I have no more idea as to the truth about the leaks from the Office for Budget Responsibility last week, the dispute over the so-called fiscal black hole that very obviously preceded it, and whether or not anyone, or who, or when has been stitched up as a result. As a result, I am not going to spend a lot of time commenting on any of these events or consequences. That would be pointless.

All I am going to say is that it seems there is something very rotten in the state of the Treasury, and it needs resolution.

This is, of course, an issue I addressed in my Alternative Budget, in which I suggested that the Treasury should be split into three different departments, firstly to break its oppressive power, and secondly to focus it on the need for proper management of the economy, and not balanced spreadsheets. If we were to do that, we might just get better government, a stronger economy, and a proper understanding of how the whole thing works.

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