Syldon

Have we forgotten that this government was doing procurement business through Whatsapp?

The statement is nothing but a dead cat to deflect from the heat pump scam that is coming. The UK has no buying power, so cannot dictate standards anymore. They can control standards within their own market, but for international products like cars they have very little say. The EU will be the ones to decide this one. If the EU pulls the plugs on petrol engines in 2030, then no one will build petrol engine for the European market. Building for just the UK will become very expensive.

This is aside from the fact that the Tories have very little time left in office. The Express posted this. Being a Tory mouthpiece, the Express sees this as something to whip Labour with. It is just a clown show.

The guy who does the videos normally does building instruction videos. Politics is not his normal thing.

I take it from your evasion in the reply that you cannot fault the article I linked that debunks your previous opinion?

Your rant falls at the first hurdle, because Murdoch sold Sky News in 2018.

True it is now owned by fox news owner comcast. Comcast has some very close links to the GOP, which is also part of the national conservative group. It is still very right wing in bias. Being right wing bias was the pertinent point as the article stated.

Ironic that you complain about media bias when you’re constantly linking to LeftFootForward. Hardly an unbiased source.

There is not a media on earth that does not have a bias. What I said was that you should always remember where the bias is. You can hardly fault me for not posting more from right wing media when they fail with honesty and credibility. My personal bias is left of centre with a strong dislike for the current batch of Tories.

Not exactly a lot of context is there? First main point would be that this is ~~Murdoch~~ Comcast media who will jump through hoops to throw the blame away from Government. Always look at the bias of the reporter to understand how credible it will be.

When asked about inflation, Mr Haldane said: "It [the Bank of England] kept on printing money for a bit longer than it needed to.

Which leads to the linked article : https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-bank-of-england-unleashes-further-150bn-of-support-for-economy-12124096

You have latched onto one sentence and want to use this as the reason for inflation for the UK. It is pretty loose. I can see why your first comments were so vague.

There is no value attached to "a bit", neither is there any statistic thrown out as to how much this has affected inflation. The money printing as you like to call it was because of lock down. Which was at the behest of government. So you have taken a government policy issue and exaggerated the statement of "a bit" and decided this is the be all and end all of inflation from a statement made three years previously.

Here is someone who understands economics. . Let me highlight some comments:

Add this all together, and what King is really saying is that if you print money you get inflation[1]. Unsurprisingly, this simple notion which has long been beloved by right-wing politicians has now won support and amplification by those politicians and media friendly to their cause.

As I said always understand the bias of the media.

The writer adds:

I would not, of course, have written the paper if I thought he was. What I assemble is data that shows that although QE clearly did increase the money supply it did not in any way influence inflation upward. Indeed, there was no hint that inflation might take off until the autumn of 2021 when it was very apparent that it was other factors (Covid reopening, supply chain issues, war, sanctions, energy company profiteering, etc) that very obviously created the situation we now find ourselves in.

It then adds a lot of data to prove his point. So no, I am not stating your are wrong. A whole field of economists are saying that. They also point out the bias of your media link.

EDIT changed Murdoch to Comcast

Some some context. You are spouting gibberish.

Meanwhile doing procurement deals through Whatsapp. They want openness for other people not themselves.

Typical gaslighting technic. Vague statements with nothing to back up what you actually mean or any relevance to the topic at hand. The only reason the UK has done quantitative easing is in response to the failed government policies. With this we would have seen pensions wiped out. This is the fault of government not the BOE.

Why didn't he use up his former PM's allowance? It is meant for continuing costs that arise from being PM. As loose as it is, this should have been his first port of call.

The policy has not failed; the willingness to protect consumers has. Sunak has provided a windfall tax that is ineffective. It was implemented with that intent. He ignored labours calls to protect consumers. His wife has done well out of it.

Remember this.

Sure, the EU will let the UK jump to the front of the queue.

Now where have I heard this before :)

It is a government body ran by a Tory government. Ofcom, Ofwat, Ofgem and the Electoral Commission are all under the direction of government.

The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power – pure power.

George Orwell - 1984