Tag: george osborne
Top adviser to Chancellor George Osborne filmed smoking crack cocaine in drugs den
‘One of Chancellor George Osborne’s senior advisers on economic policy has been captured on video smoking crack cocaine in a drugs den. Prof Douglas McWilliams, who last year estimated we would all be £165 a […]
George Osborne wrong to claim he halved £1.7billion EU Bill, say MPs
‘Chancellor George Osborne’s claim to have halved a £1.7 billion EU surcharge in negotiations in Brussels last year is “not supported by the facts”, MPs say today. The demand from the European Union – relating […]
Private equity bosses using £700m tax ‘loophole’ – and donating to the Tories
‘Millionaire executives at private-equity firms are avoiding up to £700m in tax a year using a loophole which George Osborne has repeatedly failed to close, according to a new investigation. Tax campaigners said the arrangement, […]
Private equity bosses using £700m tax ‘loophole’ – and donating to the Tories
‘Millionaire executives at private-equity firms are avoiding up to £700m in tax a year using a loophole which George Osborne has repeatedly failed to close, according to a new investigation. Tax campaigners said the arrangement, […]
‘I probably shouldn’t be advocating this’: Video of a young George Osborne advising voters how to dodge taxes unearthed
‘A video of a young George Osborne advising voters how to use ‘clever financial products’ to avoid taxes has been unearthed. In the clip, recorded on BBC’s Daily Politics in 2003, Mr Osborne smirks as […]
George Osborne’s £15 MILLION tax cut for 12 rich Tory backers
‘A dozen Tory donors are up to £15million better off thanks to George Osborne’s tax cuts for the wealthy. A Mirror investigation uncovered 12 fatcat party funders who benefited from the top rate tax slash […]
Frackgate: Osborne in fracking scandal
I don’t give two hoots about democracy. We’ll make sure fracking happens even if you don’t want it – shocking revelations in a letter from Chancellor George Osborne to his Government colleagues. ‘The letter, leaked […]
George Osborne gives extra £100m to security services to monitor returned jihadists
‘The security services have been given an extra £100m to monitor potential jihadists returning from Syria and Iraq, George Osborne disclosed today. The Chancellor promised that MI5, MI6 and GCHQ would get “the support they […]