Boris Johnson- Prime Minister (Vol. 2)

[anonymous-user]

ElectricSoup said:

So when the government themselves are expecting an economic contraction of up to 6.7% with their "deal", that's not within the realms of economic disaster, and is, in fact desirable and a good idea?

Righto.

https://fullfact.org/europe/brexit-economic-impact...

[anonymous-user]

otolith said:

Breadvan72 said:

The practice of sending eight year olds to boarding school strikes me as barbaric. I used to work with a landed gentry bloke who had hated Eton, but he still sent his son away to Prep School at eight and to Eton at thirteen.

To me it seems like getting a dog and then keeping it at expensive kennels for most of the year. Why bother?

At one time, many boarders would have been the children of servicemen and women (of all ranks) on overseas postings. It was a regular threat to me as a nipper in Hong Kong. While Army and RAF kids, in many places (but not all) would have access to a Service school, that doesn't really work for Navy kids. When my dad was posted to Bahrain in the late 70s, it was a choice of attending the local US State Department school (which had taken over the site previously used by a British service school) or boarding.

For many parents, there is not a choice but to board their kids.

Rory Stewart, who many dislike here, recounted in one of his books the typical experience of a colonial officer. They would get a spot of home leave every 4 years, and get to see their children then.If they were lucky not to be laid up with malaria, Dengue or whatever. In which case, they would have to wait another 4 years. Literally these men (don't think there were any women in these positions) might never see their children grow up, and by the time they got home for good, were half dead anyhow.

[Escort3500]

Leicester Loyal said:

Fittster said:

I'm sure Boris can afford all those spending pledges.

UK government borrowing up by a fifth over past six months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50137772

It'd quadruple if Labour got in.

You might be right. You might be wrong. However, on what evidence do you base such an emphatic statement?

[NoNeed]

Escort3500 said:

Leicester Loyal said:

Fittster said:

I'm sure Boris can afford all those spending pledges.

UK government borrowing up by a fifth over past six months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50137772

It'd quadruple if Labour got in.

You might be right. You might be wrong. However, on what evidence do you base such an emphatic statement?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1171353/jeremy-corbyn-news-labour-party-policy-general-election-nationalisation-taxpayer-cost

[Escort3500]

NoNeed said:

Escort3500 said:

Leicester Loyal said:

Fittster said:

I'm sure Boris can afford all those spending pledges.

UK government borrowing up by a fifth over past six months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50137772

It'd quadruple if Labour got in.

You might be right. You might be wrong. However, on what evidence do you base such an emphatic statement?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1171353/jeremy-corbyn-news-labour-party-policy-general-election-nationalisation-taxpayer-cost

The Express? I wouldn’t attach any weight to that article, or almost anything else they publish in relation to Brexit.

[bitchstewie]

Escort3500 said:

The Express? I wouldn’t attach any weight to that article, or almost anything else they publish in relation to Brexit.

The homepage is class.

https://www.express.co.uk/

So much anger in such a small space.

[Escort3500]

bhstewie said:

Escort3500 said:

The Express? I wouldn’t attach any weight to that article, or almost anything else they publish in relation to Brexit.

The homepage is class.

https://www.express.co.uk/

So much anger in such a small space.

The Express makes the Daily Heil look positively moderate

[NoNeed]

Escort3500 said:

NoNeed said:

Escort3500 said:

Leicester Loyal said:

Fittster said:

I'm sure Boris can afford all those spending pledges.

UK government borrowing up by a fifth over past six months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50137772

It'd quadruple if Labour got in.

You might be right. You might be wrong. However, on what evidence do you base such an emphatic statement?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1171353/jeremy-corbyn-news-labour-party-policy-general-election-nationalisation-taxpayer-cost

The Express? I wouldn’t attach any weight to that article, or almost anything else they publish in relation to Brexit.

Try this then
https://www.cps.org.uk/research/the-cost-of-nation...

[bitchstewie]

Which bit is Sammy Wilson wrong about?

https://twitter.com/eastantrimmp/status/1186673870...

