cecilstephen.bsky.social
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@cecilstephen.bsky.social"There's a reason why Russia tried to intervene in the Brexit vote. They knew it would harm the UK and harm the EU if we left. They were very clear about that, and boy, have they been proved right!" ~ @georgemonbiot.bsky.social #JohnDrawsBBCQT #BBCQT #BBCQuestionTime
Show PostOn Question Time last night, I talked about the extractive economic model that has left Wales - and many other nations - impoverished *because they were so rich in resources*. You can see the problem simply by looking at the map: the infrastructure looks like a drainage system.
Show PostSince 1284, the wealth of Wales has been used to enrich English oligarchs, leaving Wales in poverty. And you can see the legacy today: six of the ten poorest boroughs in Britain are in South Wales - and all of them are places that generated massive wealth.
Show PostInterference is easy to prove or disprove if, unlike Boris Johnson, you can be bothered to investigate, influence almost impossible. The average Brexit voter would not be able to tell you which lies - or liars - they found most persuasive. Many of them still claim they didn't fall for any of them.
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