But its still not far enough. Ten months ago, britain stood on the edge of the precipice. A vote for brexit said the government would be disastrous. The hit to the uk economy would be so great, there would be spending cuts and tax rises, almost immediately. Well, what a difference ten months on. As the country prepares to start the brexit process, phillip hammond, todays chancellor of the exchequer, was sounding a very different tone. I report today on an economy that has continued to confound the commentators with robust growth. A Labour Market delivering record employment and a deficit down by over two thirds. As we start negotiations to exit the european union, this budget takes forward our plan to prepare britain for a brighterfuture. And the reason for this cautious optimism is the growth rate for the uk economy for 2017 it has been revised upwards from 1. 4 to 2 , while employment is forecast to grow every year to 2021. Far from the immediate recession predicted by remain campaig
which is push through and sign some of the most significant landmark legislation in american history, george w. bush s nonwar record, i mean medicare part d which sort of works and is extremely expensive. and then also overseeing the worst financial crisis, you know, since the great depression. i think that absolutely puts him in the running. i would say from just a pure, if you want to talk about, like, who is the most amoral sociopath we ever had as president of the united states, you got to go with andrew jackson, basically like the country elected tony soprano, all right, to be president. the guy, and this guy personally killed many people. in duels. killed lots of people. we still don t know how many. as a soldier ordered his men to raid and kill women and children. he was raiding indian camps. he pushed through the indian removal act which was an official state push of ethnic cleansing that led to the trail of tears. he overruled the supreme court. tens of thousands of indians
which sort of works and is extremely expensive. and then also overseeing the worst financial crisis, you know, since the great depression. i think that absolutely puts him in the running. i would say from just a pure, if you want to talk about, like, who is the most amoral sociopath we ever had as president of the united states, you got to go with andrew jackson, basically like the country elected tony soprano, all right, to be president. the guy, and this guy personally killed many people. in duels. killed lots of people. we still don t know how many. as a soldier ordered his men to raid and kill women and children. he was raiding indian camps. he pushed through the indian removal act which was an official state push of ethnic cleansing that led to the trail of tears. he overruled the supreme court. tens of thousands of indians removed from the south forcibly in what was one of the most shameful moments in all of american history. and i want to say this about andrew jackson. this is a
and then also overseeing the worst financial crisis, you know, since the great depression. i think that absolutely puts him in the running. i would say from just a pure, if you want to talk about, like, who is the most amoral sociopath we ever had as president of the united states, you got to go with andrew jackson, basically like the country elected tony soprano, all right, to be president. the guy, and this guy personally killed many people. in duels. killed lots of people. we still don t know how many. as a soldier ordered his men to raid and kill women and children. he was raiding indian camps. he pushed through the indian removal act which was an official state push of ethnic cleansing that led to the trail of tears. he overruled the supreme court. tens of thousands of indians removed from the south forcibly in what was one of the most shameful moments in all of american history. and i want to say this about andrew jackson. this is a guy who at the end of his life says this. he ha