He hasn't mentioned me yet, which I find deeply upsetting. He knows full well that I'm Islamaphobic (whatever that means) and that I voted Reform so must be fascist/racist too.
Unfortunately what the budget doesn’t do is promote growth, small businesses especially are less likely to take on more staff due to the taxes on jobs. All of this means less tax revenue and more welfare payments.
Of course, it is good to see inflation fall, but it's less than expected and still leaves us with higher inflation than the rest of Europe. It was pretty much level with Europe before the GE.
I’m really starting to warm to Shabana Mahmood, remarkable response to a comment from a Lib Dem MP where she describes how she has been called “a F**$$ Paki”. She has bigger balls than Starmer.