Day: April 13, 2016

    David Cameron's decision to publish his tax return has sparked all sorts of debate about whether it was a good idea for the sake of transparency, or a terrible idea that sets a dangerous precedent. However, while the debates raged on, the tax return quietly made an interesting revelation - David Cameron's housemakes more money in a year than he does. According to The Guardian, the tax return revealed that in the tax year 2014/15, he had a total taxable income of £200,000 or there abouts. He made £141,000 of this through his salary as Prime Minister. In addition to this, he has been renting out his Notting Hill property since moving to Downing Street, and in the past year that brought in an eye-watering £47,000. This, it's worth highlighting, is a half share of the total re...

    John Whittingdale John Whittingdale, the Culture Secretary, last night admitted he had been in a relationship with a sex worker. The Cabinet minister released a statement stating that he did not know about the woman's occupation when they were together and that he ended the relationship as soon as he was made aware of her job. It is believed that the woman, who Mr Whittingdale was with between 2013 and 2014, worked as a professional dominatrix. He said that he met the woman through an online dating website and admitted that the "old story" was "embarrassing". Mr Whittingdale, who was promoted to the Cabinet after last year's election, said he was only made aware that the woman was a sex worker when somebody tried to sell a story about the issue to a tabloid newspaper. The ...