text_original: The Budget of 1878 involves a criticism, not of finance but of foreign policy. To the Chancellor of the Exchequer it was " a necessarily unpleasant state  ment".
text_transcription: THE BUDGET OF EIGHTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT INVOLVES A CRITICISM NOT OF FINANCE BUT OF FOREIGN POLICY TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IT WAS UNNECESSARILY UNPLEASANT STATEMENT
phonemes: ðə bˈʌdʒɪt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ɪnvˈɑːlvz ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm, nˌɑːt ʌv fˈaɪnæns bˌʌt ʌv fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi. tə ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚɹ ɪt wˈʌz " ɐ nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ʌnplˈɛzənt stˈeɪt mˈɛnt".