tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post3013114573466600700..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Black's GauntletJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-51471886397894672332008-10-07T13:18:00.000+01:002008-10-07T13:18:00.000+01:00David,Don't worry. I suspect even Gordon Brown ha...David,<BR/><BR/>Don't worry. I suspect even Gordon Brown has lost count of the billions by now.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-89742981671898453862008-10-07T13:06:00.000+01:002008-10-07T13:06:00.000+01:00Sorry!Trident - £20 billionIt's ID cards that are ...Sorry!<BR/><BR/>Trident - £20 billion<BR/><BR/>It's ID cards that are £34billion!<BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-24750706023000481692008-10-06T16:34:00.000+01:002008-10-06T16:34:00.000+01:00Trident - £34billionLondon Olympics - £10 billionI...Trident - £34billion<BR/>London Olympics - £10 billion<BR/>Iraq & Afghanistan = ??<BR/><BR/>Control over our own economy whereas UK govt currently runs our economy for the benefit of London & South East.<BR/><BR/>David WaltersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-80145867930410013712008-10-03T08:38:00.000+01:002008-10-03T08:38:00.000+01:00Draig said... (Comment moved from another post)"G...Draig said... (Comment moved from another post)<BR/><BR/><I>"Given this report was commissioned by the City of London Corp, I'm a little wary of the motivation behind it. Why would such a report say anything other than that the City bankrolls the rest of the UK? If the report came up with a different conclusion my guess is that it would have been quietly buried.<BR/><BR/>"As you say John, time needs to be taken to pick reports like this apart, and many hands make light work. The cat is out of the bag as regards the Independence debate, and the claws are out!"</I><BR/><BR/>Draig,<BR/><BR/>I'm not entirely sure that it's correct that the report was produced for the City of London; but the organisation producing it is pretty reputable, so I wouldn't be particularly inclined to start criticising either their approach or their conclusions (unless there are some economists out there who want to advise me differently!).<BR/><BR/>But it is important that we do not simply allow people to pretend that a report produced to answer one question is actually answering a very different question.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.com