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[Retired Climber]

2 hours ago, Mesterh said:

So do you think he made a u-turn based on public opinion? I thought it was more likely to be the mp's, investors and economists who voiced their opinion against the tax cut that made him back track. I don't know though so I'm willing to be educated. 

You write as if those reasons are mutually exclusive. There are plenty of grey areas between the two seemingly opposite reasons. 

Yes. I think he knows it was a good move for the economy (long term), but can't work out a way to sell it to the electorate 'en masse'. 

[Mesterh]

10 hours ago, Retired Climber said:

You write as if those reasons are mutually exclusive. There are plenty of grey areas between the two seemingly opposite reasons. 

Yes. I think he knows it was a good move for the economy (long term), but can't work out a way to sell it to the electorate 'en masse'. 

 

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[coppice cutter]

12 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Brown and Blair, wank as they were, does anyone believe the present lot are better?

Brown and Blair were certainly better Conservatives than the present lot.

[Sutton]

18 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

You’d think the economic experts of this parish would have the answers.

Reading the coquettishly teasing responses to yours suggest that their keeping their answers very firmly to themselves 🤣

Any normal person with a sense of fair play knows the answer to your question instinctively - as does you!

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[Mesterh]

Typical, the bleeding French have already surrendered!

 

Macron says France will not retaliate with nuclear weapons if Russia uses them in Ukraine

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[Mick Dempsey]

Lots of talk about Liz Truss sacking Kwasi Kwarteng.

 

Has to call an election surely? Bloody clown show.

[Doug Tait]

53 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Lots of talk about Liz Truss sacking Kwasi Kwarteng.

 

Has to call an election surely? Bloody clown show.

 

She's called a press conference for 2pm today so it doesn't look good for him. Not looking great for Truss either as it's being reported the Tory MP's are rumbling about giving Penny a go instead.