Most people cannot avoid paying tax; it is taken from them automatically, or they face the threat of hefty penalties if they fail to file their tax return properly.

So when they see government officials getting away with apparent tax evasion with only a metaphorical slap on the wrist, they get very angry indeed.

Members of Rishi Sunak’s Tory government have closed ranks around Nadhim Zahawi, claiming that his tax affairs are perfectly in order – even though we know they haven’t been in the recent past.

And ‘Seatbelt’ Sunak himself hasn’t covered himself in glory lately either.

Will the Zahawi affair sink the government? Consider – and enjoy Maximilien Robespierre’s pronunciation of Zahawi’s surname:

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