Chancellor Budget

The City of London has a predictable rhythm, but rarely is the disconnect between corporate boardrooms and everyday reality so glaringly obvious. It is the same old story from the City: record profits for them, and redundancy notices for us. Barclays has just reported a massive £2.3bn pre-tax profit for the third quarter, yet the bank is eagerly axing 5,000 jobs under the convenient, hyper-modern guise of "AI productivity." It is utterly shameless, and it underscores exactly why the government must implement a windfall tax without delay. While everyday Britons are desperately struggling to keep the lights on and put…