After they managed to successfully keep the lid on things in Glenrothes, has the Labour expectations management operation sunk back into disrepair? Since the weekend, the figure most readily mooted for the tax cuts expected in the pre-Budget report has been a hefty £15 billion. Sure, that’s been denied by the Treasury – but the number’s stuck nonetheless. Yet
Peter Hoskin
All hype?

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