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Lefty liberal by temperament, exasperated by experience. Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot. Stockport, UK Some starter packs of contacts I've encountered: zyxpwf.blogspot.com/2024/08/bluesky-starter-packs_73.html
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The Tory on #bbcpnw, as many others do, equates Reeves' £22bn for this year with the £22bn allocated for carbon capture over 25 years. He also claims that "even freedom of information" hasn't told us what the first sum is, despite the treasury telling us. And nobody questions him.

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1. Details of the £22bn in-year unfunded commitments for 2024-25 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ab7c... 2. The OBR's letter acknowledging that they only became "aware of the extent of these pressures" after the election, and announcing a review of how this happened #politicslive

Details of the £22bn in-year unfunded commitments for 2024-25 To read the figures and notes see the document linked to within the post
Letter from the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility to the Treasury Select Committee, acknowledging that the OBR only became aware of the extent of these commitments after the election
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Ed Wilson
@eddwilson.bsky.social
Lefty liberal by temperament, exasperated by experience. Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot. Stockport, UK Some starter packs of contacts I've encountered: zyxpwf.blogspot.com/2024/08/bluesky-starter-packs_73.html
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