Post notice blues

Yesterday was the biggest car crash for the Brexiteers yet, and yet looking at the headlines in the Brexit-supporting press, one would think something else had happened. Other than the dire state of the notices, Philip Hammond’s letter outlining the dire consequences of Brexit on the economy as a whole, and for the north east and NI in particular.

That he is Chancellor of the Exchequer, and has stuff like impact reports and advice from the Treasury and the reports from the Bank of England, surely that would be enough to take warnings seriously?

Of course not, not with the Brexit faithful, The Hate Mail calls Hammond Eeyore for launching “Project Fear mk2” and the Express, “What Does Hammond think he is Playing at?” His actual job, you muppets.

It is journalist’s job to report the truth, as best they can. If one side says it raining, and the other side says its sunny, then don’t report both, stick you head out of the window and find out the truth! It’s not hard is it?

Radio Kent had a Brexiteer on yesterday debating with an actual trade negotiator, and it was carnage; the poor Brexiteer just repeats the mantra and simply does not understand how international trade works, or how Liam Fox’s depart works, or isn’t. Dozens of trade deals being negotiated right now he said. Negotiator had looked at the DExEU’s website and found the true answer was four. And that in the case of Japan’s FTA with the EU, there are limits as to what deal the EU can make with other countries. Including UK. Yes, that is a fact, and the negotiator even listed the page of the agreement and read it out.

I mean, Jesus Fucking Christ, how hard is that to demolish Brexiteers fantasies of free trade, why can’t journalists, especially those at the State Broadcaster do this? Just understand the basic facts, and call out lies for what they are.

Lies.