Andie Hallihan

Nigel’s not popular.
As very many of us know.

How many more kicks do we not before we accept we need to get on with Article 49?

Nissan ‘says Sunderland plant could close’ if UK excluded from Made in Europe rules Reports of carmaker’s warning come as lobby group says EU proposals could damage £70bn cross-channel trade

The Japanese carmaker Nissan has reportedly said it could be forced to close its plant in Sunderland if the UK is not fully included in new “Made in Europe” manufacturing rules proposed by the EU

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

An incidental question.
If the government is paying for 30,000+ hotel spaces and each one is costing £55k/yr then who is taking all the excess profits from that?
£150/person/day? Some people are getting very wealthy on the back of this.

This

Indeed, or taxes to be increased.

Remind me. Has Trump said “Thank you” for using the UK bases?

The boats?
They are the Brexit Boats.
Want to stop the Brexit Boats? Well, how about Article 49.

Agreed. They are not troubled by factual information.
But still readers pay!

The quality of reporting is also abysmal.
They said the Type 45 has excellent sonar. They meant radar. Right.
They said the RN had 50 destroyers and frigates in 1990. There were around 40 as the Falklands kicked off.
People pay for this misinformation.

Ancient peoples?
Ancient thinking. Restore sound like they need some more neurons firing.

Don’t go giving them ideas!!

We need to fix our democracy … so it is like the democracy we like.
We see you Reform.
Do you mean the democracy where opposition leaders fall out of windows? That kind of democracy?

Upsetting the right people. Good!

Importantly, Reform are tanking and people will organise to prevent their election!
Phew!

Has deargodwhatnow.bsky.social given up?
Daniel, let us know why migration should decrease so that taxes go up and services go down.

The favourite trick of Farage.
Talk about one small part of a complex issue and pretend there are no wider implications.
Boats, boats, boats.
Of course, should be Brexit boats.
Not “Let’s have less healthcare and smaller pensions!”

Once again.
68m people with life expectancy of 81yrs needs 840k people per year.
Births at 590k needs net migration of circa 250k to keep demographics balanced in long run terms.
To decrease people is to reduce the tax base while demand for services increases as the population ages.
Argument won.

Apologies. Typo wouldn’t help.
68m people. 81 (not 82) years life expectancy.
Divide 68m by 81 = 839.5k.

Dear US.
Please vote in November.

I laughed at the dots in the UK until I saw the tens of dots in the US.
This image has been clipped to remove all the US dots.

I mean, even the former Prince Andrew served in the Falklands.

It is very frustrating.
I’d argue it is easier to explain than fiscal and monetary economic policies - but at least they are managed.
As you say, the same approach is required for migration. Done sensibly a bunch of the argument would have popular support.
Fragmented, it’s unmanaged chaos.

The Foreign Office have issued official advice for UK citizens who now live in Dubai:
"You're on your own you tax-dodging bastards! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!"

Thank you for the earlier article. A very sensible approach that manages decisions to deliver the many requirements and benefits of migration to the wider economy and population.
Agree overall demographics is a simplistic approach - but may still influence parts of a joined up policy.

I think 100k is short run stability as death rates are not yet 840k but they’re climbing.
Death rates will continue to climb as the population bulge age. And birth rates are falling.
Then 100k will climb to 250k.
It depends how we frame the issue in timescales.

The UK with 68 million people and life expectancy of 82 years needs 840k new people per year to be stable in long run terms.
Births of 590k/yr needs 250k/yr net migrants.
Without this the tax base shrinks, we need more services as we age and debt is already high.
Make a case that we shouldn’t.

68 million people with a life expectancy of 82 years need about 840k people added a year for long run stability.
Births are 590k a year.
Less than 250k net migrants means we get older and the tax base shrinks and services with that.
Circa 250k is a sensible number.

No, but if a majority (or near-majority) deliberately vote to block him then he gets nowhere.
Denton Greens. 😜

He thrives on storytelling and he is very good at it.
But he is very good because he only ever tells half the story - the half that some want to hear. And we can fight on the ground that Farage picks … or we can fight on the half that he doesn’t want to talk about.