That was a) the noisiest Budget since Gordon Brown’s in 2002 b) the most ridiculous backbench reception with 32 separate passages of Shame! Shame! Shame! and c) the most egotistical Chancellor’s address ever made. She made 92 references to I and my, with a bonus passage glorifying the first female chancellor. Glorifying is too weak a word. She canonised herself as an example to girls and young women everywhere.
The Tories’ second female PM watched from the Speaker’s Gallery, looking down on the Blue front bench where sat the leader-to-be, their fourth female leader with double diversity points. They are uncatchable by Labour – so inclusive they don’t mention how inclusive they are. Useless, admittedly, but inclusive.
