10th April, 2012, 8:33 am How naive is the Chancellor? Mark Ferguson Share this article: George Osborne tells the Telegraph: “I was shocked to see that some of the very wealthiest people in the country have organised their tax affairs, and to be fair it’s within the tax laws, so that they were regularly paying virtually no income tax.” Somehow I don’t believe he’s that naive – do you? Tags: George Osborne / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News You’ve got a friend in LabourList I have now been Editor of LabourList for six months. It’s been an incredibly exciting time. In my… Emma Burnell 23rd March, 2026, 4:40 pm Comment SPONSORED: ‘Why putting equine welfare first will secure the future of British racing’ SPONSORED Horseracing is my passion. It is a thrilling sport that I discovered as a kid when my… Dan Carden MP 23rd March, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Tax wealth, get growth’ I’m a millennial, which means that my financial future will depend less on how hard I work than… Jeevun Sandher MP 23rd March, 2026, 6:00 am
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