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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Funny, I got to the page directly from a Google search and was able to look at all the underlying data and trends and go to other linked pages but the link shows a paywall  Can't be a very good one though. 
Anyway even 0.5% growth is far better than project fear's 1% contraction. |
Yes and it wasn't just the numbers was it, it was the deliberate, calculated use of the most alarmist rhetoric like:
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George Osborne says he will have to slash public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget to tackle a £30bn "black hole" if the UK votes to leave the European Union.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politic...endum-36534192
Anyway, the future of Brexit's looking even more on the up as May unveils her secret weapon to get the job done:
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The UK should keep its "options open" over Brexit, Tony Blair has said, adding that he does not rule out another referendum on the subject.
The former prime minister told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was vital to study the "real-life implications".
Mr Blair said he respected the verdict of June's referendum, but recommended looking again at Brexit when "we have a clear sense of where we're going".
In June's referendum, 51.9% of voters opted in favour of leaving the EU.
The government has promised to invoke Article 50 - setting formal talks with the EU in motion - by the end of March next year.
'Substantial gains?'
But Mr Blair told Today that he believed the Brexit vote was a "catastrophe" and argued that it was important that the views of the "16 million" people who had backed remaining in the EU should not be ignored.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37797127
Odd how now he's out of office he's keen that the voices of those on the losing side 'must not be ignored'. I don't recall that being his policy during his tenure at no 10 especially when he backtracked on his referendum promise. In fact he didn't even listen to the people who did vote for him most if the time.
It says great deal about Blair's mindset and grossly inflated ego that he still believes ordinary people will still listen to what he has to say on matters such as this.