The Planet Normal Budget 2026 special: gherkins, growth and the grid
The rocket of right thinking is back for a crucial Budget Special as Chancellor John Healey delivers his low-key first budget amidst mounting economic pressure.
Joining the co-pilots to unpack the reality behind the numbers is the brilliant Telegraph columnist, Roger Bootle, who assesses Britain's fragile fiscal health, rising bond yields, and the hidden costs of net-zero policies.
Liam dives into the underwhelming fiscal statement, the reality of soaring debt interest payments, and the political calculations behind a potential early general election.
Meanwhile Allison and Roger dissect the widening gap between official economic forecasts and the harsh daily struggles of hardworking taxpayers, alongside updates on Allison’s survivalist prepping.
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Read Allison ‘The horror of Aberfan will never die, but neither will the humanity’: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ne....ws/2026/10/21/horror |
Read Allison ‘Labour is forcing me to prepare for a disaster of its own making’:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ne....ws/2026/10/27/labour |
Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/au....thors/a/ak-ao/alliso |
Read Liam ‘No time for schadenfreude if French bonds blow up first’:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/bu....siness/2026/10/25/no |
Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |
Read Liam’s Substack: https://liamhalligan.substack.com/ |
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