Did any Coffee Housers catch what Ed Balls said? David Cameron mentioned the huge tax burden during his budget response and Balls shouted “so what?”. Or that’s Cameron’s version. The Secretary of State for Schools and Children now claims he said “so weak” and was referring to Cameron overall. But look at the spiralling debt, and “so what” sums up Browns attitude perfectly.

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