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 Comment ‘Number 10 is falling down. Is Manchesterism the solution?’ Standing outside its famous black door, Andy Burnham promised foundational change for the country. Why doesn’t he begin… Kelsey Moriarty 23rd August, 2026, 11:00 am Comment ‘It’s people on low incomes who’ll pay for financial services deregulation’ “The time I was at my lowest was when I needed childcare over the summer. On a low… Laura Aznar Herranz 22nd August, 2026, 10:00 am Comment ‘We are failing working class children. We can change that’ Educational inequality is not new — but it is still failing working-class children. The Independent Inquiry into White… Gena Merrett 21st August, 2026, 6:00 am
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