John Redwood

So will the government cut money for the police, farmers and social housing? High taxes and low growth do not pay for all the public service Ministers want. The jobs tax did a lot of damage.

The government is borrowing too much because it is spending too much, not because it is taxing too little.

Every pound the Uk government is giving to Mauritius and to the EU will have to be borrowed. Why give so much away when you are hard up?

Fining Thames Water for bad performance is a failure of regulation. Why didn’t the Regulators insist on better conduct a long time ago and agree sensible budgets instead of waiting to fine them much later?

The government says it has changed planning rules but still is nowhere near hitting its housebuilding target. It needs to tackle housing affordability. Many plots with permission are not being built on over worry about demand and the cost of mortgages.

The government ten year borrowing rate which for one day in 2022 hit 4.38% is now around 4.7% and has been well above 2022 levels all this year. The government cannot afford to borrow more.

The IMF said the government needs to control spending to avoid shocks in government borrowing costs. Rachel Reeves condemned the 4.8% rate for 30 year loans on the one day spike in rates under Truss. That rate has now surged to 5.5%.

The Chancellor gives priority to paying for huge Bank of England losses over benefits for the disabled and pensioners. Why?

The official idea that fewer migrants will increase the budget deficit is bizarre. Just look at the surge in hotel costs for illegals, and the need for many more subsidised homes and public service provision adding to spending.

Another rise in UK food prices is the result of anti farmer and anti food growing policies. Farms have been hit by the National Insurance rise. The bad budget is hitting consumers on low wages hard with this inflation.

Which non tariff barriers to trade will the EU lower to secure a US trade deal? Will it also lower such barriers for other trading partners to follow WTO rules?

What is the EU offering the US in trade talks to delay the 50% tariffs?

The government wants to set up return hubs abroad for illegal migrants. How much will this cost? Will it work? Why the delay?

So the French can stop small boats after all. Pity they only want to arrest our fishing boats whilst letting the people smugglers run their dangerous trade without naval intervention.

We are told Great British Railways is coming soon. Nationalised BR used to put up ticket prices, presided over too many delays and cancellations, and sent taxpayers a huge bill. Why will GBR be different?

The government is arguing over more welfare cuts or higher taxes on the rich. Why not tell The Bank of England to rein in their excessive losses, and reinstate the winter fuel payments?

The EU re set will cost UK taxpayers dear. How much will the EU re set tax bill be? How will we be made to pay for the extra money the UK will have to send the EU?