Budget - instant reaction - my thoughts

Thoughts for our subscribers in response to today's budget.

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We just had the budget from Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, and the Labour Party. After what I said yesterday about the bigger picture, I wanted to share with our subscribers some immediate and detailed reaction to the headlines, including: the detail that is hidden away in the paperwork on what the state is planning in regard to debt, welfare, taxation, digital ID, and immigration; why the two-child cap change will further undermine our nation; why we are going to be talking a lot more about debt; and why I think this is ultimately a budget that will now rapidly erode the social contract by treating the hardworking majority of British workers like second-class citizens …

As always, I want to hear your thoughts, too, in the comments, Matt