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BANKSY, THE RENOWNED (if elusive) artist, has a new artwork.
The mural of a workman chipping away at the stars in the EU flag, which appeared near the Dover ferry terminal overnight on Saturday, is a not-too-subtle comment on Brexit and the UK general election.
Pictures of the mural appeared on his Instagram account, and representatives have confirmed it is genuine.
The anonymous artist’s subversive and satirical humour has achieved huge international renown since he surfaced in the 1990s.
Hailing from the underground activist culture of Bristol, his stencilled output often features anti-establishment messages.
The European flag, according to the EU website:
The European flag symbolises both the European Union and, more broadly, the identity and unity of Europe.
It features a circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background. They stand for the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe.
The number of stars has nothing to do with the number of member countries, though the circle is a symbol of unity.
- Includes reporting from AFP
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The committee did better than I thought they would. All Kelly was short of was having gold teeth and an platform shoes. And Tubridy defaulted to the “I’m a decent guy lead stray by a snake-oil salesman.” I hope we never have to see him again after today…ever!
@Robert Bradshaw: so what did the committee demonstrate that he did wrong in terms of the barter account and the tri partite agreement, i m interested to hear your views
@Liam O’Connor: At the very least he knowingly was part of a conspiracy to money launder tax payer funds.
Giving a falsified invoice to a third party – and agreeing to hide its true purpose – then refusing to speak up to perpetuate fraud on the taxpayer… that’s all demonstrably true.
Claiming he committed fraud cause his employer told him to isn’t a legal defense.
He was paid 10s of thousands of euro – which cost extra 10s of thousands because it was hidden via the barter account – for work he didn’t do: consultancy.
He then knew RTE was misstating his wages – and his manager was in cahoots with RTE to launder the money – and didn’t say boo until a public audit found it.
Here’s the definition of money laundering:
“Money laundering is the illegal process of hiding the origins of money obtained illegally by passing it through a complex system of banking transfers or other transactions”
Falsifying invoices to receive money, then hiding that money via barter accounts and offshoot companies – that’s what drug gangs do.
And also apparently our state media and its biggest star and his manager.
Scratch cards?
Sneakily, that’s how.
Our money. Give up the licence fee or go to prison…
Most CFOs are compete bluffers
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