Pressure groups formed by savers in the offshore arms of Icelandic banks Landsbanki and Kaupthing went into overdrive last week, resulting in several sympathetic articles representing the savers not as rich people wanting to avoid tax, but as ordinary and often elderly savers who were unable to open accounts in the UK because they were living overseas. The message was clear: these were victims who deserved to get full compensation from the UK government.  The Observer - 02-Nov-08.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/nov/02/icesave-tax-avoidance-savings