This budget could be ‘Fiscal Phil’ Hammond’s big opportunity | Letters

‘If Philip Hammond (above) wants to lead the Conservative party he must produce a radical Disraeli-like budget that will appeal to the losers in society,’ argues Derrick Joad.Phillip Hammond has been getting advice on this week’s budget from numerous commentators, such as Matthew d’Ancona (Hammond has gimmicks.Can I suggest that even at this late moment there is a book that the chancellor should consult: Benjamin Disraeli’s Sybil.