Jim Ratcliffe: Man Utd Tax Exile Makes One Valid Point About UK Government

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe suggests Manchester United Plc is an example of how to run Britain better. And the response from many has been: Who’s he to tell the UK what to do? Ratcliffe is a tax exile with a fortune derived from fossil fuels and some ugly views on immigration. Nor are Man Utd fans a happy bunch. But ignore all that and he has a simple point worth heeding. Whether in business or government, sometimes you have to cut costs.