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 LabourList readers reveal their highs and lows of Labour’s first year LabourList readers have shared their best and worst moments of the new Labour government in a recent informal… Luke O'Reilly, James Moules & Tom Belger 9th July, 2025, 12:00 am News Left candidate loses council leadership race after national party ordered re-run A left-wing Labour councillor thought to have won the race to lead London’s Southwark council last week has… Tom Belger 8th July, 2025, 2:14 pm Comment Richard Burgon: ‘Labour MPs must reject massive cut still in disability bill’ When MPs vote on the final stages of the disability benefits Bill this week, one major decision remains:… Richard Burgon 8th July, 2025, 12:25 pm
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