Autumn Statement Bingo: What To Listen Out For

Political Editor Faisal Islam and Economics Editor Ed Conway pick out five key words and phrases likely to pass the lips of the Chancellor during the Autumn Statement.

Faisal's Five

:: Long-Term Economic Plan

The four word slogan drilled in to every piece of Conservative messaging online, offline, from speeches to mugs.

Designed to offer the electorate a feeling that the good times will return if they stick to the plan.

:: Northern Powerhouse

It was a phrase scratched together quickly by a clever Number 11 adviser to head off a Labour initiative on rebalancing the economy.

But it has grown in to a multifaceted plan for transport, science, devolving powers to create a mini-London along the M62.

:: The Choice

From now until the election the Conservative strategy is to shake the electorate into viewing the election not as a fight over policy, but as a straightforward choice between two prime ministers.

David Cameron with a growing economy after tough choices. And Ed Miliband, who they want the nation to view as an unconvincing anti-business former adviser to Gordon Brown.

:: Our NHS

In Conservative speeches the NHS has acquired a possessive pronoun.

The party knows public trust is weak for them on this, so they are after a score draw with Labour, neutralising claims of "privatisation" and attacking the Labour record in Wales.

:: In it Together

The old ones are the best. Many would argue that by promising unfunded tax cuts and further cash freezes in benefits, this phrase is now old hat.

But look out for the Chancellor trying to make the argument that British austerity was modest and moderate, in comparison to that seen in say Spain and Greece.

Ed's Five

:: A recovery for all

The point behind this buzzphrase is that the Treasury is worried about the perception that the recovery is not being shared by all - that the wealthiest have benefited most from its post-crisis policies while the poorest have faced the biggest squeeze.

:: Cutting the deficit by a third

There is bound to be some kind of line about how much the Government has cut the deficit - though the precise configuration tends to change from year to year.

:: "760,000 new businesses since 2010"

This recent buzzphrase is being trotted out repeatedly by Government ministers.

It's intended to underline how dynamic the business community is at the moment. And, indeed, the number of businesses being created right now is rising very quickly.

However, some notes of caution are in order: it is likely that a significant chunk of these new businesses are single-person companies.

:: Strongest growth in the Western world

The Chancellor will almost certainly point towards figures showing Britain is growing faster than many of its peers.

And indeed, the improvement in GDP, and the fall in unemployment, have been sharper in the UK than in many other developed countries.

:: Full employment

Earlier this year, the Chancellor pledged to try to "fight for full employment in Britain".

Expect this to resurface at some point in the Autumn Statement. In part this is another bit of political signalling - an effort to get people to focus on the positive news from the labour market.