Andrew Ian Dodge goes through the latest and last budget from Gordon Brown...
Gordon Brown, our Chancellor, has delivered his 10th and probably final budget to the House of Commons this afternoon. Overall it was nothing radical or cutting edge. There was sticking it to SUV drivers (Chelsea tractors) but not much else. What was most radical in this prudent budget was the handouts to athletes both current and future. These handouts to jocks almost totalled half a billion pounds. Now were the NHS and the state pension system in good shape this might be justified. But wasting taxpayers hard-earned money on over-pampered athletes is just taking the piss (non-steroid laced of course).
