In today’s newsletter: They spent weeks bracing the country for ‘tough decisions’, but in Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the chancellor adopted a slightly more optimistic tone
The good news: more money is on the table. The problems lie around how it will be raised – and who doesn’t stand to benefit, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Editorial: The budget favours increased public spending and taxation, contrasting with Tory austerity. However, there were missed opportunities to address poverty and inequality