"However, there is no escaping it: the freebies scandal soured the opening atmosphere. The FT splashed that public confidence and spending was spiralling down after the Things will get worse' before they get better foreboding from Keir Starmer."
"With polls sinking, the urgent task was to cast out fear with a breath of hope. Waiting for the budget has become like waiting for Godot."
"Reeves' task was to lift the despondency and let the sun shine in, and she did. She dispelled the fear that austerity 2.0 was on its way: no real-terms cuts to government spending she said."
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