| Economic illiteracy 16:41 - Feb 9 with 1340 views | DJR |
This doesn't seem to have been widely reported but is astonishing given it is the Chief Secretary to the Treasury talking. It could also be said that it shows the fiscal rule (to which both parties are wedded) to be a bit of nonsense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-68250372
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:00 - Feb 9 with 1289 views | factual_blue |
She's as capable as her dad, Jim Trott,
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:06 - Feb 9 with 1272 views | Swansea_Blue |
I'm not surprised by that in the slightest. It's a bit like imposing austerity policies and then openly saying you don't know why growth has stalled. Or claiming that wage rises (which are actually real-terms wage decreases) are driving inflation when it's being supply side cost increases including profiteering and supply chain disruptions.
We're generally illiterate in many areas in the UK (in addition to the literal definition, although I'm sure the level of true literacy is probably not as good as it could be!). There's a conspiracy theory that the electorate are kept deliberately dumb to allow politicians to get away with things. There's probably a simpler explanation; a failure to recognise value in education leading to it being underfunded, combined with certain flawed ideologies being foisted onto schools by government (yes, looking very much at you Margaret Thatcher with your 'education market' approach). |  |
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:06 - Feb 9 with 1269 views | baxterbasics |
Easy on the eye though, which is crucial. |  |
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:13 - Feb 9 with 1261 views | PhilTWTD |
I listened to this last night, it was embarrassing. I can see who Rosie Holt bases her Tory MP character on. |  | | |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:31 - Feb 9 with 1224 views | Mullet |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:13 - Feb 9 by PhilTWTD |
I listened to this last night, it was embarrassing. I can see who Rosie Holt bases her Tory MP character on. |
Character? |  |
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:31 - Feb 9 with 1223 views | PhilTWTD |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:31 - Feb 9 by Mullet |
Character? |
I hate to break it to you... | | | |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:33 - Feb 9 with 1211 views | Mullet |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:31 - Feb 9 by PhilTWTD |
I hate to break it to you... |
No you don't. You love bad news and trolling. The Murdoch of Melford! | |
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:34 - Feb 9 with 1202 views | factual_blue |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:33 - Feb 9 by Mullet |
No you don't. You love bad news and trolling. The Murdoch of Melford! |
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:36 - Feb 9 with 1183 views | NthQldITFC |
"I ain't getting in no economy with that fool!" |  |
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| Economic illiteracy on 17:55 - Feb 9 with 1154 views | BlueBadger |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:06 - Feb 9 by baxterbasics |
Easy on the eye though, which is crucial. |
Ignorance isn't sexy.
If it was, Liz Truss and 30p Lee would be the most desired people on the planet. |  |
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| Economic illiteracy on 18:04 - Feb 9 with 1129 views | GeoffSentence |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:13 - Feb 9 by PhilTWTD |
I listened to this last night, it was embarrassing. I can see who Rosie Holt bases her Tory MP character on. |
I read that with the voice of Roy Keane in my mind. |  |
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| Economic illiteracy on 18:09 - Feb 9 with 1123 views | Churchman |
She’s my MP. Useless at that too. I blame a couple of chums of mine and their partners for voting for her. Mind you, she’s got a majority of a gazillion (Sevenoaks constituency) so she’s here as long as she wants to be. |  | | |
| Economic illiteracy on 18:20 - Feb 9 with 1094 views | Plums |
| Economic illiteracy on 17:13 - Feb 9 by PhilTWTD |
I listened to this last night, it was embarrassing. I can see who Rosie Holt bases her Tory MP character on. |
Even she can't manage this one
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