In their budget Labour decided to raise billions from graduates despite the challenges this group already faces. It is just vindictive, why would young graduates ever vote Labour?

I didn’t think the current government could make things worse but they have. A whole generation of working class kids who went to university are being devastated. How do Labour justify this on top of low wages, limited graduate jobs and high rents. Extending repayments to 40 years is just appalling

Great piece on pressures on European state pension schemes including this chart showing comparative cost now and projection to 2070. UK costs relatively low in comparison to most others www.ft.com/content/9c3c...

Worse than expected deficits and projections both times, either due to weaker than expected tax revenues, pressure on spending from public sector pay rises, local govt crises, university crises (or all of the above & more). Meaning more tax rises next budget bsky.app/profile/stev...

May’s customs deal was a far softer Brexit with dynamic alignment on all goods. Still beats me why Labour rejected it but voted for the current deal.

What surprises, if any, do you anticipate in the OBR 2026 Spring and Autumn forecasts, and what impact will they have on next year's politics?