Do they think we do not understand interest rates, or that we cannot see clobbering landlords will raise rents, or that we do not see the cash-flow problems for the self-employed ahead?
How will £100 handouts help in the long term when we know the energy price cap is set to soar by almost 30 per cent over the winter months?
To add insult to injury, as the Chancellor delivered his Budget, he bragged he had been on the phone to Volodymyr Zelensky and pledged a further £10billion of military support for Ukraine.
Zelensky’s reaction? “You’ve made my day.”
Back in July, Burnham had promised us a “cost of living” government.
And now?
Zelensky gets £10billion and we get gherkins.
Yes, Prime Minister, we desperately want action on the cost of living, but these measures are chicken feed.
Do not take us for fools.