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Doomsayers have ruined us so let’s give common sense a try
Doomsayers have ruined us so let’s give common sense a try,The government had a surprise boost this January as the highest self-employed tax payments since records began in 1999, ensured it had a £5.4bn surplus rather than the forecasted borrowing of £7.8bn. Overall, it's good news that public borrowing this financial year is £30.6bn less than the prediction made by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), so why do we constantly place our future in the hands of gloomy forecasters who invariably get it wrong?

Doomsayers have ruined us so let’s give common sense a try

The government had a surprise boost this January as the highest self-employed tax payments since records began in 1999, ensured it had a £5.4bn surplus rather than the forecasted borrowing of £7.8bn. Overall, it’s good news that public borrowing this financial year is £30.6bn less than the prediction made by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), so why do we constantly place our future in the hands of gloomy forecasters who invariably get it wrong?