Tim Yeo loves freelancers!

Mark Prisk, the shadow financial secretary, is planning a meeting with Tim Yeo (and some lesser mortal by the name of Michael Howard) to discuss how the party can get a better deal for freelancers.

“Freelancers feel they are treated like second class citizens,” said Prisk. “I want to make sure that the Conservative Party, when it puts its manifesto together sets out a fair deal.”

As a freelancer of some years, I welcome this brave initiative. We do get treated like second-class citizens at times. In fact, occasionally, we get ignored completely.