John Healey just panicked and lost control – his Budget is about to cause total carnage

The heat is on John Healey as he lines up next week’s Budget. And things are starting to get frenzied.Yesterday, in a mad moment of optimism, I suggested Healey might go easy on the tax hikes next Wednesday. Those were the signals coming out of Number 11, with suggestions the chancellor would deliver a “do no harm” Budget on October 28.