The devil is in the detail as they say. Lord Ashcroft, the Conservative peer, made assurances to William Hague in 2000 that he'd take up 'long term residency' in the UK before taking seat in the House of Lords. Lord Mandelson, made a peer in controversial circumstances himself, has snitched Ashcroft out to the House of Lords Appointments Commission, suggesting that Ashcroft meant 'resident for tax'. Poor old 'Snitchys' finger pointing is going nowhere though as Ashcroft was vetted before the commission was established.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Lording it up...
The devil is in the detail as they say. Lord Ashcroft, the Conservative peer, made assurances to William Hague in 2000 that he'd take up 'long term residency' in the UK before taking seat in the House of Lords. Lord Mandelson, made a peer in controversial circumstances himself, has snitched Ashcroft out to the House of Lords Appointments Commission, suggesting that Ashcroft meant 'resident for tax'. Poor old 'Snitchys' finger pointing is going nowhere though as Ashcroft was vetted before the commission was established.
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