Video: David Brent alert as Singing Accountant tackles Budget

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Ever wondered what an accountant would sing about if you gave him the chance? No, neither had we.

Despite that, check out Steve Theaker, senior tax partner at South Wales accountancy firm UHY Peacheys. He is a man with the soul of an artist trapped in the body of a number-cruncher. In this video he is serenading an audience at a breakfast briefing with a lovely song of his own composition about the Budget and the end of the tax year. The song comes in at a Dylanesque five verses and is to the tune of 1971 classic Imagine. Probably not what John Lennon had in mind when he penned his iconic vision of world peace and harmony. Check out the audience's reaction. This is a real Da...

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