Has Brown got away with his horror Budget? Reading the Populus poll in this morning’s Times, you might be tempted to say he has. Sure, there’s some bad news in there for the government: trust in Dave ‘n’ George’s ability to manage the economy has hit an all-time high, and only 12 percent of respondents think that the measures outlined in the PBR will be sufficient to deal with our country’s fiscal woes. But Labour types will also seize on those numbers which show quite high levels of support for the individual proposals annouced on Wednesday. 78 percent back the bonus tax. 61 percent back the capping of public sector pay increases. And – surprisingly, to my mind – 51 percent back the national insurance increase. That, and 59 percent believe significant cuts “should not be made until the economic recovery is much stronger”.
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