This was a Budget written in London, delivered in London, but almost totally ignored the region that drives the British economy. Rachel Reeves made only one mention of London — about par by recent standards — in her 77-minute speech, compared with five references to Manchester and Scotland, three to Wales and a brace for Leeds. The one time London did get a nod was when she confirmed the heavily trailed decision to find the money to pay for the Sunak-savaged stump of HS2 to at least connect through to Euston.