Month: March 2017

The announcement that George Osborne is to take over as editor of The London Evening Standard is just another example of corruption in high places. What experience does the ex-Chancellor have of editing a large circulation newspaper? Zilch. The salary he will earn has not been disclosed, but it is unlikely to be a major … Read more

When a former finance minister in an African country gets a plum job just after leaving office, the word ‘corruption’ is bound to be in the headlines. But when George Osborne takes a salary of £650,000 a year for working less than one day a week, the press are more circumspect. The only reason George … Read more