Mark Stoker

Facts and nothing but the facts

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@Artemisfornow True but also……

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@BellaWallerstei The absolute figure is meaningless without some kind of comparison. As a % of GDP it’s been quite stable for many years. Too high you might think but not increasing.

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@BellaWallerstei You mention welfare regularly as if it’s the “one” thing that to blame for all the current mess. The actual fact is that it hasn’t changed for many years, too high you may think buts simply not true to pretend it’s out of control.

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@xela19721 @RogerHelmerMEP Real is the nominal figure adjusted for inflation and the link is in the graph

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@markchopharris @RogerHelmerMEP Office for National Statistics and Eurostat.

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@bananagirl_kb @ChrisGPackham You cant have it both ways. The main reason GDP went up post 2020 was the huge increase in immigration. So yes GDP went up (due to immigration) but GDP per capita went down as growth did not keep up with the rise in population.

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@bananagirl_kb @ChrisGPackham Here you go, these are the numbers that actually matter, growth per person not the overall figure.

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@BellaWallerstei @thetimes You do realise your hero Thatcher sold it all??

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@Artemisfornow Yes, on the other hand if AI ends up super boosting productivity and profit margins then maybe we wont need young people working to support the boomers, the young remain unemployed but there is enough money to support both them as well as the pensioners?

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@Helen_Whately @Conservatives As ever the devil is in the detail……what is your definition of “mild mental health”. That seems an impossible thing to categorise?

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@MrZincx Zinc

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@Edwina_Currie Why? What’s so special about the pound?

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@SarahForRuncorn What’s so special about the pound, it’s loss of value is the reason no one can afford a house anymore.

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@Artemisfornow What’s so special about the pound Bernie?

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@john4brexit The tide is turning John……tick tock

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@JeremyVineOn5 Yes, what’s so special about the pound

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@LNallalingham They could have built 20 in the UK for the same cost as HS2 😤

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@john4brexit Can’t wait to get my FOM back! Also, What’s so special about the pound?

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@sophielouisecc But but ….. I thought all regulations were evil in your world!