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It's frustrating that very few commentators have attempted to view Rachel Reeves' budget as a whole, preferring to pick apart some isolated issues.

They still haven't realised the budget signals a radical change from the last decades of Tory "small government".

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · The Observer view: a bold budget that’s the right response to years of neglectBy Observer editorial

Reeves could have shown she has the guts to do the right thing. Instead, she folded under pressure.

That sends a signal to other lobbyists: just apply a similar amount of pressure to this Labour government and you, too, will get what you want.

Government of service, indeed.

theguardian.com/business/2024/

The Guardian · How private equity convinced Labour to go easy on its multimillion pound tax perkBy Kalyeena Makortoff