Thread by @mikegalsworthy

I've read your report.

It's utterly bogus. The lion's share (£176bn) of your £380bn comes from, according to your own report - instantly slashing "Working Time Directive, Climate Change and Renewable Package" etc - with £132bn coming from instant FTAs.

- the report's a joke.

https://twitter.com/OwenPaterson/status/1261935685302394880

If anyone else wants to read the hot, delusional fantasy mess that is this report, here it is:
centreforbrexitpolicy.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

The authors are also claiming that their polling data show Brits don't want an extension, whereas their own data show more Brits than not think it beneficial:

Further, the report sings up the benefit of trading on WTO rules (25 mentions in doc) - without a single mention that the WTO is utterly broken, in financial trouble, chief just resigned, US pulling out & with no capacity left to enforce said rules.

See: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/wto-on-the-bri…

Here's the table showing the supposed savings from ditching extension.

Where did they get that "better regulation" amount from? No peer-reviewed study, just a Briefings for Brexit blog post by "Harry West" (I presume they mean Harry Western - no record of qualifications)

Bogus.

So it’s all designed *not* to be genuine factual, referenced info.

Rather, it’s designed to be unchecked easy disinformation for tabloid press to regurgitate... for social media to circulate.

Remedy? Report the press articles & ‘report’ to Full Fact:

fullfact.org/about/contact

Also send to this fact-checker:

factcheckni.org.

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