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On a word game

"seriously"

"jobs"

"prosperity"

"so much more in terms of diplomacy & international relations"

"our nation at its best"

"confident in control of its trade policy"

"outward looking" https://twitter.com/AdamAfriyie/status/1319551328968953857
"seriously"

You can lie and say its good news

What value does "seriously" good news add?

Would you tell us non-serious good news?
"good news for jobs / prosperity"

Cost of brexit:
Ā£2bn DUP bung
>Ā£4.4bn brexit prep cost (so far)
Ā£170bn BOE stimulus (so far)
>Ā£130bn lost growth (so far)
Ā£39bn liabilities

Japan deal Ā£1.5bn per year boost to GDP

So

Ā£345 bn(roughly) of damage

vs

Ā£1.5bn
So an EU-Japan trade deal

Would have brought Ā£2.1bn - Ā£3bn benefit to annual GDP after 15 years

The Ā£1.5bn figure that is used as specified below:

"Itā€™s worth clarifying that these benefits are relative to 2018 when the UK (as part of the EU) had no FTA with Japan."
Now you can lie to yourself and tell yourself that is "good news"

Lying to yourself is bad enough

The contempt you have for people who fall for those lies

Well.....
"Instead, its officials have been told to negotiate as they would any other trade accord, and to seek better terms from the UK than Japan won through its long haggle with the much larger EU." https://www.ft.com/content/9cd62bde-32ba-11e9-bd3a-8b2a211d90d5
"so much more in terms of diplomacy & international relations"

A reminder

In a very specific and limited way

The UK and its reputation for upholding international treaties

Spaffed against the wall https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1305425463351836672
"international relations"

Yes Boris is good at relations
Oh yes and see also: https://twitter.com/snigskitchen/status/1235570762716770306
"our nation at its best"

I would love Adam to explain what he means by best

If it is our best

Why does his party seek to hide brexit within coronavirus?
"confident in control of its trade policy"

Two sets of quotes below

One from an Obama/Clinton Treasury Secretary

One from Wilbur Ross under Trump

You remember of course

Boris Johnson accused Obama of what was it ..oh yes an ancestral hatred
A reminder

Here is a thread on the economic damage of brexit so far

What for 4 years cheats and liars have sought to cover up as "global trends"

They now will EXPLOIT coronavirus and blame coronavirus

Imagine being so shameless https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1034127151874957319
Here's one on a reminder of history of a masterful deception https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1318989322838773761
Oh and yes

That Japan deal

Here from a brilliant commentator on Japan finance news

"dependent on a UK-EU deal being reached" https://twitter.com/pernilleru/status/1306185862733070343
And as another day of brexit paddles further up shit creek a reminder https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1319534701187637248
And as a final reminder

Coronavirus

IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1318631741695852544
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