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Barclays made £7b profit last year. Nobody would be stupid enough to claim that the prime minister personally stepped in to get them another £12m (which they wi

Barclays made £7b profit last year. Nobody would be stupid enough to claim that the prime minister personally stepped in to get them another £12m (which they will have to give away in grants).

gumby 4y ago
Yes I am pretty sure he never thought "Aha, Barclay's needs £12MM", or even noticed. My point is that he is a perfect synecdoche for his party: reflexively help establishment business and the donor class; ignore the small stuff that could grow large. And cutting anything that encourages immigration is important to the BREXIT wing of his party (which may be all that is left of it).
- gadders 4y ago
  Well, immigration also helps current workers by not lowering wages. Normally big business is in favour of immigration.
  - gadders 4y ago
    Ignore the spare "Not" in that sentence.
triceratops 4y ago
It's natural to feel fondness or bias towards one's "own" industry. They're "your" people, you know the field well and can evaluate who's genuine and who isn't. You might believe that it's a force for good in the world. You probably still have friends or professional contacts in the industry.
- gadders 4y ago
  Do you think he even knew of this decision?
  - triceratops 4y ago
    No idea. I'm just telling you what the probable thought process of the original commenter was.