Any other business | 30 July 2011

Barely a flicker of growth, but Osborne mustfollow his instincts and stick to his guns

Cut taxes now, or pile more taxes on to the bankers? Cut spending even faster to compensate for flagging tax revenues, or slow the cuts to ease the dole queues and boost confidence among consumers
who still have public-sector jobs? Ban royal weddings, or at least the ones that cause the nation to stop work for a week and a half? Print more money, or tell Vince Cable to sod off and stop
rocking the boat?

George Osborne has a rich menu of choices as to how to respond...