As some of you already know, I'm a capitalist. I believe the creation of wealth is good for mankind in almost every way.

And how do we know this is the best way? By the length of the queue of people trying to get into our systems across the planet.

Now, I'm just a working class boy (and always will be) but creating wealth gives us choices, and choices can create amazing lifestyles. But there's something bothering me.
With the advent of technology, combined with global commercial internationalism, big corporates are finding ways to avoid paying their fair share.

You will have read/heard the stories about Google and Apple and others setting up structures that essentially avoid paying their taxes in the countries where they make their money.

It's a big issue. And governments around the planet need that income to mainly look after the poorer people, as all good governments need to do.

But this set up allows these huge multinationals to, I believe, avoid their responsibilities to the very cultures that creates their wealth.

It's a bit like sh**ting in your own nest. I did that once. It doesn't work. It p*****s people off. And so it should.

So come on you big boys and corporate businesses, you are dodging your dues. Man up and pay up. It's for your ultimate benefit as well.

Otherwise before you know it, there could be an international consumer backlash of the very products that help create these profits.

And you may not like that.

Graeme Martin, Bethlehem.