Agreed; as I noted on the last thread, this budget is basically an irrelevance in the greater scheme of things (unless you count the missed opportunity to do something significant). There's plen… (View Post)

The budget (while introducing further tax rises) is pretty well an irrelevance as far as economic growth is concerned. Economic models show it as having no material effect either way. This, if the go… (View Post)

@Cyclefree had it right yesterday. Just scrap the spend on digital ID and put it into the Justice Dept. (View Post)

An ignorant one. The budget cuts various charges on top of energy bills, which ought to save the average bill payer around £150 a year. The price cap is effectively constrained by market prices. (View Post)

The important point about what Reeves said is that she was congratulating the government for stuff not done. Good intentions are meaningless without delivery. Still, the self congratulation isn'… (View Post)