Philip Hammond claimed his Budget meant austerity was coming to an end.
There was more money for the NHS, defence and to help ease the roll out of the universal credit.
And sprinkled on top of the spending spree was a new round of income tax cuts.
But how generous was the Chancellor?
And does his boast about ending austerity stack up?
In the latest Ayes to the Left podcast the Mirror’s Kevin Maguire, Jason Beattie and Dan Bloom deliver their verdict on Budget.
They go through the small print to find out who are the winners and losers and explain why the spending squeeze is going to continue for years to come.
They also look at Labour’s response and discuss how John McDonnell may have made a strategic blunder in refusing to reverse the tax cuts which overwhelmingly benefit the very richest at the expense of the poorest.
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12: The dark side of the Deep State
11: Now we've all been short changed
10: We are ready to take on the Establishment
9: John Major's Brexit broadside at Theresa May
8: The young campaigner determined to stop Brexit
7: Women, law and disorder
6: Heard the one about a Tory comedian?
5: Labour ready for Brexit battle
4: Carrying the can for Carillion
3: Theresa May's terrible start to 2018
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Jeremy Corbyn lets Theresa May off the hook, Brexit woes and Russian meddling
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