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Andrew Levi

@AndrewPRLevi

26 Nov

Alice In Brexitland

“Which is the best way out of Brexit?” asked Alice.

The fat little men only grinned.

“I know what you're thinking about” said Tweedledum “but it isn't so”.

“If it was so it might be & if it were so it would be but as it isn't it ain't” said Tweedledee. /1.

“The UK’s dreaming now” said Tweedledee. “And what do you think its dreaming about?”

Alice said “Nobody can guess that.”

“Why, about Brexit benefits!” Tweedledee exclaimed.

“If that there country was to wake” added Tweedledum “Brexit’d go out, bang! just like a candle!” /2.

“I'd better be getting out of this Brexit. It’s coming on very dark. D’you think it's going to rain horribly on us?” said Alice.

Tweedledum spread a large umbrella over himself & his brother.

“No” he said. “At least, not under here”.

“Selfish things!” thought Alice. /3.

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Andrew Levi

@AndrewPRLevi

24 Nov

@OlafScholz

The new German government to be led by @OlafScholz says in its coalition agreement, published earlier:

“We are committed to a common European policy towards the UK & are striving for close bilateral cooperation within this framework. We insist on full compliance … /1.

… with the agreements that have been adopted, in particular with regard to the Northern Ireland Protocol & the Good Friday Agreement. In the event of non-compliance with the agreed standards & procedures, … /2.

… we expect a consistent application of all agreed measures & countermeasures”.

The German car-makers will be along in a moment. /3. End

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Andrew Levi

@AndrewPRLevi

24 Nov

How the govt obtains £ & pays for stuff. A note to ministers & interested citizens.

The govt instructs the Bank of England to create, say, £1 trn.

Parliament appropriates the £ amount the govt requests (the govt has a majority to ensure that).

The govt spends the £.

The end.

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Following on from how it obtains £s & pays for stuff, now what does HM Govt do with those it takes in tax?

You’re not going to like this.

It annihilates them. Literally. Gone. In a puff of digital smoke. Or, if you paid in cash (!), into the shredder.

Yup.

The end.

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Andrew Levi

@AndrewPRLevi

24 Nov

@OlafScholz

The new German government, to be led by the social democrat @OlafScholz, has just published its coalition agreement.

At 178 pages it will take a while to analyse. Many interesting points.

Here’s what it says about the fundamental issue for all on this continent: Europe. /1.

TL;DR Germany will double down on a federal European state, with strategic sovereignty, more autonomous in technology, energy, health, raw materials & regulation, & a global leader.

Key text (my English translation) follows. /2.

“We will use the Conference on the Future of Europe for reforms. We support necessary treaty changes.

“The conference should lead to a constitutional convention & to the further development toward a federal European state, which is decentrally organised … /3.

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Andrew Levi

@AndrewPRLevi

22 Nov

@Mandoline_Blue

@Mandoline_Blue Elephants in the room are:

- since 2010 central government funding for English local authorities has fallen from 2/3 of their revenues to 1/5;

- social care is a fundamental need for those whose circumstances require it, when they require it, for as long as they require it. /1.

@Mandoline_Blue

@Mandoline_Blue Like high quality healthcare, it should be provided according to need, free at the point of use. It should be neither a postcode lottery nor a “privilege”. That can only be achieved by parliament and central government mandating it and paying for it. /2.

@Mandoline_Blue

@Mandoline_Blue The exact mechanism by which payment happens and the functioning of the system is overseen can be discussed.

This should really be for the UK as a whole, not just England. But messing around with the devolution settlement would cause other problems. /3.

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