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It has been a week dominated by one of the most fascinating events of the political calendar, the Budget. It was Labour’s first in nearly two decades and the first ever from a woman Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. I think that’s less important than seeing what Labour do fiscally with their big majority. But she seems to think it matters and goes on about it a bit. She opened by comparing this Government with those of Atlee and Wilson which I thought was pushing it a bit. Most of my Labour friends say it has been a very shaky start and the Budget didn’t solve that. In fact you could say it made it w…

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