It seems safe to assume that very few, if any, readers of this column would speak up in favour of tax evasion.

Some may be quite active proponents of extreme forms of tax avoidance that those in government would regard as illegal but that is a debate for another day.

Shakespearean enthusiasts and those who were forced to gain an in-depth understanding of Macbeth in order to pass English exams will know that the speech starting “tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” later refers to “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.

In Parliament on Monday, a lone voice representing her Majesty’s government used just a single “tomorrow” to have a similar consequence.