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It's budget week, Armando is joined by two members of the Strong Message Here commune, Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.
How do markets get 'spooked'? Who has the broadest shoulders? And what does 'a Labour Budget with Labour values' actually mean?
We discuss how taxes get their nicknames, why we know so much about the budget ahead of time these days, and whether Rachel Reeves could've taken inspiration from Taylor Swift to make the budget more exciting.
In the longer edition, we also look at 'the banter defence', and decide a new name for 'the markets' that feels more apt for the way they behave.
Got a strong message for Armando? Email us on [email protected]
Sound editing: Rich Evans
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
By BBC Radio 45
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It's budget week, Armando is joined by two members of the Strong Message Here commune, Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.
How do markets get 'spooked'? Who has the broadest shoulders? And what does 'a Labour Budget with Labour values' actually mean?
We discuss how taxes get their nicknames, why we know so much about the budget ahead of time these days, and whether Rachel Reeves could've taken inspiration from Taylor Swift to make the budget more exciting.
In the longer edition, we also look at 'the banter defence', and decide a new name for 'the markets' that feels more apt for the way they behave.
Got a strong message for Armando? Email us on [email protected]
Sound editing: Rich Evans
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.

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