Peter Rhodes on strivers, train drivers and the perils of being reckless with a cutlass

In the build-up to her Budget, Rachel Reeves referred endlessly to “investing in Britain's vital infrastructure.” I have been giving this some thought. Can I assume it includes taking my winter fuel allowance and giving it to a train driver? Does this make me an investor?

And finally, on the very threshold of her Budget, Ms Reeves finally reveals exactly what she means by that much-bandied term, “working people,” the ones who will not be badly affected by her measures Clarifying and condensing it into one phrase, she comes up with “The Strivers.” So who are The Strivers? Are they a) a 1960s Australian pop group, b) people with chronic constipation, or c) folk trying really hard to remember seeing any of this in Labour's manifesto?