Talking of Humpty Dumpty, here is what our Chancellor in charge of our economy said in reply to criticism of her recent budget by the Office for Budget Responsibility. They are quoted as saying - 'Rachel Reeves' decision to hammer firms with a 'jobs tax' in her 2024 Budget had an even bigger impact on the economy than first thought, the Treasury watchdog has admitted. The Office for Budget Responsibility said its UK growth forecast for last year had been 'too optimistic', with its prediction of 2 per cent being replaced with an initial estimate of just 1.4 per cent'. Her reply - "In March this year Ms Reeves defended the move, saying it helped to 'properly fund public services' including the NHS, although she also conceded 'it's a valid argument to say that that should not have happened'." So she claims it was both needed and also not needed ! Good job she is still not handling paying in books at the Halifax ! .

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Farage's Address to the Nation	02/06/26 22:54:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Farage's Address to the Nation	03/06/26 12:33:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Farage's Address to the Nation	03/06/26 13:59:00	Michael Brigo
Re:Re:Re:Farage's Address to the Nation	03/06/26 14:21:00	John Hawkes
Reply	03/06/26 14:20:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Reply	03/06/26 14:48:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Reply	03/06/26 16:15:00	John Hawkes

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