The Rothschilds, offshore banking and a large political donation – all we need are a Russian oligarch and a yacht and it’s 2010 all over again. Yesterday’s Electoral Commission figures reveal that the Labour Party have accepted a £10,000 donation from Rothschild Private Banking, a wealth management service that specialises in discreet “wealth structuring” and “expert guidance on efficient tax and succession planning”. Are they predators or producers?

Its parent company is based, naturally, in Switzerland. Tax avoidance really is a terrible thing, isn’t it Ed?