Anderson: If election happens, it will be because opposition parties decided to cause one

October 30, 2025

Bruce Anderson: Swing voters will have a few takeaways from next week’s budget. They won’t consume it in detail. They might like it, or dislike it, but hating a budget usually only happens because it contains tax hikes. Bigger deficits, especially if people believe the money is being spent on things that will be useful, rarely trigger a political revolt…