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Osborne's open class warfare
Tory dreams of Victorian Britain realised as Chancellor drags us back to pre-war era
PM could be ejected from Downing Street if Welsh Labour loses Senedd elections in May, First Minister says
GEORGE OSBORNE declared “open class warfare” yesterday by revealing plans to permanently peg government spending “at Victorian levels.”
The Chancellor announced his intention to effectively ban public-sector borrowing at his annual Mansion House speech in the City of London.
Bedecked in black tie dress, Ms Osborne told bosses enjoying a lavish banquet that Britain should pull its belt in “while the sun is shining.”
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