George Osborne tries out some Top Gear banter on Twitter, fails massively

George Osborne is apparently spending his weekend writing next Wednesday's Budget.

On Sunday's Andrew Marr Show, the Chancellor warned the country should brace itself for more spending cuts - especially for disabled people's benefits.

He is also expected to raise the threshold at which people start paying 40p tax, a move which will effectively create a tax break for the middle classes.

In a bid to show he's, you know, human, the Chancellor took to Twitter at lunchtime with a light-hearted post about how he could hear Chris Evans, Matt le Blanc and the rest of the new Top Gear team making a racket outside.

But unfortunately for Osborne, his well-intentioned tweet has gone down like a tonne of The Thick of It bricks.

We almost feel sorry for him.

Almost.

Not quite.

But almost.

Step away from the internet, George. It's for the best.

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