19 Jun
1:46pm, 19 Jun 2024
22,455 posts
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rf_fozzy
Yes, the 2% thing is a bit of fudge just to give some wiggle room, because 0% (or I believe even -0.5%) is OK, but -2% is worse than 4% Here you go - Tim Harford did an explainer for BBC Sounds as part of his economics series for Understand the Economy: bbc.co.uk |
19 Jun
1:48pm, 19 Jun 2024
24,640 posts
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larkim
Wow. x.com |
19 Jun
1:53pm, 19 Jun 2024
15,621 posts
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Ultracat
Nasty tweet, Tories getting desperate
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19 Jun
1:56pm, 19 Jun 2024
5,327 posts
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paulcook
Getting? Their entire social media campaign from the outset has been vicious, disingenuous and only tried to highlight flaws and almost none of their own assets (today’s inflation been an exception) There won’t be many people not sad to see their demise. |
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19 Jun
2:03pm, 19 Jun 2024
24,641 posts
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larkim
It does make me wonder what synergy there is between the party leadership and the party social media machinery. What's next? en.wikipedia.org |
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19 Jun
2:07pm, 19 Jun 2024
5,328 posts
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paulcook
HappyG(rrr) wrote: Paul, yes, you're right, inflation is measured by ONS (though there still seems to be some interpretation there) so theoretically independent. My comment was somewhat tongue in cheek. See "tinfoil hat" expression! G On the flip side to your suggestion vs today's figure, I've seen suggestion that it's actually made Sunak's decision to call the election worse. He could have waited to call the election later in the year with a consistent set of inflation figures behind him backing his economic targets and policy, with the added bonus that Farage was out of the country helping his mate in the US. |
19 Jun
2:14pm, 19 Jun 2024
44,714 posts
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SPR
They all do similar things although Labour's justification will be that the Tories started it. I remember this one: amp.theguardian.com |
19 Jun
2:14pm, 19 Jun 2024
11,261 posts
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Fields
larkim wrote: It does make me wonder what synergy there is between the party leadership and the party social media machinery. What's next? en.wikipedia.org It is effectively a new one I’m shocked to find you follow a centrist dad on Twitter larkim, shocked I tell you |
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19 Jun
2:15pm, 19 Jun 2024
24,643 posts
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larkim
Yes, that's a fair riposte - none of the parties should stoop that low!
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19 Jun
2:22pm, 19 Jun 2024
28,038 posts
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richmac
The shouldn't go that low but labour could justifiably put one out with Sunak - the police - no seatbelt and or lockdown parties & actually be documenting something that happened
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