London and the chancellor's 2016 autumn statement

Despite saying that the UK is too dependent on the capital, Philip Hammond has given it at least some of what its politicians have been asking forLook at it this way: UK economic growth is slowing, public borrowing will be higher than expected and the government no longer thinks it can balance the budget by 2020. Much of this is down to Brexit. Good old Boris. We’ve got our country back. Now we are free to scavenge for consolations from an autumn statement that seeks to limit the damage do