Liar! Liar! Pants on fire.

On truth, lies, politics and politicians.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer stands accused of misleading the Cabinet and the nation. It is a resigning offence and she might take the Prime Minister down too.

Lying is not on, especially in politics.

The Telegraph provides a timeline. The Times reports, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves ‘misled cabinet to justify budget tax rises’. Her interview on Sky News was especially painful:

It is a sad reflection and I wonder what the chief financial officers of listed companies think about it all: they must comply with strict rules under criminal penalties to ensure their statements are not false or misleading.

This post explores the efforts made to ensure politicians make true statements, why they don’t and what we can do about it.