As it happened: Twitter reacts to the 2015 Budget

The good the bad and the funny

George Osborne has just delivered the first all-Tory Budget in 19 years.

It is fair to say that it was a Budget containing a huge amount of change. And it is one which will various and direct impacts on individuals and businesses in Britain.

For many it will be a shock to the system.

As Osborne ploughed into it, here’s a roughly chronological record of public responses on Twitter, as seen by LondonLovesBusiness.com:

Chancellor @George_Osborne at despatch box to deliver budget. Deputy speaker in the chair. Tory benches cheer #budget2015

— Adel Darwish (@AdelDarwish) July 8, 2015

Osborne: “We don’t train or invest enough” – we are determined to change this. IoD called for an “investment-boosting #Budget2015

— IoD (@The_IoD) July 8, 2015

I wonder what Theresa’s thinking #budget2015 pic.twitter.com/Uobh2DHeJa

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) July 8, 2015

Achieving a surplus has been delayed by one more year (again). I wouldn’t bet on it being delivered in this parliament #budget2015

— Tim Montgomerie ن (@montie) July 8, 2015

You’d have thought Osborne was a comedian by the way Labour MPs laughed at this line: “The NHS is only truly safe in Conservative hands”

— Matt Dathan (@matt_dathan) July 8, 2015

There are going to be some seriously pissed-off major Tory donors (and newspaper proprietors) over non-dom reform. #budget2015

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) July 8, 2015

I think @George_Osborne just promised no more cuts in BBC funding after BBC takes on huge costs of free TV licences #budget2015

— Robert Peston (@Peston) July 8, 2015

It’s about to get much harder to be young and footloose. Earn or learn obligation to be introduced for 18-21-year-olds. #Budget2015

— Bex Burn-Callander (@sparky000) July 8, 2015

Osborne removes benefits for 18-21 year olds and introduces new regime to be known as the Hunger Games. #budget2015

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) July 8, 2015

Tax credits are lifeline for many families – govt should be ashamed of plans that will put many at risk of destitution #Budget2015

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) July 8, 2015

No child support for a 3rd child…..got that? #budget2015 pic.twitter.com/SKjZhcJra7

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) July 8, 2015

Britain has new two child policy – no further tax credits after two children from 2017 #budget2015

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) July 8, 2015

That’s a biggie…Osborne commits to NATO target of 2% of GDP on defence. That means tougher cuts coming in other depts. #budget2015

— Ian Katz (@iankatz1000) July 8, 2015

So basically, lots of good stuff for homeowning adults with jobs. Anyone else can go screw themselves. #budget2015

— Jonn Elledge (@JonnElledge) July 8, 2015

You get what you vote for #budget2015

— Clive Martin (@thugclive) July 8, 2015

National Minimum Wage in October ‘15 – £6.70 per hour New National Living Wage in April ‘16 – £7.20 Planned to reach £9 by 2020 #budget2015

— Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) July 8, 2015

We strongly oppose scrapping the student maintenance grant and replacing it with a loan #Budget2015 #SummerBudget pic.twitter.com/Z7E3Prfljp

— UKIP (@UKIP) July 8, 2015