It didn’t fall short as an example that this budget is political and ideological - the “cliff edge economy, accept all these measures or we go over” just cannot be used. (View Post)

You do know that inflation dropping does not make prices any cheaper? It doesn’t make the credit crunch go away, prices don’t get any cheaper as inflation drops, households without wages and benefit … (View Post)

Is that from Jeremy Hunt? (View Post)

Big suspicion is, what good news there is got announced in speech, first impressions matter so they are shaping the first impressions. More controversial things like the Defence Budget cut you flagge… (View Post)

It was always going to be the case of wait for three days on this one though, as it’s going to be stuffed with stealth taxes - the question being how progressive or regressive are those stealth taxes. (View Post)