Osborne's Budget Bingo: Like Mecca Bingo, only less fun for pensioners
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.There's the Budget speech the Chancellor should make (as seen by Matthew Norman on Voices today) and then there's the one he's almost certainly going to make. Once you've resigned yourself to that grim reality, Budget Bingo seems the sensible way forward
We would have made it a drinking game, but a) be civilised, it's only 12.30 in the afternoon! And b) the Chancellor hasn't scrapped the beer tax (yet).
Infrastructure (yuk!) - 2 points
Difficult (decisions on spending cuts) - 1 point
Course (as in sticking to the course) - 4 points
Longer (taking longer than expected to clear the deficit) - 2 points
Eurozone (blame someone else) - 1 point
Healing (economy is, honestly) - 3 points
Miracle (no miracle cure) - 3 points
Housing - 5 points
Childcare - 2 points
Employment (record high) - 2 points
Cyprus (example of what can go wrong) - 5 points
Restraint (more needed on public spending) - 1 point
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments