The BBC has published a story entitled “Business Leaders Back Conservative Tax Pledge” (which may rank with “Dog Would Like to Bite Man, But Chases Tail For Fun Instead” as a headline). It was initially illustrated with a montage of Connery, Dalton and Moore as Bond the CEOs of M&S, Sainsbury’s and EasyJet:*
Don’t today’s leaders (or the BBC) know that black tie is to be worn undone?

* This picture has since been replaced with a video of David Cameron – a man with a well-known expertise in formal attire from his student days, after all – discussing taxes.
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Richard Gowan coordinates the International Security Institutions program at the Center on International Cooperation, New York University. He is also the UN Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and an associate of the Foreign Policy Center (London).



