Having got the details of yesterday's speech, I sat down last night to work out what the budget would actually mean to me and Michele. The answer would appear to be "not very much" and we don't look likely to be either better or worse off to any great degree as a result of Gordon Brown's decisions.
Could have been worse.
Of course, next year's budget will be the interesting one as it'll be the last one before the next general election. Wonder what'll be on offer for my vote?