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Osborne's open class warfare
Tory dreams of Victorian Britain realised as Chancellor drags us back to pre-war era
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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