He is the rock legend dubbed 'Saint Bono' for his long-running campaign against global poverty.
But when Bono's band U2 perform at Glastonbury later this month, protesters are planning to accuse them of avoiding taxes which could have helped exactly the sort of people the singer cares about so dearly.
Members of activist group Art Uncut will hoist a massive inflatable sign with the message 'Bono Pay Up' spelt out in lights during the Irish band's headline performance.
They will also parade bundles of oversized fake cash in front of the singer. More...
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In Dublin every week I deal with drug addicts and the homeless. As one homeless Dubliner put it when I asked him what he thought of Bono's efforts "Jaysus, I wish I lived in the third world instead of the doorway behind his hotel".
ReplyDeleteBono is another Mother Teresa. Hypocrisy gone nuclear.