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JohnL

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Following on from George Osborne's reported comment (bags in his freezer) Vince Cable has said Theresa May is like someone handcuffed to a radiator in Beirut.


whats going on


https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/liberal-democrats/news/88994/vince-cable-theresa-may-%E2%80%98hostage-handcuffed

red devil

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I can't believe he's dragged that figure up again, it's been totally discredited, even Farage said it was a misleading figure the day after the referendum. This BBC article puts the figure at ?252m after the rebate...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41289080

You then have to factor in the money that comes back to the UK through grants etc, and what about all the pre & post-Brexit costs for staff, buildings, new IT systems, infrastructure etc that's needed. And he's still banging on about not being in the Single Market but we should have free access to it. What an utter cockwomble...

JohnL

JohnL

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Hetan Shah, the executive director of the Royal Statistical Society, said: ?It is extremely concerning to see a minister seeking to undermine our independent statistical regulator. The UK is envied around the world for the independence of our statistical system and it is important that politicians are not seen to be compromising it.?


Boris won't back down though.


https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/17/boris-johnson-slapped-down-statistics-chief-fresh-350m-brexit-claim

miga

miga

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red devil Wrote:

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> I can't believe he's dragged that figure up again,



I can. He's miffed he has so little credibility, and this figure is the centerpiece. Talk in Tory press of him being marginalised etc. He'd like to correct history.

Loz

Loz

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So, the current negotiators look no closer to a deal than at the point we triggered Brexit. And today the Beeb points out why 'no deal' is not really being prepared for either.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41271028


So, is Brexit going to be:


a) a disaster

b) a complete disaster, or

c) a complete and utter disaster.

miga

miga

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Loz Wrote:

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> So, the current negotiators look no closer to a

> deal than at the point we triggered Brexit. And

> today the Beeb points out why 'no deal' is not

> really being prepared for either.

>

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41271028

>

> So, is Brexit going to be:

>

> a) a disaster

> b) a complete disaster, or

> c) a complete and utter disaster.


Preparation? Relax - it's only the future of 60 million at stake, it'll be fine. Everyone can just retreat to the country piles and use their rainy day Swiss funds until this all blows over in case it goes awry.

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