The Budget in a nutshell

Stuff about cars ok - could have taxed the people who drive the 'gas guzzlers' a bit more, but never mind, instead more increases in regressive taxation in order to line the pockets of car salesmen who want to run schools that teach creationism.

The difference between Labour and Conservative is with the former, there's a chance that some of it will rub off on the actual institutions that promote teaching and learning; with the latter, they'd probably have cut out the middle man and given it straight to the car salesman.

And that was the Budget 2006.

Big Gordy, looking pretty mean, "hails his Budget for schools".

They're always said to be "hailing" things these days - what's that all about? I'm quite sure I can remember a time when there wasn't as much hailing going on.