Some cautious optimism - at last

摘要

So, at last we have a date for the Budget - which had been slated for next month but is now in the diary for 11 March. It was telling that Sajid Javid chose to reveal the new date at the £35om extension to Manchester's tram network - the "infrastructure revolution" that the chancellor plans to unleash with £100bn worth of investment is all designed to rebalance the economy away from London and the South-east and towards communities in the Midlands and the North.