Originally Posted by
ramAnag
I'm sure you're right Andy and I have never disputed that the countries and areas of Southern Europe are hugely dependent on tourism.
Not just British tourism though, as seems central to whatever point Tricky is trying to make, but all the sun starved countries of Northern Europe and a fair few Russians too for that matter.
He's also made out that all is well with the post Brexit world because holidaying in Thailand remains affordable, only then...a few posts later... it turns out that his 'mega cheap' holiday is actually, at least partly, a 'business' trip so of course it's bloody cheap!
I'm tired of these half truths from those who seek to justify Brexit. 'Has the pound ever been lower?' he asks in some sort of half arsed justification of the fact that the pound plummeted following Brexit and has struggled ever since. Of course, historically, there have been times when the pound has been lower but that is entirely irrelevant to what has happened since June 2016 which, although it may have benefited some exporters, has directly led to more expensive imports - including crucially food - holidays etc and a generally lower standard of living for the majority.
Face up to it Andy, we're in a mess. Our government hasn't a clue...bitching, completely counterproductive elections and pointless cabinet reshuffles have become the order of the day. Farage, Johnson, Gove and company lied to exploit the nationalistic tendencies of a proportion of the population...they've been rumbled and, just like Tricky...their lies and half truths are, hopefully, about to find them out.