Treasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility Attacks on the government’s independent economic forecaster from left and right of the political spectrum are akin to “shooting the messenger”, according to an influential group of...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/23/obr-treasury-committee-shooting-messenger-mps-economic-forecaster-uk)