The Fletter below appears on-line and in print in the Guardian (31st October/1st November)
Such things should stand on their own but the New Labour reference is an historical nod. Starmer’s politics are not New Labour but Reeves’ Budget does suggest that Blairite slogan except the word ‘bit’ was actually ‘lot’
The Clarkson reference, a typical device in a Fletter is a joke. Clarkson, who acquired his farm as a legal way of avoiding inheritance tax, now finds he may have to pay some. His financial advisor can probably help
In New Labour terms, Rachel Reeves’s budget is in the “a bit done, a lot still to do” area. But any budget that annoys Jeremy Clarkson is clearly on the right lines.
Keith Flett
Tottenham, London
I would have thought so too!