Spiked
•74% Informative
Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves want to insulate economic policy from democracy.
Budget statement has become increasingly managerial exercise, drained of any broader political vision.
It is no longer about actualising a government’s vision for a better society.
Labour leader Keirir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are as committed as Tories to tight spending limits and getting the approval of the OBR .
Any hint of deviation from the fiscal rules is met with a stern response from the technocratic establishment.
Jeremy Hunt’s muted talk of cutting taxes provoked dismay from assorted technocratic bodies.
The political and media classes’ obsession with fiscal rules and balancing the spreadsheets is terrible for democratic debate.
The budget ought to be a chance to spark that debate.
VR Score
75
Informative language
72
Neutral language
27
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
50
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
9
Source diversity
7
Affiliate links
no affiliate links