[Acrylic-bob]

I think the thing that sticks in my craw the most is the fact that he seems to think that it is perfectly legitimate and understandable for him to avoid paying tax while at the same time criticising others for doing the same thing in more or less the same way.

To judge by his comments it is almost as if he finds the scrutiny personally offensive.
It seems to be, like Margaret says, once you rise beyond a certain level in the public service you seem to loose touch with the real world and how things are percieved there.

(PS. thanks to the moderators for correcting my typo.)