Kevin Spacey – one of the more famous admitted Anglophiles out there has considered taking up a scarlett British Passport – but has to figure out the tax implications first.
From the Telegraph yesterday:
Gordon Brown’s onerous new 50 per cent tax rate for top earners would appear to have dampened his ardour. “I think you have to live here for 10 years,” the actor said when the issue was raised at a gathering of the Association of American Correspondents in London. “I am not near that.”
One of his guests corrected him, saying: “Actually it’s just five – you’re there.” A little flustered, the star of American Beauty responded: “I would need to find out the tax implications first. I haven’t done this.” In June, he said: “I love living in London. I can say with all sincerity that London is my home. This is my seventh year living in London, fifth season at the Old Vic. I was in New York before. It is a great city, but my focus for the next six years will be in Britain.
“I will never renounce being American but there is a part of me that is British now. I may go for dual citizenship – who knows?” In better times, Spacey once attended the Labour Party conference.
Well, he’s certainly been there long enough! Do it! Good luck Kevin!
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