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Budget 2014: 8 Things That Could Overshadow George Osborne's Afternoon

8 Things That Could Overshadow George Osborne's Afternoon
Chris York
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne outside 11 Downing Street before heading to the House of Commons to deliver his annual Budget statement.
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It's that time of year again - the Budget.

George Osborne will take to the box and set out the economic agenda for the coming year.

And we shall listen because... well because it's really important.

So it would take something pretty major to overshadow it. Something like this...

* Things That Could Scupper The Budget
They Find The Missing Plane(01 of06)
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The biggest mystery of the year is not what's in the budget - it's where on Earth is the plane? (credit:Getty Images)
Technical Gremlins (02 of06)
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Technical glitches can happen - just ask Ed Miliband. (credit:WikiMedia:)
A Squawking Cough(03 of06)
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Last year, George barely made it through his Budget speech as he developed a little tickle in his throat that nearly scuppered him. Perhaps this year he will develop a nervous tic in his arm that only targets Danny Alexander. (credit:PA)
A Streaker(04 of06)
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Normally the preserve of sporting grounds, there's no doubting a naked individual running through the Commons would make the event far more interesting. Just don't let it be Michael Gove. Or any other politician for that matter... (credit:PA)
A Wardrobe Malfunction (05 of06)
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Most likely, Osborne gets tangled in his ridiculously long tie, trips and becomes wedged under a backbencher... (credit:PA)
World War III(06 of06)
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Putin invades Ukraine, WWIII is declared, Osborne scuttles back to rewrite the Budget to accommodate rebuilding the Navy, introducing rationing and recreating British society with the 73 people who survive the nuclear winter... (credit:Getty Images)
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