Some chatter around Westminster now that the Guardian is flipping through the various trading structures allegedly created by Tony Blair.
Something about how his money flows from TBA into the various subsidiaries, with off the shelf names like BDBCO No822 Ltd.
Tony's own company's management fees for administering it all seem quite steep at a reputed £6m, but I suppose that's what happens when dozen or so legal entities in the organisation get convoluted. We are also told that these structures wouldn't get around any of the Gordon Brown imposed inheritance tax changes.
There are also charities included and the Guardian has just put up a set of documents to help shed light on what's occurring. The so-called Blair Mystery Project is asking for assistance. I remember that the FT had a go a couple of months ago.
I'm sort of intrigued that after a relatively Blair free period, as we now approach the end of the current government, there seems to be a range of new stories surfacing. European leadership, Chilcot tribunal and now finances. One wonders if there is someone specific stirring the pot?
And with the apparent financial run rate from the various companies, Blair in the Euro role wouldn't have made much sense. It would have meant stopping most of the other activities and making this complexity far less opaque.
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