[Escort3500]

NoNeed said:

Escort3500 said:

NoNeed said:

Escort3500 said:

Leicester Loyal said:

Fittster said:

I'm sure Boris can afford all those spending pledges.

UK government borrowing up by a fifth over past six months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50137772

It'd quadruple if Labour got in.

You might be right. You might be wrong. However, on what evidence do you base such an emphatic statement?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1171353/jeremy-corbyn-news-labour-party-policy-general-election-nationalisation-taxpayer-cost

The Express? I wouldn’t attach any weight to that article, or almost anything else they publish in relation to Brexit.

Try this then
https://www.cps.org.uk/research/the-cost-of-nation...

“ The Centre for Policy Studies is a think tank and pressure group in the United Kingdom. Its goal is to promote coherent and practical policies based on its founding principles of: free markets, small state, low tax, national independence, self determination and responsibility. While being independent, the centre has historical links to the Conservative Party.”

[Murph7355]

fblm said:

ElectricSoup said:

So when the government themselves are expecting an economic contraction of up to 6.7% with their "deal", that's not within the realms of economic disaster, and is, in fact desirable and a good idea?

Righto.

https://fullfact.org/europe/brexit-economic-impact...

This is the problem - people are reading this stuff and taking that away from it. (And then have the temerity to accuse Leave voters of being intellectually challenged).

The press don't help. Bit by bit these things cease being economic scenarios that are relative in nature and become absolute facts that people wet their pants over. And that's before we even start looking at the assumptions being made behind them.

It's beyond sad.

[NoNeed]

Escort3500 said:

NoNeed said:

Escort3500 said:

NoNeed said:

Escort3500 said:

Leicester Loyal said:

Fittster said:

I'm sure Boris can afford all those spending pledges.

UK government borrowing up by a fifth over past six months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50137772

It'd quadruple if Labour got in.

You might be right. You might be wrong. However, on what evidence do you base such an emphatic statement?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1171353/jeremy-corbyn-news-labour-party-policy-general-election-nationalisation-taxpayer-cost

The Express? I wouldn’t attach any weight to that article, or almost anything else they publish in relation to Brexit.

Try this then
https://www.cps.org.uk/research/the-cost-of-nation...

“ The Centre for Policy Studies is a think tank and pressure group in the United Kingdom. Its goal is to promote coherent and practical policies based on its founding principles of: free markets, small state, low tax, national independence, self determination and responsibility. While being independent, the centre has historical links to the Conservative Party.”

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/14/labour-plans-for-utilities-would-cost-the-uk-200bn-says-cbi
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/14/l...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lab...

[anonymous-user]

This man speaks sense, I know I would trust his opinion over some fantasy remainer scare mongering.

https://youtu.be/V-SYCErRu18

This needs a conclusion! - Now.

[mx5nut]

Another glorious loss for the most useless PM of modern times!

Which part of his 4D chess game are we in now?

[Leicester Loyal]

mx5nut said:

Another glorious loss for the most useless PM of modern times!

Which part of his 4D chess game are we in now?

Hasn't he just had his deal approved for second reading?

[anonymous-user]

mx5nut said:

Another glorious loss for the most useless PM of modern times!

Which part of his 4D chess game are we in now?

I think he'll be the best PM we've had in 30 years personally, he's already proving himself despite my severe reservations.

Enjoy your moment, so sad.

It really is Parliament Vs The Electorate now.

[Gadgetmac]

Leicester Loyal said:

mx5nut said:

Another glorious loss for the most useless PM of modern times!

Which part of his 4D chess game are we in now?

Hasn't he just had his deal approved for second reading?

Isn’t this where all of the amendments start flooding in though?

Referendum 2? Etc...

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digimeistter said:

I think he'll be the best PM we've had in 30 years personally, he's already proving himself despite my severe reservations.

[valiant]

mx5nut said:

Another glorious loss for the most useless PM of modern times!

Which part of his 4D chess game are we in now?

Remember, it’s all part of an elaborate plan that we’re not privy to.

The fact that Boris is also not privy to the plan is neither here or there...

[vonuber]

digimeistter said:

It really is Parliament Vs The Electorate now.

Er. no it isn't.