This 7 and a half minute video covers the explanation of a ‘perfect crime’ – a tax fraud perpetrated by Roger Stannard – a specialist tax barrister, an accountant and a pig farmer. A successful prosecution ensued.
It’s not really funny – other than that a supposedly reputable barrister who specialised in advising on tax avoidance schemes over stepped the mark. The title of this piece comes from one of the early statements by the voice-over on the video.
