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Budget 2007: Reaction and analysis

The New Statesman’s coverage of Gordon Brown’s final Budget with analysis from political editor Martin Bright and social policy expert Donald Hirsch plus reaction from Labour leadership hopeful John McDonnell, Tory A-lister Kwasi Kwarteng and Green Party co-leader Sian Berry.

Has Brown found the vision thing?

Has Brown found the vision thing?

Fresh from being likened to Stalin, Gordon Brown sought to establish his credentials as a new and likeable leader for Britain. But did his final Budget answer his critics?

The swansong has a sting

The swansong has a sting

To the end, the Chancellor retained his appetite for taking from the rich to pay the poor. But was he as generous as he seemed?

The playful Chancellor?

The final Brown Budget was the preoccupation of many bloggers this week

Not green at all

Sian Berry gives the Green Party reaction to the budget

Is Brown beginning to look leaden footed?

Tory A-lister Kwasi Kwarteng gives his response to Gordon Brown's final budget which he sees as rather austere

The budget will exacerbate inequality

John McDonnell who wants to challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership gives his reaction to the chancellor's final budget

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