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Insane 09:08 - Oct 13 with 888 viewsGuthrum

When even Jacob Rees-Mogg is more in tune with most environmentalists than our Prime Minister.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/liz-truss-on-collision-cours

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Insane on 09:11 - Oct 13 with 861 viewsnrb1985

he also said yesterday that it was important the BoE remained independent.

Quite a turnaround, somebody should have told the Chancellor before his absurd comments overnight.
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Insane on 09:29 - Oct 13 with 796 viewsOldsmoker

He might appear sane on some issues.

His idea to empty the 19th century workhouses of children and send them to work in the fields picking veg stands out as a bit nuts.

Don't believe a word I say. I'm only kidding. Or am I?
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Insane on 09:30 - Oct 13 with 791 viewsGuthrum

Insane on 09:11 - Oct 13 by nrb1985

he also said yesterday that it was important the BoE remained independent.

Quite a turnaround, somebody should have told the Chancellor before his absurd comments overnight.


Possibly suggests he is thinking of his political future in a post-Truss/Kwarteng situation. Which, in turn, implies such a thing may be arriving soon.

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Insane on 09:36 - Oct 13 with 765 viewsGuthrum

Insane on 09:29 - Oct 13 by Oldsmoker

He might appear sane on some issues.

His idea to empty the 19th century workhouses of children and send them to work in the fields picking veg stands out as a bit nuts.


Altho that was pretty much what 19th century rural workhouses did. When there was agricultural employment available, all but the sick and very elderly left to take it up.

A rather different environment to Dickens' portrait of ones in the big cities.

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Insane on 09:42 - Oct 13 with 724 viewsgiant_stow

Insane on 09:11 - Oct 13 by nrb1985

he also said yesterday that it was important the BoE remained independent.

Quite a turnaround, somebody should have told the Chancellor before his absurd comments overnight.


What did the Chancellor say?

Has anyone ever looked at their own postings for last day or so? Oh my... so sorry. Was Ullaa
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Insane on 09:52 - Oct 13 with 681 viewsCrayonKing

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/environmental-destruction-

Some throughly depressing snippets from her time as environment secretary in Monbiot's column from a couple of weeks ago.
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Insane on 09:58 - Oct 13 with 657 viewsnrb1985

Insane on 09:42 - Oct 13 by giant_stow

What did the Chancellor say?


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-13/kwarteng-says-boe-will-be-to-

Trying to push Bailey into a corner where he has to keep buying bonds to cover up his own meteoric incompetence and stupidity.
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Insane on 10:00 - Oct 13 with 644 viewsleitrimblue

Insane on 09:29 - Oct 13 by Oldsmoker

He might appear sane on some issues.

His idea to empty the 19th century workhouses of children and send them to work in the fields picking veg stands out as a bit nuts.


Argh, the fresh air will do um good
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Insane on 10:30 - Oct 13 with 584 viewsGuthrum

Insane on 09:58 - Oct 13 by nrb1985

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-13/kwarteng-says-boe-will-be-to-

Trying to push Bailey into a corner where he has to keep buying bonds to cover up his own meteoric incompetence and stupidity.


What could be more insane than effectively borrowing huge sums of money from yourself at increased levels of interest?

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Insane on 10:37 - Oct 13 with 553 viewsnrb1985

Insane on 10:30 - Oct 13 by Guthrum

What could be more insane than effectively borrowing huge sums of money from yourself at increased levels of interest?


I assume Kwasi will just ask the markets to be nice to us again Monday onwards?
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