Profile picture
Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON @Jim_Cornelius
, 6 tweets, 2 min read Read on Twitter
Hi @CllrKenPollock. You retweeted this.

It's not actually true. How do you feel about that?

Hi @CllrKenPollock. You also tweeted this.

This absolutely isn't true. Why are you tweeting out stuff that isn't true?

Good grief. You're on the Standards and Ethics committee of Worcestershire County Council.

How do you reconcile this with lying to your electorate?

worcestershire.moderngov.co.uk/mgCommitteeDet…
The reality is that there's no tariff on green coffee imports into the EU at all and the tariff for roasted coffee (7.6%) is largely irrelevant as, for practical reasons, there is virtually no intercontinental trade in roasted coffee beans - and most countries are exempt anyway.
This is a list of the world's top 50 coffee-producing nations It also shows the tariff on imports of roasted coffee beans from those countries into the EU. African countries are highlighted blue. All African countries, bar Nigeria are on 0%.
The question now is - how honest are you? Will you admit your error?
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @Jim_Cornelius see all

Profile picture
@_HenryBolton This complete nonsense. The 20% figure is pure fantasy.

On the majority of goods imported into the UK tariffs don't apply because they are imported:

1 From EU
2 From FTA partners at 0%
3 From developing countries at 0%
4 Under a tariff quota at 0%
5 On a 0% tariff rating anyway
@_HenryBolton Before the UK joined the EEC in 1973 we had tariffs and quota restrictions on non-Commonwealth and even some Commonwealth goods that were higher than the EEC's Common External Tariff, and after Brexit we will still have tariffs. The Dept of Intl Trade has no plans to reduce them.
@_HenryBolton EU tariff rates are on the more liberal side compared to other nations and because of EU Trade preferences and free trade deals they do mot apply in many cases.

The World Bank published a report on trade preferences a few months ago.

documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/655…
Read 9 tweets
Profile picture
@MikeAnson @mkaftermidnight @_JamieWhyte "designed to exclude developing country producers in many product categories"

This is complete rubbish.

This is the UN"s list of Least Developed Countries from UNCTAD (United Nations Trade and Development).

unctad.org/en/Pages/ALDC/…
@MikeAnson @mkaftermidnight @_JamieWhyte Here is a map showing those same countries in blue. Botswana, in green, used to be on the list,

All of these countries automatically qualify for the EU's Everything But Arms programme (EBA) under which all of their exports enter the EU completely tariff-free and quota-free.
@MikeAnson @mkaftermidnight @_JamieWhyte EBA is part of the EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme. Various developed nations have their own version of GSP.

And here, from UNCTAD, is a document which describes each of those GSP programmes and the beneficiary countries.

unctad.org/en/Publication…
Read 11 tweets
Profile picture
Before Christmas, Tim Martin of Wetherspoons sent a latter to every MP in the House of Commons. Here is a copy that was sent to me anonymously.

As you might expect me to say there are a number of points, regarding tariffs, that I do not feel accurately represent reality
Mr Martin's letter was issued following his appearance on the BBC's Politics Live programme on 17/12/2018 (from about ~36 minutes in). Panelists on the programme labelled Mr Martin's claims ridiculous. Which indeed they were.

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
I've decided to send my own letter to Members of Parliament, in response to Mr Martin's claims. Unlike Mr Martin, I have tried to reference all of the salient points I make with suitable links.

So here is my letter in PDF format: drive.google.com/file/d/1d24eH2…
Read 3 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
A great man decided to start a movement, that at first he did not know if it would be successful. His goal was to unite people across this nation, into waking up as to what is really going on. His goal has succeeded far beyond what he imagined.But something else has happened too!
Certain people have turned the movement into one big fantasy after another. Wanting something to happen, is not the same as it actually happening. Taking every situation and turning it into some wild explanation is not working well. Its dividing everyone. Its not the movement!
The only thing that matters is that people are woke, and paying attention for a change. All the info coming out about certain people is nothing but a distraction. Who is that distraction for? How much of it is disinformation? How much is actually true? Who is putting it out? 🤔🤔
Read 6 tweets
Profile picture
Remember that criminal complaint from a few weeks ago that described in detail what the Russians have been doing to us?

Horse shoe isn't something we're making up. It's real, and it looks like Whitaker is right in the middle of it, not mention other mountains of sh*t.
That company of his that's currently under criminal investigation? He was working right alongside the founder of Occupy Dems, Omar Rivero. You know Occupy Dems, right? The group believed to have built support for Bernie Sanders?
Read 15 tweets
Profile picture
Out today! My new, chart-rich paper on trade, globalization & US public opinion:
cato.org/publications/f…
So now a thread on why I wrote this paper - the data for which were surprisingly difficult to gather (thanks, @pewresearch, @Gallup, @ChicagoCouncil, etc for the help!) - and what it reveals /2
The malleability of US public opinion on trade is something I first noticed years ago (and briefly discussed in this paper from 2011: cato.org/publications/f…). Trade polls have long fluctuated depending on politics, rhetoric & the economy. /3
Read 20 tweets
Profile picture
THREAD: there is no one way to be a writer, no one way to tell a story, no one way to do this thing we do as a hobby or as a job or as an art form. Some write a little every day, in an office; some write a lot at one time at varying, sporadic points. It's all okay.
I think it's important to challenge all pieces of "Known Writing Advice," all those chestnuts of Vital Lore, and to see what they are and what works for you. We all have our own weird fingerprints to imprint upon this thing we do.
I think it IS important to talk about the things you do and the processes you use to write and tell a story and to hold them up and examine them -- share them with others, and listen to their ways of doing things, too.
Read 32 tweets
Profile picture
Hi everyone. On Saturday I tweeted about the harsh realities that victims of abuse face when coming forward. I explained how difficult it is to endure a sea of invalidation, victim-blaming, & gaslighting. It's something I have had to face & I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.
I also made a point to address a fact: in the case of the abuser being well known, they are often protected by a rabid fanbase with an undying dedication to them. These superfans can become so emotionally invested that they perceive any attack on their idol as an attack on them.
I took extra care to not mention any specific names. *To call out someone specific was not the point of this message.* My intent is to educate and join a movement of voices in support of victims of abuse. Again, I have experienced first hand just how hard it can be to speak out.
Read 16 tweets
Profile picture
Hi, a good thing in this dark world is that the stray cat I've been slowly befriending now goes to these lengths to come see me.
(BTW my window works and is normal, the cardboard and duct tape is just for the air conditioner hose (and, now, feline ingress/egress).)
She doesn't let me touch her at all (which is fine it's FINE) but I keep waking up in the morning to find her fast asleep next to me 😻
Read 127 tweets

Trending hashtags

#OIC #Iraq #Kill #DeepState #UninventInternet #SaudiKingdom #FinancialCrash #Saddam #Saudi #true #BlueWave #Gülen #Newsbud #NewTestament #Gaddafi #BinLaden #SaudiGov #Arab #Consulate #Journalists #Embassy #antichrist #CIA #CSA #BinLadenDeath

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Premium member ($30.00/year)

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!