accountants are comedians, but comedians are never accountants."

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

Cliff's pulled out of a gig at Canterbury Cathedral next month, damn shame since it was really close in time and distance to the DLCon, we could have given him a cheery wave had we clocked him in the street.

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

Cilla's come to Cliff's defence: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/19/cliff-richard-cilla-black-sexual-assault-allegations_n_5690706.html

[Galento 24]

So that's Cliff in the clear then, according to the Scouse songstress, and is it the same Cilla who thought that the sun shone out of Rolf's arse.

 

Is there a programme due soon called Cilla? i seem to remember some advert for it, as some form of biopic. If ever someone has been in the right place at the right time, it's our Cilla.

[Deathray 2,940]

Anyone catch the one show earlier, Lenny Henry made a rather slanderous joke about Cliff Richard's parties that he was quickly forced by the BBC to apologise for, although it seemed there was a bit more truth to the joke than the BBC wanted to let on in the way he said it.

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

FWIW, this tax exile announced plans to return home back in July: http://www.business-...72100086_1.html

 

If he had any whiff of trouble back then, I presume he would have laid very, very low so either it is not him or he was in the dark about it all as late as last month. (I am going with it not being him.)

[Galento 24]

I agree with that...........never a whiff of anything of that nature about Rod. That is unless some brunette 5.0 ft tall or red=head is going to drag something up from the distant past and make the rock star pay for choosing long=legged blondes.

 

As Woody Allen once said " I would like to come back as Warren Beatty's fingers", so the same could be said about Rod.

[Rotten Ali 600]

I was very upset the other month with Rod Stewart. Not just because I've had the impression for a long time that he is the sort of guy who is totally in love with his own image, but, that his "I'm Scottish" act is just that. Brought up by an English mother in London hardly is any sort of backdrop to base his whole reasondretra.

 

Tit.

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

I was very upset the other month with Rod Stewart. Not just because I've had the impression for a long time that he is the sort of guy who is totally in love with his own image, but, that his "I'm Scottish" act is just that. Brought up by an English mother in London hardly is any sort of backdrop to base his whole reasondretra.

 

Tit.

 

Dunno, that nationalism can be all the stronger because of that upbringing. I borrowed a tartan waiscoat from a "Scottish" mate who's lived in England his whole life but he's definitely a jock in everything from consuming scots products to willing them to thrash us at rugby. His dad was from Edinburgh, sort of the same thing as Rod.

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

I was very upset the other month with Rod Stewart. Not just because I've had the impression for a long time that he is the sort of guy who is totally in love with his own image, but, that his "I'm Scottish" act is just that. Brought up by an English mother in London hardly is any sort of backdrop to base his whole reasondretra.

 

Tit.

 

Dunno, that nationalism can be all the stronger because of that upbringing. I borrowed a tartan waiscoat from a "Scottish" mate who's lived in England his whole life but he's definitely a jock in everything from consuming scots products to willing them to thrash us at rugby. His dad was from Edinburgh, sort of the same thing as Rod.

 

As it is for the English midlands town of Corby.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-28225325

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

I was very upset the other month with Rod Stewart. Not just because I've had the impression for a long time that he is the sort of guy who is totally in love with his own image, but, that his "I'm Scottish" act is just that. Brought up by an English mother in London hardly is any sort of backdrop to base his whole reasondretra.

 

Tit.

 

Dunno, that nationalism can be all the stronger because of that upbringing. I borrowed a tartan waiscoat from a "Scottish" mate who's lived in England his whole life but he's definitely a jock in everything from consuming scots products to willing them to thrash us at rugby. His dad was from Edinburgh, sort of the same thing as Rod.

 

As it is for the English midlands town of Corby.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-28225325

 

On a similar note, this Aussie didn't know until the other day that Liverpool is the "unofficial capital of North Wales":

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7469279.stm

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3482625.stm

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

I was very upset the other month with Rod Stewart. Not just because I've had the impression for a long time that he is the sort of guy who is totally in love with his own image, but, that his "I'm Scottish" act is just that. Brought up by an English mother in London hardly is any sort of backdrop to base his whole reasondretra.

 

Tit.

 

Dunno, that nationalism can be all the stronger because of that upbringing. I borrowed a tartan waiscoat from a "Scottish" mate who's lived in England his whole life but he's definitely a jock in everything from consuming scots products to willing them to thrash us at rugby. His dad was from Edinburgh, sort of the same thing as Rod.

 

As it is for the English midlands town of Corby.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-28225325

 

On a similar note, this Aussie didn't know until the other day that Liverpool is the "unofficial capital of North Wales":

 

http://news.bbc.co.u...les/7469279.stm

 

http://news.bbc.co.u...les/3482625.stm

 

Let's not forget the Patagonian Welsh speaking people in Argentina.

 

http://en.wikipedia....atagonian_Welsh

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

Watch out, Brits!

 

Cliff Richard fans fight back: Campaign to send star to number one

 

 

 

It is working so far, as Cliff's song is about to crack the Top 40.

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

Sun reckons top ten at least this week.

 

S'funny mind, The Lost Prophets didn't enjoy such a sales bounce.

[Spade_Cooley 9,529]

Sun reckons top ten at least this week.

 

S'funny mind, The Lost Prophets didn't enjoy such a sales bounce.

 

Let's just enjoy that classic Lostprophets video that shoulda seen them back in the top 10 one more time:

 

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

Sun reckons top ten at least this week.

 

S'funny mind, The Lost Prophets didn't enjoy such a sales bounce.

 

The rest of Lostprophets under their new bandname No Devotion didn't exactly storm the charts with their debut single either.

[Toast 16,140]

I was very upset the other month with Rod Stewart. Not just because I've had the impression for a long time that he is the sort of guy who is totally in love with his own image, but, that his "I'm Scottish" act is just that. Brought up by an English mother in London hardly is any sort of backdrop to base his whole reasondretra.

 

Tit.

 

Dunno, that nationalism can be all the stronger because of that upbringing. I borrowed a tartan waiscoat from a "Scottish" mate who's lived in England his whole life but he's definitely a jock in everything from consuming scots products to willing them to thrash us at rugby. His dad was from Edinburgh, sort of the same thing as Rod.

 

Princess Anne's always been a bit like that at the rugby. All on the strength of having a Scottish granny.