LIVE: Twitter reacts to the 2016 Budget
First, let’s begin with some pre-Budget excitement/sheer dread.
Traditionally, on Budget Day, families gather around a GIF of George Osborne tripping balls https://t.co/9Ej9pU4Lfw pic.twitter.com/9uQoSGOzDh
— Tom Chivers (@TomChivers) March 16, 2016
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Remember when Budgets were just "Ooh look, the smokers are paying a bit more", not "Which vulnerable group is getting it up the arse today"?
— Louis Barfe (@LFBarfe) March 16, 2016
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'Christ these guys are hardcore.' The ghost of Thatcher, watching from hell.
— John Niven (@NivenJ1) March 16, 2016
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A bit of Budget art #budget2016 pic.twitter.com/3bjG53DKoz
— norman smith (@BBCNormanS) March 16, 2016
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Add an extra dimension to #Budget2016 with this bingo card/drinking game. pic.twitter.com/Ftd5wzYUD4
— Oonagh (@Okeating) March 16, 2016
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hey girl are you the office of national statistics because I think you'll find my growth disappointing pic.twitter.com/5vImlqWqFN
— keri (@kerihw) March 16, 2016
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This looks ominous pic.twitter.com/3AX9w26m9t
— Sean Leahy (@thepunningman) March 16, 2016
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What's in George Osborne's case? A still-beating heart of a homeless man which he was challenged to procure by The Bullingdon Club
— Sanjeev Kohli (@govindajeggy) March 16, 2016
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#Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/bZjXZ7X3H0
— QT (@QuebecTango) March 16, 2016
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New Riverdance line-up unveiled at Downing Street. #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/paU3XvdKDN
— Oonagh (@Okeating) March 16, 2016
Now onto the actual Budget, starting with a terrifying video.
@Uns_Auf_Sie #Budget2016 even more horrifying pic.twitter.com/MsvmpeXRpO
— Rob (@Uns_Auf_Sie) March 16, 2016
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Find out how #Budget2016 will affect you with this handy guide. pic.twitter.com/oDJQZxxw3j
— James Cook (@jamesecook) March 16, 2016
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STOP SAYING 'THE NEXT GENERATION'. STOP IT. UNI AND HOUSING IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR LOADS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THANKS TO YOU. STOP. IT. #Budget2016
— Scriblit (@Scriblit) March 16, 2016
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starting to wonder if Eton/Oxbridge have entire modules on "how to make weird YEEYEYEYEYEYE noises in the Commons" #Budget2016
— Elena Cresci (@elenacresci) March 16, 2016
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“Yes, debt is rising but if you look at completely hypothetical, future figures, you’ll see it’s not” #Budget2016
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 16, 2016
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I'm going to get a small microphone on my desk and I will just spend all day thumping the table near it and now I am Chancellor. #Budget2016
— sarah (@SarahDuggers) March 16, 2016
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An anagram of 'George Osborne' is ‘Odious little wankstain'
Give or take a few letters.#Budget2016
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) March 16, 2016
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The Chancellor keeps banging the microphone, which makes it sound like he's got someone tied up under the table #budget2016
— Chris Cook (@xtophercook) March 16, 2016
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Thanks BBC #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/0qlUFs2XT3
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) March 16, 2016
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Sell sugar shares now #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/8yVPjYo4iF
— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) March 16, 2016
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We've reached the bit of #Budget2016 where the chancellor spends a couple of million quid of your money for a gag line or two
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) March 16, 2016
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Here's the rabbit. #Budget2016 #BudgetBunny pic.twitter.com/HrkdkPvfFC
— Fiona-Natasha Syms (@fifisyms) March 16, 2016
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That thundering noise you hear is the sound of a nation running to stock up on Irn Bru #sugartax #budget2016 pic.twitter.com/Pf7naXP4JP
— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) March 16, 2016
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From my cold, dead hands, Osborne. From my cold, dead hands. #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/3Vv2d7riz0
— Stephen Daisley (@JournoStephen) March 16, 2016
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"Sugar tax?!?" pic.twitter.com/Ptl1eHbEwm
— Mr Roger Quimbly (@RogerQuimbly) March 16, 2016
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I wish I hadn't converted my car to run on Pepsi. #Budget2016
— Duncan Stott (@DuncanStott) March 16, 2016
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And then there was Jeremy Corbyn’s response, if you could hear any of it.
Just another day in the commons #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/SMZS1kJOGj
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) March 16, 2016
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So, in summary.
It's fine #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/mQVW7X2o24
— Neil Slorance (@neilslorance) March 16, 2016
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Bacteria has now formed an opinion on the #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/8zNiCHo7z6
— The Poke (@ThePoke) March 16, 2016