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Well the borrow/spend budget yesterday certainly confirms that Johnson has no political ideals other than to stay in power although, to be fair, I believe he has recruited a Cabinet completely in line with those principles :wink: I was worried that Brexit, headed by Cummings was going to be a...

Sorry, I knew the answer, hence the question:wink: Could be considered a little optimistic maybe :smile:

I'm hoping, same as you, just not quite as optimistic :thumbsup: But seriously concerned about the experience, ability and motivation of this current cabinet

That may well be true and generally accepted, but if you check the supporting papers for the budget, you may find our chancellor disagrees and has based his figures on an alternative scenario for GDP growth over the next 5 years :wink:

It's a big spend budget without a doubt, so I'm waiting to see the GDP predictions this is based on given we have 0.0 growth for the last quarter, followed by the effects of Coronavirus, followed by a worldwide recession, followed by whatever Brexit brings. I'm sure Rishi has factored those...

I'm guessing you didn't win Benfield's best mathematician award :wink: What do you reckon the annual GDP growth these figures are based on. Simple 5 years figures will do ???

As long as Johnson is trustworthy, keeps his word, and doesn't extend this thing that isn't called membership but has all the aspects of membership :wink:

For years I used to have to plan for the budget, get any up front information available and watch every second of it for any changes effecting our businesses. I've just realised that finally, 9 years later, I've broken the habit and have only just realised it's budget day tomorrow, so a great...