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 Labour NEC member Jess Barnard reinstated after party suspension lifted National Executive Committee member Jess Barnard has revealed she has been readmitted to the Labour Party after being… Daniel Green 8th June, 2026, 10:00 am Analysis Scottish matters The crushing result for Labour in Scotland has – perhaps – gone slightly under the radar. While the… Emma Burnell 8th June, 2026, 9:06 am Comment ‘It’s not either/or when it comes to economic growth and climate change’ It’s policies, not personalities, that matter in politics. The gossip around the leadership of the Labour Party will… Andrea Egan 8th June, 2026, 6:00 am
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
News Labour NEC member Jess Barnard reinstated after party suspension lifted National Executive Committee member Jess Barnard has revealed she has been readmitted to the Labour Party after being… Daniel Green 8th June, 2026, 10:00 am
Analysis Scottish matters The crushing result for Labour in Scotland has – perhaps – gone slightly under the radar. While the… Emma Burnell 8th June, 2026, 9:06 am
Comment ‘It’s not either/or when it comes to economic growth and climate change’ It’s policies, not personalities, that matter in politics. The gossip around the leadership of the Labour Party will… Andrea Egan 8th June, 2026, 6:00 am
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