<br />
Dramatis<br />
personae<br />
(the cast)<br />
<br />
<br />
You,the taxpayer (or not,as the case may be)<br />
<br />
Taxpayers come in all shapes and sizes. Some are petri-<br />
fied by the prospect of any sort of tussle with the tax-<br />
man; others become unbelievably belligerent and<br />
aggressive well before any sort of wrongdoing has been<br />
established. As one investigator puts it in the movie:<br />
‘There will always be folks prepared to argue with a<br />
lamp-post if no more stimulating option is available.’<br />
Whatever your shape, size or temperament, you, the<br />
taxpayer, are the star of this show and are likely to ap-<br />
pear in most of the scenes. So it is important for you to<br />
stay fit. You should take regular physical exercise and, if<br />
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