March 24 Budget Comment

Today's budget headline pretends to cut tax.  But the tax bill for most continues to rise because there are no change to the tax thresholds. It’s desperate, deceptive stuff.  

And this is set against a backdrop of a country that has simply stopped working for its citizens.

People want the surgery they have been waiting years for, often in pain to actually happen.  They want to be able to see a GP inside 3 weeks.  They want courts to be able to dispense justice in less than a year.  They want roads without huge potholes, trains that are on time and cheaper.  They don’t want pretend tax cuts and nothing getting better.

This Budget will not touch the sides for people, will not invest in our services and  will not provide the growth we desperately need.

The only thing we need from Mr Sunak that he can actually deliver and that will immediately help us, is a General Election.  Now.