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tree-fancier123 Grand Master

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32 minutes ago, sime42 said:

On a small point of pendantry. 

 

"UK population figures are compiled by the Office for National Statistics. Its mid-year 2025 provisional estimate was 69.4 million, compared with 66.7 million in 2020, external - an estimated increase of 2.7 million people, not 12 million."

 

As you were. 

 

 

 

 

 

media did pick up on it, Jim fluffed the date, extra 12 million here since 2000, not 2020

 

The UK population in 2000 was approximately 58.9 million 

 

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He did fook those figures up by a lot. 58 mill 30 years ago not, 6.  From what ive read us UK tax payers bailed him out to the tune of £120 mill while he has £4 bill sitting in Monaco, if thats true.

 

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17 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

He did fook those figures up by a lot. 58 mill 30 years ago not, 6.  From what ive read us UK tax payers bailed him out to the tune of £120 mill while he has £4 bill sitting in Monaco, if thats true.

 

It's almost like we're being had. 

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