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 Analysis Peter Mandelson’s spectre returns to haunt the Prime Minister The fragile period of stasis amid doubts about the Prime Minister’s leadership has fractured, after The Guardian revealed that… Daniel Green 17th April, 2026, 9:12 am Interview ‘It’s about winning elections for our cause’: In conversation with Neil Kinnock Neil Kinnock has been at the forefront and behind the scenes of Labour politics for decades. If you… Emma Burnell 17th April, 2026, 6:00 am Columnist Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories It was a busy week for the Labour government. While the Chancellor was talking trade in Washington, departments… Sebastian Salek 17th April, 2026, 6:00 am
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