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Before the referendum I wrote that a vote to Leave would turn Britain into Argentina, with Peronist politics, a volatile currency, leading to long term relative economic decline. 1/ https://www.conservativehome.com/thecolumnists/2016/06/garvan-walshe-vote-remain-or-risk-turning-britain-into-argentina.html
It’s too early to judge the long term economic effects, but here are some straws in the wind 2/
Peronist politics: a politics where a self-dealing traditional elite uses the politics of resentment against a cultural elite to win over working class voters 2/
Self dealing elite? 3/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-gave-robert-jenrick-home-renovation-the-go-ahead-9s6580zkm
Nothing to see here, look at a STATUE 4/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/02/ai-firm-that-worked-with-vote-leave-wins-new-coronavirus-contract
oh no, where’s it gone 5/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-13/boris-johnson-upset-churchill-statue-boxed-up-uk-protests/12351894
But, the strategy is effective. As @GoodwinMJ argues 6/
https://twitter.com/goodwinmj/status/1275709446103203845?s=21 https://twitter.com/goodwinmj/status/1275709446103203845
https://twitter.com/goodwinmj/status/1275709446103203845?s=21 https://twitter.com/goodwinmj/status/1275709446103203845
Now, over to the financial pages 7/
https://twitter.com/glcarlstrom/status/1275705079279075328?s=21 https://twitter.com/glcarlstrom/status/1275705079279075328
https://twitter.com/glcarlstrom/status/1275705079279075328?s=21 https://twitter.com/glcarlstrom/status/1275705079279075328
It may be a while before Andrew Lloyd Webber puts on a musical about Carrie Symonds, but having a consort focusing on softer issues is a well-worn tactic down in the other hemisphere. 8/8 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/02/28/carrie-symonds-hires-pr-guru-sarah-vaughan-brown-help-environment/
