19th November 2025
‘I’m Sorry, Budget’ may not be as bad as we fear
‘I’m Sorry, Prime Minister’ arrives on the London stage next year, offering – I have no doubt – a reminder that deliberate government leaks are nothing new. Back in the 1980s, hapless Jim Hacker would say: “I occasionally have confidential press briefings, but I have never leaked.” Let’s just say this government seems to have taken the art of the confidential press briefing to a new level.

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