I find it interesting to look back on stuff sometimes in regards to what the UK can afford, the magic money tree is a term I often hear used.
I can remember when Corbyn promised to refund 4 million women, the financial loss they incurred due to the increase in pension age from 60-65. The cost to do that at the time was estimated in the region of £58bn over 5 years.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/nov/23/station-pension-age-women-labour-compensation
Yet the current government spent £37bn on track and trace forecast spending for a 2 year period. Remembering this excludes everything such as furlough and all the other million/billion pound costs during covid.
https://fullfact.org/health/test-trace-march-2021/
Funny how we can find the money when we have to.
Then there is this...
Mr Cameron is not hard up. He owns three homes that we know of. He can pull more than £100,000 for a speech. He has several well-remunerated roles with other firms. Yet that was apparently not enough to satisfy his gargantuan sense of entitlement.
While he insists it is an exaggeration to say he stood to gain $60m from share options in Greensill, he won’t divulge the anticipated payday. Says one senior Tory: “Dave’s eyes were out on stalks at the gold on offer.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/18/david-cameron-greensill-scandal-tip-of-fatberg
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