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For months in advance, the autumn statement had been lauded as the climactic finale of the prime minister’s totemic reset era. The burgeoning crescendo of a more openly antagonistic, more unapologetically ambitious mode of politics would reach its zenith during the fiscal event, as it expanded upon the pitches rolled consecutively at Conservative Party conference… Read more »
What is an autumn statement? Ostensibly, it is an opportunity to assess the latest independent forecasts produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), and for the chancellor of the day to announce changes to his tax and spending plans. But is also a day of political theatre, bookended by weeks of speculation and months… Read more »
