The Treasury has fired its big bazooka. It is publishing a substantial report and economic analysis concluding that Brexit would reduce GDP by 6% by 2030 (on where it would have been), and so cost every British household £4,300 a year. Bear in mind that the mastermind behind the Treasury’s elegant façade is none other than arch-Remainian George Osborne, so never mind 200 pages of analysis – what this boils down to is Osborne’s opinion. Both the Times and the Telegraph lead on the story.
The technique is reminiscent of that used by Lord Stern in his deeply misleading “Stern Report” on Global Warming. And it’s very simple:
1 You look at all the conceivable downsides
2 You ignore any possible up-sides
3 You wilfully exaggerate the possible impact of the downsides
4 You add up all the negatives, and Bingo! You prove your point. Or as the Romans used to say, Quod Erat Demonstrandum.
Has the Treasury looked at the benefits of reducing excessive regulation? Of implementing rational energy policies for lower prices? Of eliminating the EU’s Common External Tariff? Of setting up tailor-made trade deals between the UK and fast-growing economies around the world? I suspect not.
For balance, let’s remind ourselves of Professor Patrick Minford’s analysis in his book “Should Britain Leave the EU?”, published by the highly-respected Institute of Economic Affairs, which estimates a Brexit benefit of £9,200 per household. And Professor Minford’s offering comes with the added bonus of freedom, self-determination and democracy.
Barefaced, blatant, illicit propaganda from Georgie only convinces people that he and Dave are increasingly desperate. Maybe Cameron thinks he can swing the EU referendum in his favour as he did at the last minute with the Scottish independence one, but he hasn’t factored in the UK population’s much greater dissatisfaction with the EU than Scotland’s dissatisfaction with England.
Many of those Scottish voters saw a better chance of exiting the EU if they stayed with us, than if they allowed the SNP to rule their country.
Why should people be convinced by a Europhile who insisted he would get big meaty reforms and came back with the equivalent of a limp stick of celery? Cameron should have swung to the LEAVE side when he had the chance. Now he and Osborne are on their way out. After listening to Michael Gove’s speech this morning I see him as a credible PM with Boris in a key role. They could invite Nigel to join them in an advisory role, using his expertise as a former MEP.
Yeah, right. And I believe in fairies, too.
What is missing from the article and the comments is the
fact that using the independent civil service to research and publish the document is electoral fraud.
The same fraud the prime minister Edward Heath used to get us into the EU mess. He new it was illegal but you might not know that. see here https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/122770
Get these lies out into the open.
Don’t be too hard on young George; don’t forget it’s his first ‘grown-up’job,and afterall he did warn us all when his mate Dave gave it to him, that he knew ‘next to nuffin’about Ecconomics’!
Pity he’s not taken the time to check with the Institute of Ecconomic Affairs
(Brexit benefits the UK by £9200 per family).
Once mutter Merkel’s lovely ‘children’ are issued with their EU passports they may well find themselves irresistibly drawn to this paradise of benefits, free healthcare, school education etc. in overwhelming numbers.
Add the costs of supporting all of this to the costs of additional security, repair of infrastructure where security is breached (think Paris, Belgium) insurance claims then even if we can trust the rather questionable estimate from Mr. Cameron’s government of £4200 per annum per household it still looks cheap at the price.
Indeed, something really special is included free of charge with this very special offer.
WE GET TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY!
Come on George. Is that it? Surely you can do better than that? Give us what you’ve got! (Better be quick while you’re still Chancellor.)
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Questionable Evidential Diktats
The panicking FEAR Factory headed by the Remanian triumvirate – Cameron – Osborne – Lagarde are dishing them out daily.
Please don`t stop chaps; the more you labour the bigger the hole you dig.and the more you emphasise your systemic UNTRUSTWORTHINESS.
We look forward to your issue of the next edition of the COMIC CUTS.
Vote LEAVE and GOoooooooooooo
I see on Breitbart London it has worked it out to be 21p per hour.
Cheap at the price for independence and sovereignty and control of our borders returned.
The “remainers” are stuck in their trenches.They have fired their bazooka and missed. This Osborne document will soon be fish & chip paper Their ammunition is running low; time to attack and finish them off with the benefits and attraction of an independent UK.