And here is the Monday after that Mini Budget (26th September 2022)...

Anyway, here are some front pages from the day after the most disastrous fiscal event in the UK since Robert Peston started a run on Northern Rock...

Real ones remember the Foie Gras Ghanaians

Once the system is up and working, we can ask them

Microsoft Excel, by the look of it.

And 47% of the “welfare bill” is on the State Pension. I really wish those two things were decoupled and reported separately.

Indeed. And labelling it “welfare” let’s wealthier older people and media blame younger people who have never had if worse in terms of a social contract/opportunity

They say the same about their excessive use of NHS services too.

True... I've seen numerous comments about "paid in all my life, It's owed to me" etc.

"Benefits" seems to be a dirty word. Which is WRONG.

In full these are "Benefits from living in a society"

Pensions ARE a Benefit.

We are richer than ever and there are only two countries that are both as rich per person and as populous as the UK: the US and Germany. While America might be richer, we live longer and equally happy lives – and even the safest US state has a higher homicide rate than London.

Yep, when family with no interest in football are asking what's happened at liverpool... 😭😄

That's about half an NHS 🤷🏼‍♂️

Ive heard that 99.99 percent of killings in the states are actually not carried out by certain cultures, but surely that cant be right

Loving the new Bob The Builder reboot! 🏗️👷🏼

So my view is that the tax is good policy. There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is a good one. I wrote more about that in our Budget round-up: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/26/t...