Mass analysis of Twitter reaction shows its reputation was sealed by mid-afternoon. The proportion of angry tweets reached half the total.
Studying 43,639 Tweets posted during Hammond’s speech and Corbyn’s reply shows the challenge facing the Chancellor.
The Chancellor sounded as if he was auditioning for a role in the Christmas panto.
The fourth in our series of pieces on economic policy after the referendum decision.
The Autumn Statement and Spending Review were far too interventionist.
For the first time this year, the money Britons earn will go into their pockets, not the taxman’s.
Growing national debt is a burden that young people and future generations shouldn’t be asked to bear. Governments have a moral responsibility to remove it.
Beginning and ending with deficit reduction – and aiming for a surplus.
The Government needs to merge income tax and national insurance – and resist tax rises altogether.
Osborne’s stamp duty reform gets a thumbs-up. But reaction to other measures is more mixed – and deep concern about the deficit remains.
Osborne simply has no political room to do anything very much. The big decisions will come after the election – whoever is in office.
The Conservatives must strike the right balance between tackling corporate abuses and bashing big business.
The Government should return to allowing contracting out of the public system in return for a rebate on national insurance contributions.
…So many of whom are in those Northern and Midlands marginals.
If we want a competitive economy and fair taxation, we need to simplify the tax code – not give HMRC arbitrary powers which invite abuse.