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7 Mar, 5 tweets, 4 min read
If you have time, a few pieces on #Budget2021 that I think are worth a read 🧵

Firstly, this thread by @oeufling👇
2/ mentioned in the above thread, this by @L__Macfarlane for @openDemocracy

"while the chancellor said the Budget would “ask more" of those who can afford to contribute and "protect" those who cannot, in practice it delivered the reverse"
opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
3/ There was lots of talk of Rishi Sunak stealing John McDonnell's policies, so this for @ipaperviews is an interesting retort:

"He might be using some of my words and ideas but it is all rhetoric and no substance"

inews.co.uk/opinion/john-m…
4/ This thread by @sjwrenlewis setting out a case for why #Budget2021 should be considered an 'austerity budget' 👇

5/ On one of the specifics - which is one example of a policy borrowed from @johnmcdonnellMP in 3/ - this from @IIPP_UCL is a decent and balanced look at the plans for a National Infrastructure Bank

medium.com/iipp-blog/the-…

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