Property boss Andrew Perloff: All politicians are Marxists

At a time when many business executives are contemplating the likely effects of a sudden lurch to the left in British politics, one maverick company boss today labelled all politicians as Marxists.

Andrew Perloff, chairman and majority owner of property group Panther Securities and a prominent UKIP donor, told his shareholders: “I believe both politicians and bureaucrats are often similarly educated in a system that has a definite left-wing bias that never quite escapes them, that is against success and wealth, however created and obtained, having little knowledge of the benefits for the entire country that can be derived from individual economic success.”

He called on politicians to have more experience of real working life, saying: “Unfortunately, because of their lack of business experience and knowledge together with their Marxist tendencies they cause considerable unintentional consequences.

He proposed: “All new ministers should have six months’ work experience in a medium-sized company in a managerial capacity, where they are forced to deal with the complexities of the laws they have made. I also further propose that to give them a greater focus and incentive they must invest half their total wealth (including pension) in the company they “work experience” for and then see if their new taxation and laws are sensible enough for their investment to survive.”