Kenneth Clarke\u2019s 1996 whisky-sipping speech was, to date, the last instance of a Chancellor indulging in anything stronger than water. Clarke\u2019s whisky budget was bold and confident, a farewell to the days when budgets were laced with a bit of liquid courage. As whisky gave way to water, some claimed the country\u2019s economic fate lost its edge.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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