SURELY it is time to halt the immoral merry-go-round of exploitation from the ruling classes. It is time to take stock and fully investigate the murky world of tax dodging dressed up and sanitised in an attempt to make it more palatable with the euphemistic term "tax avoidance".

For too long now the rule-makers and breakers have operated in a parallel universe with their one rule for them and another for us. A rule with double standards and an unethical code of conduct. This shameful and exploitative practice has skewed the pitch for the honest, hard-working majority of the tax-paying masses.

The practices of unscrupulous profiteers cause house prices, particularly in London, to be wildly inflated and thus inaccessible. Those who have no other objective then amassing money often leave the properties empty, adding to the housing shortage, whist avoiding paying their fair share of tax.

Meanwhile, all around austerity is thrust upon the neediest and cuts are made to the very services that those in need require to help them deal with the stresses and challenges brought about by the ever reduced quality of life which is in turn brought about by there not being enough money in the public purse, that of course wouldn't be so empty if the tax dodgers paid their fair share in the first place.

I hope that there isn't any big news story on the horizon that will take this crucial subject from being fully investigated and that all those involved are brought into the full glare of public scrutiny and their immorality challenged.

You can imagine certain people who are feeling pretty exposed at this moment, praying for some natural disaster or drama to help bury this subject and take the spotlight from them. Let's hope that the mass of public opinion and backlash enable this shameful practice to be halted once and for all.

The Icelandic response should set a precedent and all those involved, whoever, from wherever, follow the lead and find some semblance of dignity and honour and fall upon their swords. If that is the case we should be seeing a whole new complexion to the various political institutions across the board, from Moscow to Westminster, as it would appear that certain members of our ruling elite have got to where they are by the financial backing of offshore investments made on their behalf by members of their family (fathers and the like).

It would not be appropriate that those who are in positions of power are there by such questionable means. It would set such a negative precedent and should be avoided, if we are to try and reverse the damaging effects of these reprehensible acts that have stained the moral fibre of this and any other country involved.

So let's forget the "in out" referendum on Europe and let's make it an "in out" question on each individual that is any way connected to, or has benefited from, offshore avoidance. Let's get a list of all the individuals and ban them from public office if it is proven that they have benefited from what are essentially morally questionable practices or, failing that, exile them to the place that their money is hoarded, until they pay each and every penny back.

Perhaps Jimmy Carr will be getting a public apology from a certain prime minister who publicly lambasted him for employing the same type of avoidance that his own father allegedly employed, to ensure that he could afford to give his children the best opportunity in life. What is the saying about "people in glass houses not throwing stones"?

If there is any justice in this world, not only will the glass house shatter but with any luck the whole structure will be dismantled from its foundations and a more inclusive, transparent and essentially moral edifice built upon its ruins.