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Should the UK do budgets differently?

As Rachel Reeves is accused of misleading the public, the IfG's experts discuss how well the UK does budgets, and Lammy's plans for judge-only trials.

The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has gone, the chancellor is being accused of misleading the public. So how did that budget go? 

Richard Hughes has taken responsibility for the accidental leak of the budget and resigned. What does this mean for the OBR’s future and political trust in it? 

Meanwhile, the chancellor has been accused of misleading the public over the state of public finances. So what did happen in the budget pitch-rolling and what does this tell us about how well the UK does budgets? Could we, should we, do them differently? 

Plus – the justice secretary has revealed his plans for changes to jury trials. We dig into the latest news. 

What we talked about in this episode

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Topic
Public finances Public services
Keywords
Budget Economy Tax Public spending Criminal justice
Political party
Labour
Institution
Judiciary
Position
Chancellor of the exchequer
Administration
Starmer government
Department
HM Treasury Ministry of Justice
Project
Autumn budget 2025
Public figures
Rachel Reeves David Lammy
Publisher
Institute for Government

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