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He promised fresh hope and delivered doom, but Dr Death’s budget succeeds in doing no harm

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John Crace | Armed with 98 measures, a rictus grin and a decidedly comedy-free speech, the chancellor at least offered us – and Labour – some breathing spaceIt was as if John Healey was taking the Hippocratic oath. First do no harm. For your first budget, this may be no bad thing: we can all think of plenty of chancellors who have done untold damage.

Take a bow George Osborne. It might just have been better if the doctor that Healey had chosen to impersonate was not Dr Death.John can’t help looking like the last man you would want to stop by your hospital bed. Not everyone can have a naturally sunny disposition.

His face seems to be carved out of despair. But it would be a big help if, when called upon to make his most important speech of the year, he didn’t reinforce the impression when he opened his mouth. A one-way journey to the slough of despond. Continue reading...

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