budgeting woes

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If you live in the UK it's highly likely that you've heard the word 'budget' at least once today. If you're a non-UKian, today was the Chancellor of the Exchequer's 'Budget'. I don't pay much attention to government hoo-haa but lots of other ordinary people do. The Chancellor {who goes by the name George Osborne} waves a red briefcase about outside 10 Downing Street and then tells us what he's planning on doing with all those pennies the country has. This budget had made petrol increase - by a whole one pence - at the pump by six o'clock this evening. All schools {both primary and secondary} will be forced to become academies by 2020. This is despite the obvious fact that giving control of education to private business, and taking it away from the local authority, does not work. It. Does. Not. Work. *bangs head on brick wall* But, let's not allow the inadequacies of the ever-failing British education system get in the way of making some big bucks. That's all I've learnt from the budget today. There was probably an awful lot more. Maybe something about income tax and something else about ISAs. Alcohol probably made an appearance at some point whilst the arrogant, no understanding of the real world, posh chap was talking. Have cigarettes gone up in price again? Do I even care? I make a pretty rubbish adult. I think adulthood should be voluntary so that we don't have to pay any attention to confusing government stuff and instead we can just play hop-scotch, eat jelly and ice-cream, and go for long bike rides on external sunshiney days. I should start a petition ...