George Osborne's Autumn Statement - your reactions please!

[CatherineHMumsnet]

The Chancellor George Osborne will begin making his Autumn Statement in Parliament today at 12.30. Thought we should start up a thread so Mumsnetters can comment as it happens.

[LoopsInHoops]

I can hardly contain myself

[LoopsInHoops]

:)

[sieglinde]

It will be timid, ineffective, and full of very tiny bonbons for targeted voting cohorts. He really is the worst chancellor I've ever known.

[Electricblanket]

You of course mean after Mr Brown!

[JakeBullet]

It will contain certain phrases and comments such as:

"recovery slower than expected"
"austerity measures must continue"
"Further austerity measures ate needed"
"I will freeze/cut (insert some benefit or other).


Just a guess......

[Varya]

Nothing for families needless to say.

[LoopsInHoops]

Should we play "we're all in this together" bingo?

[We3bunniesOfOrientAre]

Well ds (3) just shouted 'I don't like him, I don't like him' coontinuously as soon as I turned it on, obviously a good judge of politicians already. Will have to rely on MN for a synopsis!

[LoopsInHoops]

wise

[MrsjREwing]

Marking my place.

[InMySpareTime]

Marking place

[HenriettaTurkey]

It's just all terribly depressing.

[yellowvan]

yes to bingo. how about "the mess the last government left" for starters and 2Gordon Brown's fiscal irresponsibility" and " why should the tax payer foot the bill for [insert some vital benefit here]

[yellowvan]

oh, and benefits as "lifestyle choice"

[LoopsInHoops]

Is it on? Not in UK so can't listen.

[JakeBullet]

I think we3bunnies DS should be political correspondent lol. Much better than Andrew Marr......

"Don't like him, don't like him"

[LoopsInHoops]

OK, bingo. Guesses for amount of times...

"recovery slower than expected"
"austerity measures must continue"
"Further austerity measures ate needed"
"I will freeze/cut (insert some benefit or other)"
"we're all in this together"
"the mess the last government left"
"why should the tax payer foot the bill for [insert some vital benefit here]"

Are said during the speech. How long is the speech? You do realise I'll need someone to either type it out word for word or link a youtube so I can verify.

[JakeBullet]

He said "all in this together" at 1:46 according to the Telegraph live feed.

[JakeBullet]

Whoops....meant 12:46 of course.

[LoopsInHoops]

BINGO!

[MsElleTow]

I'm nearly in tears from the pain my disability causes, ATM. I am too scared to watch, I know he is going to be a bastard to the disabled as per usual!

[LoopsInHoops]

oh, forgot 'britain is healing'

[LoopsInHoops]

'We are on the side of those who want to work hard and get on,'

[evilhamster]

Autumn statement? In December? Yet another thing he's confused about...