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 Columnist Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories It was a busy week for the Labour government. While the prime minister held his first talks with… Sebastian Salek 25th September, 2026, 6:00 am Grassroots voices ‘From Lewisham to Liverpool: My heart, my hustle, and the moment I’ll never forget’ Last year, in September 2025, I stood on the main stage at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool with… Morgan Seward 25th September, 2026, 6:00 am Interview Inside Blue Labour: ‘Open borders are the capitalist’s dream’ As part of our Labour Tribes project, in partnership with PLMR, LabourList is taking an in-depth look at… Daniel Green 25th September, 2026, 6:00 am
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