Really don't see the point in a budget weeks before an election.
12 days actually, as Parliament is dissolved 25 working days before an election. Budget on 18th, dissolved on the 30th. It will almost certainly be a "we've done something really nice, give us your vote" type budget.
Contrary to popular belief spending on things doesn't spontaneously stop just because Parliament is dissolved.
There is a point to note however whilst the budget speech will have been delivered some of the changes could in theory never take place as the Finance Act surely cannot pass through both Houses before Parliament is dissolved and so an incoming Government could just remove them.
It doesn't have to pass through both houses, as it is a monetary bill the House of Lords have no effect. This is because the Lords prevented Lloyd-George's 'peoples budget' and so the Commons passed the Parliament Act 1911 which means that budgets only have to be ratified by the Commons.
Last election Darling did a budget in the Spring and then Osborne did another shortly after they came to power. I expect there will be a new budget in a few months.
Talking of giveaway budgets, it will definitely have to be one now if the Tories want to regain some ground - given that Cameron has just shot them in the leg and just as they were gaining momentum.
Really don't see the point in a budget weeks before an election.
12 days actually, as Parliament is dissolved 25 working days before an election. Budget on 18th, dissolved on the 30th. It will almost certainly be a "we've done something really nice, give us your vote" type budget.
Contrary to popular belief spending on things doesn't spontaneously stop just because Parliament is dissolved.
There is a point to note however whilst the budget speech will have been delivered some of the changes could in theory never take place as the Finance Act surely cannot pass through both Houses before Parliament is dissolved and so an incoming Government could just remove them.
It doesn't have to pass through both houses, as it is a monetary bill the House of Lords have no effect. This is because the Lords prevented Lloyd-George's 'peoples budget' and so the Commons passed the Parliament Act 1911 which means that budgets only have to be ratified by the Commons.
Hence why you get the overnight rises on tobacco, etc.
Confused with Sunrise. Tuned in at around 6:30 to find them in the shoebox set and half an hour later they were in the main Sky News set like previous days.
Confused with Sunrise. Tuned in at around 6:30 to find them in the shoebox set and half an hour later they were in the main Sky News set like previous days.
I think that was due to the papers review utilising a wheelchair user, perhaps it is easier to use the shoebox than the main set?
Confused with Sunrise. Tuned in at around 6:30 to find them in the shoebox set and half an hour later they were in the main Sky News set like previous days.
I think that was due to the papers review utilising a wheelchair user, perhaps it is easier to use the shoebox than the main set?
Speaking as:
a) A wheelchair user
b) Someone who has produced Sunrise
and c) Someone who has broadcast from that set...
I can tell you you're correct - there are steps up to the main desk vs. a ramp into the shoebox
Interesting how Sky News' advert has the Channel 4 logo on it, I wonder if that's part of the agreement. You'd expect them to only promote it as being on their own channel.
Not really, it's a joint deal and getting the Sky News logo on C4 for the week is far more beneficial to Sky than what C4 gains from their logo on Sky News.
We've seen this happen a few times - the BBC promoted the Paralympics as airing on C4 and Radio 5 Live, and going back 20 years or so they had a couple of Dennis Potter dramas which premiered on one and got repeated on the other.
