Much like Cornwall over the weekend, our illustrious leader ‘Dodgy’ Dave Cameron has taken a hell of a beating, but will he also manage to escape with only superficial damage?

After issuing five different positions on his tax affairs in the same number of days, perhaps Mr Cameron is now wishing for the time when all he had to contend with was speculation over which lewd acts he may or may not have committed with some dead livestock.

Now the Prime Minister has volunteered his tax returns and all appears in order, possibly due to having tidied up loose ends before he entered office.

However, those in Falmouth and Penryn feeling the squeeze of rocketing property prices and a static housing stock might not be so pleased to learn that our pal Dave made more than £80,000 a year renting out his Notting Hill pad, while living rent free in Number 10.

And a closer look at the finances of his neighbour shows a chancellor promising to crack down on tax-dodging while his dad’s company paid no corporation tax for seven years.

It may not be illegal, but to those facing the brunt of cuts it looks damned hypocritical.