Why don't tax dodgers ever go to jail?

NOVANEWS

Dear All,

HSBC has been caught helping some of the richest people in Britain dodge hundreds of millions in tax. [1] The scandal has been snowballing for a week now – but the bankers still haven’t been brought to justice. [2]
Politicians have spent the last week slinging insults at each other instead of tackling the problem. But the story isn’t going away, so a huge petition now will pile the pressure on the government to prosecute the bankers and tax dodgers involved.
Things are moving fast, so we’ve only got 48 hours to make this petition huge before it’s delivered straight to the government on Wednesday. Click here to add your name:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/prosecute-hsbc
These taxes could have helped pay for our NHS or schools. It’s just not fair that while the rest of us pay our fair share to keep the country going, HSBC and their wealthy clients are allowed to get away with breaking the law.
This time, we’ve had enough of the rich playing by different rules. Public anger is at breaking point. If we can force the government to prosecute these tax dodgers, we can set the bar for them to fix our unfair tax system for good.
Politicians, bankers and tax dodgers have had a tough week. [3] They’re desperate for this story to go away – so now’s the time to turn up the heat instead. 90,000 of us have already demanded that these bankers and tax dodgers are brought to justice. Can you add your name before it’s handed in on Wednesday?
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/prosecute-hsbc
Thanks for being involved,
Amy, Bex, Laura, Nat, Maddy and the 38 Degrees team
PS. 38 Degrees members are also gearing up to crack down on another tax dodging scandal – you might have seen the email a few weeks ago. Over 5,900 38 Degrees members chipped in to fund an expert report into a multi-million pound tax dodge used by private equity bosses. The investigation’s nearly ready – you’ll be the first to know when the campaign gets going!
NOTES:
[1] BBC News: HSBC bank ‘helped clients dodge millions in tax’:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31248913
Guardian: HSBC files:
http://www.theguardian.com/news/series/hsbc-files
[2] Daily Mail: MPs slam ‘pathetic’ tax authorities for prosecuting just ONE person on leaked list of 6,800 using Swiss HSBC bank accounts:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2949542/MPs-slam-pathetic-tax-authorities-prosecuting-just-ONE-person-leaked-list-6-800-using-Swiss-HSBC-bank-accounts.html
[3] The Telegraph: Lord Green quits amid HSBC row:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11413038/Lord-Green-quits-amid-HSBC-row.html
BBC News: Miliband attacks ‘dodgy’ PM in HSBC donor row:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31412434