10 MARCH 1973, page 7

The Budget: Left View

The relevance of Mr Barber Thomas Balogh When the Spring-sowing is due, so is the ritual dance of the Budget. The economic High Priests rise to the irrelevant occasion and......

The Budget: Right View

Clever snake in narrow tunnel Nicholas Ridley One cannot but admire Mr Barber's energy, his ability, and his political flair. During a week of hectic discussions on the......

Corridors ...

PUZZLE NATURALLY TROTTED along to the Budget debate the other day and, as usual, noticed all the inconsequential things that were going on, rather than attending to the wise and......