Talk:September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Dunarc in topic Opionion poll claim


Section "The budget"

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In the section "The budget" I cannot decipherer what this should mean
which in m were far greater than in some budgets
(bold highlighting by me) Rava77 (talk) 04:31, 26 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

I've just fixed it as this was a typo. It should read "which were far greater than in some budgets". This is Paul (talk) 00:12, 27 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Shouldn't a redirect to this page be made for "2022 United Kingdom economic crisis"

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I believe others are also trying to search, as I did, and this page is not in the list of results. - Emilija Knezevic (talk) 00:22, 1 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sounds like a good plan, I'll do it if it hasn't already been done. Going forward though, if the economic fallout from this mini-budget continues we may need to split it into a separate article. This is Paul (talk) 00:25, 2 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

I disagree, this page should stand & another page for the search term named. I do agree the 2 pages should be strongly linked & this page should appear in the specified search. Alanthehat (talk) 12:23, 26 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 6 October 2022

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:39, 14 October 2022 (UTC)Reply


September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budgetUnited Kingdom mini-budget – No need to disambiguate by month and year, since there have been no other similar "fiscal events". I would also support a move to just mini-budget if other editors agree, but I think the proposed title is a good compromise. QueenofBithynia (talk) 19:29, 6 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Mini-budget page created

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Now the move discussion is closed I've created the disambiguation page Mini-budget and added the three events that are referred to as mini-budgets. Feel free to add any more that fit the description and also to change the wording if you feel that is necessary. Thanks, This is Paul (talk) 09:43, 14 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for that - a good decision in my mind. I'm also interested to see how the media refer to the statement which is now due at the end of this month, and the possibility of moving this page to 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget. But let's not do anything pre-emptively; no harm in waiting and seeing. WJ94 (talk) 11:12, 14 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Developing events: potential split soon?

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Given the events that are currently developing in Westminster (multiple government policy U-turns, the Chancellor's sacking, and the political fallout), should we consider splitting this article? I would propose a new article entitled Aftermath of the September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget, or something like that, as an initial split. It is currently unclear whether this situation will continue in its current direction (much speculation that Tory MPs will move against Truss and replace her). Emphasis on "speculation", which is why I would stop short of calling it a "government / political crisis" yet. Willwal1 (talk) 13:07, 14 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

I'd be hesitant to make this split just yet. I think it makes sense for the economic reaction to remain in this article, so any split would be to focus on the political ramifications. So far, most of the government reaction has been policy changes which are directly reversing measures in the mini-budget. Much of the political reaction has been, as you note, largely speculation. If in a few months this all turns out to be a lot of heat but things just carried on largely as they were, having an "aftermath" article might seem odd. On the other hand, if this turns out the be the first step towards Truss's downfall or a general election, then splitting the article would make sense. At the moment we don't know, so a split would fall foul of WP:CRYSTALBALL. Of course, Kwarteng's sacking pushes us further in the "political crisis" direction - but there's every possibility that his sacking and some policy reversals are the end of the matter. I'm not opposed to splitting the article in principle but I'd rather wait at least a few weeks to see if this triggers something which escapes the bounds of the mini-budget and economic policy (eg. a serious attempt to unseat Truss). WJ94 (talk) 13:25, 14 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
I agree, best to wait for a few weeks as we don't know what's going to happen. This could be the beginning of the next Conservative leadership election, or even a general election, but only time will tell. This is Paul (talk) 20:22, 14 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
There's probably an argument for an article titled 2022 United Kingdom financial crisis, which was sparked by the mini-budget and therefore can be regarded as an aftermath, but I don't know if that article would repeat some of the stuff already included in this one. This is Paul (talk) 16:59, 15 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
There's most certainly an argument for an article titled
eg 2022 United Kingdom fiscal crisis
I prefer 'fiscal' as the origin of the crisis was a so-called 'mini-budget' (a misnomer, ... rather a fiscal policy announcement)
This then led to financial consequences and a political crisis. TGcoa (talk) 17:59, 15 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
I agree, that makes better sense to describe it as a fiscal crisis. This is Paul (talk) 20:19, 15 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
Agreed but I believe such a page should be called 2022 United Kingdom fiscal crisis instead of Aftermath of the September 2022 mini-budget. --KeyKing666 (talk) 13:18, 17 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Perhaps September 2022 United Kingdom government crisis might be better, with 2022 United Kingdom government crisis renamed to July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis and a disambiguation page created? Or perhaps September 2022 United Kingdom government omnishambles might be even better, as this combines fiscal, financial and political crises all at the same time. — The Anome (talk) 15:07, 18 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

To my mind, there's a logical split between the immediate (largely financial & economic) aftermath to the mini-budget (currently contained in the "Reaction" section) and the more concrete political ramifications (which would include the sacking of Kwarteng, the appointment of Hunt, the repealing of most of the mini-budget, and the moves to replace Truss). It makes sense that the immediate financial reaction to the mini-budget (and the immediate political reaction) is discussed in this article; as This is Paul mentioned above, an article on the financial aftermath risks being too repetitive. The longer-term political ramifications probably deserve their own article at this stage - something like Political aftermath of the 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget. WJ94 (talk) 15:59, 18 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
I agree it's the political impact that should probably be spun-off into a separate article. It's difficult to know what title to give it though as it largely depends on what happens next. The efforts to remove Truss could end up with another leadership election (rather like the 1990 one that elected John Major) or the Conservatives could limp on with Truss at the helm until a general election. Autumn 2022 United Kingdom government crisis could be one possibility (as the crisis has gone past September) or Political impact of the September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget (a bit of a mouthful though), or Growth Plan controversy, or even Political impact of the Growth Plan. This is Paul (talk) 18:30, 18 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
Agree with you there. Suella Braverman has just resigned as Home Secetary as well. KeyKing666 (talk) 15:46, 19 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
Wendy Morton and Craig Whittaker have gone from the Whips' Office according to BBC News, and there are reports of people being manhandled through the no lobby in a fracking vote that may or may not have been a vote of confidence in the government. I'd say we're definitely in government crisis territory now, if not a government in its death throes. Looks like there's probably enough to start an article either tonight or tomorrow. This is Paul (talk) 18:43, 19 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
For reference, Gust Justice has created October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. I think there's scope to move a good deal of the reaction section of this article over there. WJ94 (talk) 10:20, 20 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Opionion poll claim

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The statement that an "opinion poll published by Redfield and Wilton Strategies on 17 October showed a 36-point lead for Labour, the largest ever poll lead for a political party" is slightly misleading. I think it is the largest lead that Redfield and Wilton Strategies have shown, though I think they only started voting intention polls in 2020. However it is not the largest lead shown by any UK poll ever. For example in October 1995 a Gallup/Telegraph poll had Labour on 61% and the Conservatives on 21.5% a 39.5% lead and there were other polls in 1994-1995 which had a lead of 39-39.5%, with one in January 1995 being over 43%. Similarly in the months after the 1997 United Kingdom general election, Labour had leads between 38% and 40% with some pollsters. Thus I think it should be made clearer that the statement refers to this polling company only. Dunarc (talk) 21:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

I guess journalism isn't what it used to be. This is Paul (talk) 22:10, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
To be fair as polling methodology has evolved and polling companies have come and gone there is a case for arguing making comparisons with the 1990s is not scientific, but then again plenty of political writers still do it. Dunarc (talk) 21:56, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply