Top 10 tweets about today’s Budget

A few thoughts about part-time Chancellor and full-time stand-up comic Philip Hammond’s Budget, beginning with the great @davidschneider on Twitter.

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Latest Brexit bus revealed. #Budget2017 pic.twitter.com/sUnVCVzhmC

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 22, 2017

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So Hammond is spending more on Brexit preparations (£3bn) than on the NHS (£2.8bn resource cash). That wasn't on Boris's bus. #budget2017

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) November 22, 2017

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#Budget2017 Government to extend discounted rail fares to under-30s, making it easier for them to travel to the North where they can actually afford to buy a home.

— HaveIGotNewsForYou (@haveigotnews) November 22, 2017

4.

Meanwhile, in the House of Commons group chat…#Budget2017 pic.twitter.com/oW4GuRaAWn

— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) November 22, 2017

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Brexiteers promised £350m a week for NHS. #Budget2017 gave it £350m. For the whole winter.

— Mary Creagh (@MaryCreaghMP) November 22, 2017

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How has @TreasuryMog taken a more sensible picture reading the Budget than Philip Hammond? pic.twitter.com/UkNapV8oTk

— Aubrey Allegretti (@breeallegretti) November 22, 2017

7.

The most remarkable #Budget2017 stats.

– Deficit not due to be eliminated until 2031 (16 years late).
– Growth below 2% in every forecast year for first time in modern history.
– Annual pay not due to return to 2008 peak until 2025.https://t.co/8qH1GOLVCi

— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) November 22, 2017

8.

Why is Philip Hammond doing the budget like a best man's speech

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) November 22, 2017

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If we don't leave the EU we can give the NHS an extra £54 million a week.

That fits on a bus….#Budget2017

— James Melville (@JamesMelville) November 22, 2017

10.

It’s 2097. The 78th year of the Brexit transition. National debt is now 2990% of GDP. There’s one GP and one nurse left in the UK and we’re now the 189th richest nation in the world. They blame the Great Labour recession of 2008.#Budget2017

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 22, 2017

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