Tax the rich, don’t axe public spending

EVERY other day in these pages we read of sleaze, financial shenanigans and abuse of position by politicians and those in the upper echelons of our public services and semi-state bodies.

Every Thursday we read Ivan Yates’ column.

As usual, he made a very readable contribution (April 14) full of original similes with lashings of figures and statistics which give his piece absolute credence.