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Thread #162855   Message #3891673
Posted By: DMcG
01-Dec-17 - 11:46 AM
Thread Name: BS: Post Brexit life in the UK
Subject: RE: BS: Post Brexit life in the UK
DMcG, I gave figures up to 2012 which is as far as Wiki went. I fear they have only got worse since.

My comment to Jim was a bit tongue in cheek, but even so I won't talk about it directly. But one point I have made time and again on this thread is to try and find the underlying, original material, rather than someone else's digest and interpretation of it. Finding a company's financial statement is not difficult if they are publically listed. This approach does require you to interpret the statement in Hansard, or the committee's paper, or the financials for yourself, though, so it is more work.

It's been a long time since it was said, but I also need to reference Nigel's remark about 'read[ing] Hansard to shore up your comments'. Absolutely not. That would be a prime example of confirmation bias. Far better to read Hansard, think about it, and only then formulate your comments. AT which point you can reference Hansard to explain why that is your opinion. But "opinion first, read second" is completely wrong.