It must have felt like a fairground in the offices of HM Treasury of late. After all, it’s not very often that we see a resignation from the Chancellor of the Exchequer - let alone one resigning before even delivering their first Budget statement. News of the departure of Sajid Javid and subsequent appointment of Rishi Sunak took many by surprise last month, but not our own Mike Wilson. Savvy readers might just remember reading Mike’s December column entitled ‘Twenty twenty vision’ in which he suggested that Mr Javid might well be out on his ear before Budget day. Please take a well-deserved bow Mr Wilson and reward yourself with an extra feather in your cap!
