Budget 2026: What MPs, union leaders and think tanks want to see from Healey

Even a ‘boring’ Budget can be a risk, chancellor

Editorial: All the signs are that John Healey’s first Budget on Wednesday will be a very modest event indeed. Without precise measures to bring down the cost of living, it could leave the government looking rudderless

Tomorrow's Budget won't be like the 1970s

So, to those obsessing over tomorrow’s numbers, might I leave you with a warning? Healey’s speech may well be bland, dull and utterly unremarkable. You might sit there, wondering where this supposed return to 1970s-style socialism is. Perhaps you will be a little deflated, owing to the fact that you had placed a bet on Healey having to ask the IMF for a post-Budget bailout.

Budget 2026: What MPs, union leaders and think tanks want to see from Healey

John Healey is just one day away from delivering his first Budget as Chancellor, facing competing challenges and…