Line of Duty's Martin Compston fires back at troll as he's accused of not paying taxes

express.co.uk:

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has fired back at a "Unionist troll" on Twitter after he was accused of not paying his taxes.The Scottish actor, 37, who played Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the hit BBC show, didn't hesitate to fire back at the remarks on the micro-blogging platform yesterday.In view of his 538,000 followers, the star claimed he's paid more than £250,000 to the government over the last six months.Martin wrote: "Hey Eddie since last July alone I’ve paid over a quarter of a million pounds to HMRC Cumbernauld."I don’t get credit for that it’s what I owe."It should earn me the right not to listen to unionist troll p**h every time I’m announced to appear at an event in my home country," he ended the post.The star was responding to a comment that Twitter user @emfgf1 left on Scottish newspaper The National's account, before restricting who could see it.Replying to a tweet from The National, the troll branded Martin and fellow Scottish actor Alan Cummings, "Indy (non-taxpayers) Luvvies!"Martin has previously been very vocal in his support for an independent Scotland.He backed First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon and the campaign for a second vote on Scottish independence.Following Martin's tweet, his fans were quick to rush to his defence.Twitter user @jakki_may wrote: "Man pays his dues & uses his celebrity status to do good for people in his home town & elsewhere because he can...the 'Eddie's' on here need to think about that for a minute & ask themselves what they're doing." (sic)@colinmccredie penned: "Well said, Martin."You are a good honest man who does so much for @ArdgowanHospice."While @jerseyboyslady wrote: "Keep on doing what u are doing mate many more appreciate.