Osborne's big day...

George Osborne has been on fine form in recent weeks. Check out

his appearance

on the BBC last Sunday. After Darling gave the Pre-Budget Report back in November, Osborne hit him right where it hurts with this speech:



It's going to take something pretty special to top the "Labour has done it again" speech. This is possibly the most significant budget in a generation and Darling's opening line better be an apology for the blatant lies he told in November about being out of this recession by the autumn. Osborne is already warming up with talk of the "economic carnage of the last ten years" being laid bare on the "day of reckoning." Do us proud George.

You might even get another TB remix...

UPDATE 12.31:

James Burdett

has pointed TB to the fact that Dave will get the first crack at the Budget response. Silly Bear. Go Dave go...