Alistair Darling must be having an awful time of late. How do you cope with this much pressure? Especially because you know your boss’ policies were the main cause and you have no money to help people and businesses sort themselves out.

Basically, I’d be surprise if Darling didn’t have a nervous breakdown in the next 12 months – or get fired first. This article outlines a few arguments against the government’s tax policies and shows just how much ammunition the Tories have.

It’s a make or break speech on 24 November and no mistake.