Apparently he claimed accountancy fees on expenses.
You just really couldn't make it up. He's the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and before that Chief Secretary to the Treasury. I know and understand you need help from accountants for auditing one's exp...sorry, tax returns, but to be honest, it's just getting ridiculous now - and very, very dangerous. The Magician, reversed suggests Darling can no longer be seen as a whizz with numbers, he can no longer hold authority as Chancellor, and his potency - if it was ever there in the first place - is running out.
No wonder the writers of Blackadder Goes Forth gave Tim McInnerney's character the name Captain Darling - their crystal ball must have been as good as mine is (hmmmmmmm...but never mind).
Out the window with him.
