In any Budget there are winners and losers, and the same set of policies and statistics look very different through alternative political lenses.
Much of Philip Hammond's Budget played out pretty much as expected - a cash increase for social care in England to ease the creaking system, with a promise of a longer term shake-up. There's a slightly more cheery picture of the economy than was predicted in the autumn.
Some extra cash is on the table for firms who were worried about being slammed with significant rises in their business rates. Smokers and drinkers won't have to pay any more than already planned for fags or booze.
And there were glimpses of Theresa May's hoped for meritocracy. Measures for schools, technical education, investment in technology, measures to prepare the country for a life outside the European Union and a revealing line from Philip Hammond that "talent should be the only driver of opportunity".
The chancellor repeatedly emphasised that it is a government that says it is preoccupied by 'fairness' with ministers oft-quoted promise of a "country that works for everyone".
But does that stack up?
