polus.bsky.social
@polus.bsky.social
He’s Jewish. Have you actually read what he says here?
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Mass migration and multiculturalism IS an American import
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Have you seen the migration rates and demographics of the USA?
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
And what happened to the Rwanda plan? And what happened to numbers of illegal immigrants? And what happened to migration numbers overall? And what has happened to the % of social housing given to people who weren’t born in the uk?

The regime is pro mass migration, and you cheer them on.
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
No, studies do not show that.

And you have conflated legal and illegal migration, which are very different things.

And yes, I care about my country and my communities. Why don’t you?

For a self-styled rebel, you sure are happy to act as a regime mouthpiece.
January 6, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I don’t hate them, I hate people who bring and keep them here

They impact my life. They cost a fortune, disproportionately commit crime / anti-social behaviour & immiserate communities forced to house them

I’m rich enough to insulate myself from most direct effects but care about those who can’t
January 6, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Women have been allowed to join pension schemes for approximately 60 years in the U.K. and there were many other ways to save and invest.

Not to mention pensions are not the only form of state support for retirees in the UK.
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Who relies on just a state pension in the U.K.?
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
lol

Literally zero evidence presented.

Someone ought to tell Mario Draghi that he was complaining about the “slow agony” of EU economic malaise for no reason and that it’s actually a growth boosting bloc.

Good day
January 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Not the subject being discussed.
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
It has nothing to do with Trump voters - it’s the same old Neocons who set the agenda from Bush through Obama and Biden.

MAGA voters opposed this kind of stuff and were betrayed.
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Again, i wasn’t trying to argue the economic case with Remainers who made up their mind years ago - pointless

I challenged the false claim that Remain’s predictions came true. The specific, falsifiable claims were all bollocks

now all they have is vague, unfalsifiable claims of underperformance.
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 AM
80m in 2016 is an irrelevance to this kind of long term planning.

They made their decision based on:

Productivity of the plant

Size of uk market for Nissan

Models made

Support for battery factory next door

And irony of ironies, the new trade deal the UK negotiated with Japan, outside the EU
January 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I didn’t recommend picking winners, although I don’t always object to it - statism can be bad generally but appropriate sometimes.

I merely observed that contrary to Remainer predictions, Nissan didn’t leave the U.K., it left the EU. The 80m loan package had little to nothing to do with that.
January 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
And no, we are sclerotic, in common with the other major economies of Europe.

Net Zero, high taxes, heavy regulation, lack of scale and access to capital key challenges for Europe.

If only the EU actually was a single market for services and capital, it might have been worth staying
January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Labour just spaffed gave JLR a 1.5bn loan guarantee after their cyber security breach, which means the 80m support package Nissan was given in 2016 was something of a rounding error.

What happened to Nissan’s factories within the EU btw?

Clue: they shut them and consolidated in Sunderland
January 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Well this is an argument that will never be resolved. But my original point stands: none of the specific, falsifiable predictions of the Remain campaign happened.

Instead we have an interminable argument based on counter factual hypotheses.
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Yeah just like “massive fiscal transfers to Brussels” wasn’t on the Remain literature.

Campaign teams emphasise the positive case, shock!
January 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
What actually substantially harms growth is net zero, trade war with Russia, higher taxes and increased regulation.

I assume you think these things are nonetheless worth it, because GDP is not the be all and end all?
January 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So… it didn’t happen. If you think subsidising the transition to EVs cost a lot, it was a drop in the ocean compared to what we would otherwise have sent to Brussels.
January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
What is accepted (and understood at the time) is that ceteris paribus leaving a trading bloc harms growth marginally.

But Brexit is a dynamic process and there were many upsides which offset that, from AI regulation to new trade deals and reduced fiscal transfers.

Net consequence, basically nowt
January 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Of course we have some friction. That’s what Britain voted for. Nonetheless, Remain said this would lead to collapsed trade, recession and an emergency budget.

OBR report is conjecture that doesn’t stand scrutiny. To be true, you have to believe gdp would now be where the unicorn is on that chart.
January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Pardon me, outperformed Germany, parity with France.
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
And as for food price inflation:
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM