Let's hear two opposing views from people wandering around a provincial high street to find out. (View Post)

In other words, how long have we been kidding ourselves as a nation about our national wealth? Lawson has a fair bit to answer for in terms of confusing one-off receipts and recurring income. (View Post)

I assumed it was a reference to the erstwhile TV favourite, Take Your Pick. Except that Reeves plans to open the box and take the money. (View Post)

OK then, what are those hard choices? Bear in mind that they are choices so hard that Osborne, Hammond, Sunak and Hunt didn't take them. A fair bit of the productivity problem is that people are… (View Post)

And given the fiscal situation (chunky deficit pencilled in for the next few years) and the electoral situation (big majority, lots of years until the next election), then a budget that increases tax… (View Post)