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« Reply #10065 on: Friday, July 3, 2020, 09:43:49 »

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-take-knee-black-lives-matter-protests-a9599301.html

Yet two days ago he was suggesting we clap for bankers?
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« Reply #10066 on: Friday, July 3, 2020, 09:59:57 »

Let's be honest we're already in a horrendous recession we just haven't realised yet because there's thousands of zombie companies and jobs being kept artificially alive by furlough and associated schemes (not criticising that btw). Once that support is withdrawn, as it must be eventually, those losses will crystallise. We're not alone in this, pretty much every Western economy has the same problem. We're likely to be harder than most though, according to sources as diverse as the OECD, the FT and the Telegraph

Point taken, just picked up from Private Eye...

-9.1% change in GDP of Greece in 2011 at height of their debt crisis;
-17.0% Change in GDP of Zimbabwe in 2003 after sanctions imposed;
-20.4 Change in GDP of UK in April this year.
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« Reply #10067 on: Friday, July 3, 2020, 14:11:17 »

What were we all worrying about...

https://twitter.com/RupertMyers/status/1278972972817092608?s=20

https://twitter.com/CoppetainPU/status/1278981380102291457?s=20
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« Reply #10068 on: Friday, July 3, 2020, 14:25:03 »

It seems like only last September that Johnson was saying No Deal would be "a massive failure of statecraft"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2019/sep/09/no-deal-brexit-would-be-a-failure-of-statecraft-says-boris-johnson-video
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« Reply #10069 on: Friday, July 3, 2020, 14:54:54 »

Hmm, don't underestimate Trump's willingness to outright rig the polls or even just claim the election result is fake if he loses and attempt to stay in power anyway.

https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
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« Reply #10070 on: Saturday, July 4, 2020, 10:19:44 »

Swindon Borough Council meetings to be steamed live
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« Reply #10071 on: Sunday, July 5, 2020, 19:58:40 »

Cummings planning to slasht the Armed forces by over 25%, including abolishing the Marines. Putin's really getting value for the few millions he spent isn't he?

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/army-to-be-cut-by-20-000-if-no-10-plan-is-approved-bc2zbqm2h
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« Reply #10072 on: Sunday, July 5, 2020, 20:07:19 »

Imagine if Corbyn even mentioned doing something like that.
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« Reply #10073 on: Sunday, July 5, 2020, 21:20:13 »

Can't wait to hear what a good chunk of my squaddie friends (ex and serving) think about this?! They who always voted Tory, on the only basis that they believed they always had an increased budget under their power.

Always questioned whether it was true or not but couldn't be arsed to argue the toss so let it slide. This would be an interesting to see how they vote next time  Soapy Tit Wank
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« Reply #10074 on: Monday, July 6, 2020, 08:45:56 »

Cummings planning to slasht the Armed forces by over 25%, including abolishing the Marines. Putin's really getting value for the few millions he spent isn't he?

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/army-to-be-cut-by-20-000-if-no-10-plan-is-approved-bc2zbqm2h

Next week we will be scrapping Trident and buying the Russian equivalent!
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« Reply #10075 on: Monday, July 6, 2020, 08:47:21 »

Things looking rocky in paradise.... https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1279871372265734147.html
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« Reply #10076 on: Monday, July 6, 2020, 09:24:10 »

are The Leave Alliance ironically named?
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« Reply #10077 on: Monday, July 6, 2020, 10:49:20 »

Oooppps she did it again....

https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2020/07/priti-patels-unhealthy-lottery-liaison.html (I don't like linking Fenton, but the ST article is paywalled).
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« Reply #10078 on: Monday, July 6, 2020, 10:59:16 »

Oooppps she did it again....

https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2020/07/priti-patels-unhealthy-lottery-liaison.html (I don't like linking Fenton, but the ST article is paywalled).
Here you go: unpaywalled ST original

https://archive.fo/SxFMN
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« Reply #10079 on: Monday, July 6, 2020, 11:08:28 »

are The Leave Alliance ironically named?

Nope, apparently the fact that its a chaotic shitshow is down to those who stated from day one that it was unachievable and likely going to be a a chaotic shitshow.

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