Is Clegg crying? Best Autumn Statement 2013 Twitter reactions

As George Osborne leant against the dispatch box to deliver the Autumn Statement, observers across the UK were leaning hard on their keyboards as they frantically typed away, tweeting their reactions to the Chancellor’s vision.

Here are some of our favourites:

BBC reporter shouts to Osborne: “Morning Chancellor, is there any Christmas cheer?”. Blanked… #AS2013

— Sam Dale (@Samuelsdale) December 5, 2013

Nature of the Commons makes it quite hard not to sound smug/triumphalist even if you didn’t want to. #as2013Osborne’s default setting mind.

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) December 5, 2013

Prime Minister is nodding wisely and pulling it off brilliantly – does he practice alone in his flat? #AS2013

— James Walton (@jameswalton_IGD) December 5, 2013

Osborne is nailing this #AutumnStatementyou can hear the two Eds dry heaving in the background. #AS2013#skynews#bbcnews

— Ben (@Jamin2g) December 5, 2013

Osborne says he’s gonna fix the roof, but will he insulate the walls, stop floods coming thru the door & instal some solar panels? #AS2013

— Guy Shrubsole (@guyshrubsole) December 5, 2013

Nick Clegg looks like he’s trying to find a comfortable sleeping position. #AS2013

— Stephen James (@SociallySteve) December 5, 2013

Nick Clegg looks like he’s about to cry. Like no one listened to his ideas for the new charter and he’s in a huff. #AS2013

— Kate Heslop (@kate_heslop) December 5, 2013

Definition:- “Difficult Decisions”: Choosing to do something to a person or group of people that doesn’t affect you one bit. #AS2013

— Lee Griffin (@Niaccurshi) December 5, 2013

Average life expectancy in Calton, Glasgow is 54 for men – they’ll never the current state pension, nevermind one at 69 years old! #AS2013

— Colin McCulloch (@citizen_colin) December 5, 2013

Cameron looking like that bloke nodding off on the last train back to the ‘burbs #AS2013

— Graeme Demianyk (@GraemeDemianyk) December 5, 2013

Record number of people from disadvantaged background applying to go to university. Maybe that’s because they can’t get jobs? #as2013

— Amy Jackson (@AmyJ_N4) December 5, 2013

Blimey, George is selling my student debt off too. Can’t see that going well for me #AS2013

— Benjamin (@benjaminmulvi) December 5, 2013

Could Ed Balls get any redder in the face? Looks like he’s about to explode #AS2013

— Clem (@LleuW) December 5, 2013

Ed Balls is on fire. Literally, it seems #AS2013

— Viola Caon (@viola29) December 5, 2013

Is there some kind of animal theme to #budgetbingogoing on today? Badgers, foxes, cats and now turkeys #AS2013

— Jonathan Berger PwC (@UKEmploymentTax) December 5, 2013

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