Bertie’s taxpayer slip-up, I presume

IT WAS near the spot where the intrepid Stanley finally found Dr Livingstone, but it would be wrong to presume the Taoiseach had similar good fortune locating his tax clearance certificate.

Bertie’s taxpayer slip-up, I presume

An unfortunate choice of phrase while thanking aid workers seemed to throw his financial position at home into even more confusion.

“I say this on behalf of taxpayers, not for myself,” he announced, leaving it ambiguous as to whether the latter was part of the former.

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