Quite! He did seem like someone playing an improv role but without having done anywhere enough prep. His essential vacuity and hopeless underestimation of the task at hand are what shone through

Yes to multiple metrics, not just mad net numbers target, PLUS fiscal and growth impacts from the OBR. Migration number releases then effectively become economic events and trade-offs from nos cuts feed thru into reporting e.g. can imagine a bond trader i/v on the news re. impact on debt trajectory

Orwell diagnosed this problem generations ago

For example, a simple point made well in the Newsround segment, the budget involves TRADE-OFFs not simple one-way tax or spending policies

I saw this last week. The light is so totally wrong for London. Found it really jarring

Key phrase in piece for me is the use of the plural, "most senior political aides". So MM and TA, what does that say about judgement in the room? I get the aim, reframe off topic chat from Cab as ldr positioning to disincentivise, but that needs surgical scalpel briefing, not this axe massacre

(2/2) If, and it is if, there is evidence that the Board delayed an apology then there need to be resignations. At minimum it's incompetence, at max it's deliberate self-harm

Fair point, he had a much bigger hill to climb. Mamdani's self-confidence, in the face of the identity onslaught, is so striking. Definitely a solid win. Maybe am being too harsh but Cuomo is so bad and a candidate as poor as Eric Adams (even before actual corruption evident) got 66% in 2021

Ah, thank you. Should've read before posting!

Indeed! I don't think most pols currently get how everything, policy or comms, is downstream of bond market expectations. In fairness, Rachel Reeves probably does get it

Based on OBR growth projections, which factor in much higher net migration, would this mean revisions to forecast lower growth? Thinking specifically of the implications for debt and bond market expectations?

Fair. Variant for this one I was told was that reticence partially about where it sat in news agenda e.g. was a 2nd or 3rd tier story, low on the Beeb's list. Scintilla of sympathy for that but as @adrianmcmenamin said, should've used it as an opp to attack and show Tory unfairness, incoherence etc