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(From Financial Director)

Last month, we reported on William Gladstone's famous Budget speech of 1853, in which he spent almost five hours explaining to the House of Commons how he proposed to abolish income tax. Gordon Brown spent 59 minutes explaining ... er ... what was he explaining, exactly?

We reckon Gladstone offered better value for money but, even if his economic forecasts do ...

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