It seems that new government appointee Sir Philip Green is enjoying the pressures of the new job. He apparently phoned up City AM to tell them their political editor was “a f***king tosser” for asking about his tax status. Surely a legitimate question given his new elevation to being the the Top Chopper of Whitehall costs. Green made the once failing Arcadia retail chain a huge success not just because of his eye for fashion. He did it by overseeing the removal of a huge amount of non-essential costs and he undoubtedly knows how to save on taxes.

Perhaps he will recommend the government move financial interests offshore and transfer it into Mrs Government’s name.