The one thing that I can predict with some certainty is that Rachel Reeves will appear on the media round tomorrow morning, will be questioned about the budget and will give responses like “well, I’m not going to write the budget in this interview” and “you will find out when I announce the budget on Wednesday”.
I have never understood what the point is of politicians giving interviews before big announcements. They should be interviewed after the announcements, so that they can be held to account for their decisions. To be fair to Rachel Reeves, this has always happened under all governments and I don’t understand why media organisations play along with it. They should refuse to interview them and say “we will interview you next week when we can have a more meaningful discussion”!
