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Osem · 23-10-2016, 10:35

This entire argument is utter nonsense - is anyone seriously suggesting that the Brexit campaign* had the power to make any spending pledges? Come on guys, let's get real just for a few minutes. Whatever the intention or the figures quoted (which we can argue about ) the statement (along with all the others made by both sides) was an aspiration and that's all it could ever have been. I'd wager that every single person who's now claiming it was a promise would have been jumping up and down screaming if the actual wording chosen by Brexit had been "We promise to spend the £350m we'll save on the NHS". Forget the numbers, the Brexit campaign would have been shot to pieces by the media for promising what they had no power to deliver. They weren't because they didn't, simples.

It's funny how the argument has shifted from the £350m pw to spurious claims that a campaign group could somehow dictate future government policy. It's laughable.

* as opposed to the government of the day

23-10-2016, 10:35	#2186
Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Re: Post-Brexit Thread This entire argument is utter nonsense - is anyone seriously suggesting that the Brexit campaign* had the power to make any spending pledges? Come on guys, let's get real just for a few minutes. Whatever the intention or the figures quoted (which we can argue about ) the statement (along with all the others made by both sides) was an aspiration and that's all it could ever have been. I'd wager that every single person who's now claiming it was a promise would have been jumping up and down screaming if the actual wording chosen by Brexit had been "We promise to spend the £350m we'll save on the NHS". Forget the numbers, the Brexit campaign would have been shot to pieces by the media for promising what they had no power to deliver. They weren't because they didn't, simples. It's funny how the argument has shifted from the £350m pw to spurious claims that a campaign group could somehow dictate future government policy. It's laughable. * as opposed to the government of the day Last edited by Osem; 23-10-2016 at 10:43.