It was John Major (or his Spitting Image puppet) who “ran away from the circus to become a chartered accountant” but today it was Philip Hammond with the circus skills – juggling while on a tight-rope on a knife edge.
It was John Major (or his Spitting Image puppet) who “ran away from the circus to become a chartered accountant” but today it was Philip Hammond with the circus skills – juggling while on a tight-rope on a knife edge.
Danny Clifford, a partner at Ensors Chartered Accountants, offers his perspective on Chancellor George Osborne’s final Autumn Statement before the General Election
Listening to the Chancellor’s speech, there seemed to be very little for the opposition to take issue with – it appears Ed Milliband thought much the same.
“We are moving in the right direction but we still have a long way to go”. That would appear to summarise the Chancellor’s latest Autumn Statement. It would also accurately summarise last year’s Autumn Statement, the last Budget speech and – applying my Mystic Meg skills – next year’s Budget speech too.
