Full coffers
GORDON BROWN'S second budget is more than seven weeks away; but already one thing seems certain. In his best pulpit voice, the chancellor will declare that the health of the public finances has improved rapidly, thanks to his prudent stewardship, and that fiscal rectitude will continue. Hah, you might think: Mr Brown is simply piling up cash now to be dished out just before the next election.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Full coffers”
From the January 24th 1998 edition
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