Laughing At That Letter

Duplicate names, made up companies, and people who never signed it, including one from a registered charity.

People who do not own businesses.

Firms that have closed down.

A person who is currently on trial for fraud.

In the words of Andrew Neil:

“Number 13 on this list doesn’t actually own a single share in the company that you have associated, number 23 on the list who is an associate of this company but isn’t a director and doesn’t own any shares, number 39 names somebody not a director or a shareholder, number 40 isn’t a director, doesn’t own any shares. One of the signatories is down as Stanley Ward Conservative Club. It’s a shambles!”

Did I mention a person who was currently on trial for fraud?

Of course small business is not this Government's base. Business in general is not the base of this trustafarian Government, which is also not merely dishonest, but incompetent at being dishonest.

And Andrew Neil is the last journalist at the BBC, although with his other interests I assume that he is a freelance rather than a staffer.