But not happening in NI. (View Post)

As the BBC also reported, this is about signalling to the markets that there won't be any unfunded give-aways before the Budget - in three or four month's time. That will be the moment to j… (View Post)

Yes, but he and Healey have only a couple of months to get the books in some kind of order for a budget. The Defence Investment Plan, for example, is a ridiculous work of fiction, and the sums and is… (View Post)

That's not exactly true. There was no specific funding, but there was a commitment to find the money from within existing budgets, and that commitment has been removed. Since the measure comes i… (View Post)

It was reported as being fully funded in the current year. There will, of course, be a budget in the autumn, which will be the new Chancellor's first opportunity to make the books balance. (View Post)