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Pay Peanuts, Get….Old Etonians

Posted on April 12, 2016 18 Comments

Fat-Cat pay stories took an unusual twist over the last week in the wake of the Panama Papers leak and the UK media’s determination to find a story worth reporting. Having seen that both the Prime Minister & Chancellor of the Exchequer have declared all income, and paid all due tax (in excess of 40% […]

“Stop Whining and Work Harder”

Posted on May 18, 2012 5 Comments

This was Prime Minister David Cameron’s message to business and workers earlier this week. Does he have a point? The opposition jumped on the missive immediately. Arguably the biggest whiner of the House of Commons, Chuka Umunna spoke of little else for the following few days. Perhaps the mantra could be adopted on the opposition benches […]