Households across Scotland are set to take a hammering when Jeremy Hunt delivers his much-delayed Autumn Statement today. The Tory Chancellor has spent weeks trying to warn the public in advance of the pain he will inflict as he unleashes another wave of austerity.
But none of the danger signals will make any difference when Hunt slashes billions in public spending and pushes up taxes for all. It could be a day that will live long in Westminster infamy.
Anti-poverty campaigners have pleaded with the Chancellor to avoid damaging cuts that will make life immeasurably harder for many people. It’s unlikely he will listen.
