Johnson’s speech

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A governments job is to provide food security, energy security etc

It is doing none of these

Very true.

From the right-wing Spectator.

But a gas shortage will cause huge disruption to the economy, widespread shortages and a political crisis from which even the Johnson administration, with its formidable ability to bounce back, may not recover.

I turned Radio Scotland off as the MP being interviewed would not / could not answer the presenter and just waffled. No information at all.

Adam Smith institute - right wing think tank.

Johnson’s economic are illiterate.

I think he believes that disruption will get him what he wants. It would be nice if we knew what that was. We know he lies to set up his next move (bendy bananas, etc.,) so where are his lies taking us now?

The problem with throwing everything up in the air - which he has done and is doing - is you have no idea where they will land. Our lives will become so precarious. Villians will certainly make hay out of the chaos. I do appreciate that will be okay with some of the Conservatives on here. But we also know who is going to suffer most and they don't seem to care about that, sadly - unless it's them of course.

Disruption might be the aim as there's money to be made out of chaos.

This book tells you how to do it. It's co-written by the father of someone Boris Johnson knows very well. Ever wonder why Mogg wanted Brexit? His business made millions out of Brexit. Text book result.

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Adam Smith institute - right wing think tank.

Johnson’s economic are illiterate.

Problem is, the Adam Smith Institute's economics are illiterate, too...

Takes one to know one.

Mind you it isn’t just the Adam Smith is it? Many others agree with the opinion.

I quite enjoyed the speech but not Starmer's. Funny really I vote labour but I thought Boris speech more hopeful and I like his witticism. No hope for me I suppose. No doubt DD2 will need to put me straight.

Interesting those most vociferous in their support for Brexit are beginning to be the loudest critics.

.... the Adam Smith Institute describing the speech as economically illiterate, echoed by other right-wing think tanks like the Taxpayers' Alliance and Institute for Economic Affairs. Businesses are describing the speech as incoherent, and have accused the Prime Minister of treating them like a "bogeyman" over labour shortages.

The above is from the New Statesman morning email. They don't seem to like it on the Right.

Bloomberg is reporting that traders are bracing themselves for a fall in the price of sterling and stock traders are preparing for a bear market, which bears (sorry) out what economists are expecting to happen with after the illiterate speech waffled by our clown leader.

Traders are expecting to see a 10% decline this winter. Inflation is eroding buying power and topped 4% on Wednesday the highest since 2008.

The winter is looking very difficult.