29-11-2018, 15:26
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vox populi vox dei
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Yes, we should always listen to a back-bencher who has never held any committee or cabinet position - he will be have all the facts to hand, and not have any bias in any way...
His grasp of numbers isn't very strong - he couldn't add up to 48, could he? (he said he had the number of letters to the 1922 Committee, which turned out to be not congruent with reality).
He said that "The overwhelming majority - 87% - of British companies do not trade with the European Union" - true, but 60% of British companies are not registered for VAT or PAYE, so they probably don't export to anywhere, and the 13% of companies that do export to the EU export 247 billion worth of good and services. I would believe his figures more if he filled in gaps, showing how much the 87% exported, and to where.
This is a man who took his nanny canvassing with him when he was 27, fgs - I wouldn't trust him with my beer money, never mind the economy.
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