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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Berlusconi's Consigliere

David Mills lunched Don Berlusconi at the Garrick some years ago. Anyone who has had lunch at the Garrick will understand now why Berlusconi agrees with Chirac on English food. Isn't it fascinating that Tessa Jowell's husband advises foreign tycoons how to dodge taxes and gets $600,000 bunged into a hedge fund as a thank you. Now he is under investigation by the Italian police, and the bastards Inland Revenue. Nice that they can still laugh about it.

Captions in the comments please...
UPDATE: According to the Guardian Diary, Mills actually met Don Bernasconi, an under-boss in the Don Berlusconi mob, rather than the godfather himself.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just smile and look honest darling, it's worked for Silvio for the last ten years

rigger mortice said...

It wasn't even half a 'Bernie' in sterling.What is the fuss about?

Croydonian said...

David, you don't have to keep pulling on my scarf. I *promise* Tony will see you right again.

islingtonian said...

Whenever I invite people to dine with me at the Garrick I take them to the eponymous pizzeria across the street. It never fails to amuse.

Theo Spark said...

Which female labour MP bought £500,000 house in Southwold a while back?

Anonymous said...

There's a really dodgy pub in Stockton-on-Tees called The Garrick as well.

RememberRinka said...

£600,000 - Darling, you are clever: that's enough to buy one of Cherie's Bristol flats and still have enough left over to buy 6 peerages

Mary Hinge said...

Quit the damn job darling, we can live in Zurich and visit our money every day.

jake-the-peg said...

Il Capo di capo e la crapo di crapo.

islingtonian said...

You are Andrea and I claim my £5.


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