EPISODE · Dec 3, 2025 · 41 MIN
Should the U.K. do budgets differently?
from Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government · host Institute for Government
The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has gone, the Chancellor is being accused of misleading the public. So how did that budget go? Richard Hughes has taken responsibility for the accidental leak of the budget and resigned. What does this mean for the OBR’s future and political trust in it? Meanwhile, the Chancellor has been accused of misleading the public over the state of public finances. So what did happen in the budget pitch-rolling and what does this tell us about how well the UK does budgets? Could we, should we, do them differently? Plus - the Justice Secretary has revealed his plans for changes to jury trials. We dig into the latest news. Hannah White presents With Gemma Tetlow, Alex Thomas and Cassia Rowland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has gone, the Chancellor is being accused of misleading the public. So how did that budget go? Richard Hughes has taken responsibility for the accidental leak of the budget and resigned. What does this mean for the OBR’s future and political trust in it? Meanwhile, the Chancellor has been accused of misleading the public over the state of public finances. So what did happen in the budget pitch-rolling and what does this tell us about how well the UK does budgets? Could we, should we, do them differently? Plus - the Justice Secretary has revealed his plans for changes to jury trials. We dig into the latest news. Hannah White presents With Gemma Tetlow, Alex Thomas and Cassia Rowland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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