Ben Griffin
@historygriffin.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Modern British History at the University of Cambridge. Author of The Politics of Gender in Victorian Britain (2012).
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Unsurprisingly, the Budget statements are typically very long. To date, the longest Budget speech was that of Gladstone in 1853, coming in at a whopping 4 hours and 45 minutes. The shortest was Benjamin Disraeli's budget speech in 1867 which lasted just 45 minutes. (7/10)
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Unsurprisingly, the Budget statements are typically very long. To date, the longest Budget speech was that of Gladstone in 1853, coming in at a whopping 4 hours and 45 minutes. The shortest was Benjamin Disraeli's budget speech in 1867 which lasted just 45 minutes. (7/10)
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The tradition of holding up the red box – which contains a copy of the Chancellor’s Budget speech to Parliament – apparently began after George Ward Hunt was unable to find it before making his 1868 Budget speech, which as a result was one of the shortest ever! buff.ly/16QwgkA (6/10)
‘The sagacity of the elephant, as well as the form’: MP of the Month, George Ward Hunt (1825-77)
The recent rise of a certain parson’s daughter to the premiership provides a fitting opportunity to consider the unexpected ascent of a parson’s son to one of the great offices of state during the …
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The tradition of holding up the red box – which contains a copy of the Chancellor’s Budget speech to Parliament – apparently began after George Ward Hunt was unable to find it before making his 1868 Budget speech, which as a result was one of the shortest ever! buff.ly/16QwgkA (6/10)
Cf. when an author ignores the substantive arguments you have made that are directly relevant to their article, and instead condescends to cite only the most innocuous sentence you ever wrote.
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Cf. when an author ignores the substantive arguments you have made that are directly relevant to their article, and instead condescends to cite only the most innocuous sentence you ever wrote.
Congratulations!
October 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congratulations!
Sending best wishes to you and your family.
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Sending best wishes to you and your family.
