And that’s the problem with populism.
I’m sure many people were nodding along to what he said.
But it was mostly fantasy and completely unworkable.
Watching question time
Everyone on the panel is debating in good faith, apart from Zia Yusuf
I don’t like the Tories and have no love for them, at all
But their guy is also debating in good faith, I just disagree with most of what he said
Yusuf on the other hand…nonsense
#bbcqt
THE HEAT IS ON. 🔥
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After 59 weeks, or 420 days, Dexter Morgan is finally back with Dexter: Resurrection Season 2.
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Correct.
Astonishing that people want to hand our economy to these people 😂
Alastair Campbell, "I will say to Zia Yusuf and his friend Nigel Farage"
"Brexit has taken 6-8% out of economy"
"If we had not left, the Chancellor today would have had £90 billion more to spend"
"He could have doubled the defence budget"
Fiona Bruce, "That is a projection Alastair, no one can be sure about that"
Alastair Campbell, "And added 50% to the health budget as well"
"The people who gave us Brexit now want to give you another set of false promises"
"Do not fall for them because they are a bunch of conmen. They're being found out. And its one reason why Nigel Farage will never be Prime Minister of this country"
My view:
Fiona Bruce was quick to dismiss Campbell’s figures as “a projection”. But that shouldn’t be a way to shut down the argument.
Campbell was making a point about what Brexit has cost the country: on his figures, a 6–8% hit to the economy means around £90 billion less for the Chancellor to spend—enough, he said, to double the defence budget or increase health spending by 50%.
And remember what Nigel Farage was saying in 2016: that even without a trade deal, Britain would be better off than it was then. The evidence points the other way.
The OBR estimates that Brexit will leave UK productivity around 4% lower than it would have been inside the EU; other studies put the economic hit higher. That means we’re poorer than we would have been had we stayed.
So yes, these are estimates—but the claims made by Brexit’s champions were projections too. Bruce’s caveat shouldn’t obscure the central question Campbell raised: how much has Brexit cost us, and what could that money have done for the country?
Why are Arsenal fans so weird.
He was on the apprentice.
Proper charlatan and idiot, if I remember correctly.
‘John Healey, if you’re listening, where’s my breathing space?’
Business owner Paul Bowen has criticised the Chancellor’s promise to give ‘breathing space’ through measures in his Budget.
#budget #businesses #costofliving
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No way
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Word for word what he said before he invaded Ukraine
BREAKING: Vladimir Putin, speaking about his call with leaders from Finland and Norway, says Russia is "prepared for war, but do not want war".
The Russian President adds that they also support any steps to restore relations with European countries.
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Honestly, he’d make a generational cult leader.
You’ll see a documentary about him in 30 years time about how he bought land in India and convinced his followers to perform mass suicide
Russel Brand's wife Laura Gallacher tells court he 'repeatedly cheated on her' but is an 'amazing husband' trib.al/tBPGL0c
Does finding out someone is a freak impact how you view their work?
Get Him To The Greek is one of my favourite movies.
Former actor Russell Brand finally took the stand in his rape trial — but he says he’ll be facing the charges and the jury alone.
The actor told jurors that he was unable to persuade a “single person” to testify on his behalf. Details: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
Surprised Rashford hasn’t stepped in.
(That joke would have killed in 2020)
I have tweeted stuff in the past that fans of a certain club have disagreed with.
But Arsenal fans are a different breed 😂



























