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[xxxxxy] 22/4/2020 07:16

REVEALED: UK government has paid £billions to the EU without you knowingThese sums never appear on official HM Treasury statements of net EU contributions?© Brexit Facts4EU.OrgExclusive: Brexit Facts4EU.Org reveals the extent of the deceptionThe concealed payments to the EU which you are about to read about will even continue to be paid by HM Treasury to the EU after December, when the Transition Period is supposed to end.For years the Brexit Facts4EU.Org team has been warning about the sums being paid by HM Treasury to the EU, without these sums ever appearing on the official HM Treasury statements as part of our net contributions. They have been paid direct to the EU Commission and to the European Investment Bank.These payments relate to EU funds which the EU describes as "off-budget". We describe them as "off-the-books" because this is in effect is what they are. They are, however, officially documented and Brexit Facts4EU.Org has a record of these transactions.Below we provide our latest summary of these "off-the-books" payments to the EU and reveal how they will continue even after the Transition Period ends.BREXIT FACTS4EU.ORG SUMMARYThe UK's hidden payments to the EU£8.5 billion paid to the EU since 2008 has never been counted by HM Treasury in the total of UK contributionsThis UK taxpayer money bypasses the official EU budget, but it has been paid to the EU nonetheless"Off-the-books" EU payments will continue for more than a decade after we leave at the end of this yearWhat are these "off-the-books" EU funds??© Brexit Facts4EU.Org - click to enlargeEuropean Development Fund, 10th Fund - € 22.7 bnEuropean Development Fund, 1th Fund - € 30.5 bnFacility for Refugees in Turkey, Tranche 1 - € 3.0 bnFacility for Refugees in Turkey, Tranche 2 - € 3.0 bnEmergency EU Trust Fund for Africa - € 0.6 bnTOTAL SINCE 2008: € 59.8 BILLION (Approx £52 BILLION GBP)More on the site

[xxxxxy] 22/4/2020 07:08

Buying from homeBy JOHNREDWOOD | Published: APRIL 22, 2020Recent experiences with delayed and cancelled deliveries of medical equipment and clothing from abroad should lead us to ask whether we should source more of these important items from home.Procurement and state aid rules has required us to source many things through open tender globally or within the Customs Union of the EU. Today there are many UK companies that could make medical machines, offer clothing and  produce drugs and vaccines. Some can do so already, some would need to invest in  capacity and would want reasonable assurances of sustained contracts.The challenges posed by the virus are leading many countries, governments and companies to reconsider their arrangements. There was always an override to procure the most sensitive and potent parts of defence equipment nationally,  with further limitations on buying from outside friendly states and the NATO alliance for things we do not make for ourselves. It looks as if these arrangements can be widened to cover more goods.Recent experiences will re open the case for Chinese involvement in our digital systems and networks. Delays with PPE will lead to a wish to have more capacity here in  the UK that can be scaled up in times of emergency.I have always argued that our defence policy requires us to own the relevant technologies and to have plans to produce  much more of our requirement at home against the day we have no wish to see were  we to get into a larger war where enemies tried to throttle supplies from overseas.It would also be a good part of strategic and emergency planning to make sure we have the capacity at home to handle medical emergencies, which must include the supply system to provide the drugs, medical supplies and equipment needed for any given pandemic or other  disaster.

[stonedyou] 21/4/2020 22:19

Leaked Clinical Trial Data Reveals COVID-19 Patient Recoveries


April 21, 2020

The leak revealed many of the 113 severely ill patients treated with remdesivir during a clinical trial recovered.




Leaked data from a University of Chicago Medicine study revealed promising results for an antiviral drug being tested to combat COVID-19.

The leak, published by STAT, a media company focused on science and health news, featured quotes from a university faculty member saying many of the 113 severely ill patients treated with remdesivir during a clinical trial recovered; most leaving the hospitals after six days of treatment.

But those results didn’t come without criticism and controversy.

The criticism: The drug was not tested against a placebo. The controversy: The news sent the stock for the drug manufacturer Gilead Sciences up 9%.

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett is calling for an SEC investigation into who leaked the results and why.

In a statement to Newsy, a spokesman for Gilead Sciences said, “Gilead had nothing to do with the information sourced by STAT from an internal recording out of the University of Chicago hospital.”

[k38] 21/4/2020 19:09

In 2008 they save the bankers.. who pay for it.. the small shareholders and taxpayers. Today they are saving the Bush & friends. Who is going to save them from the billions they are losing every day.. the taxpayers.

[bargainbob] 21/4/2020 19:00

Jacko turning on his tory leader tut tut .

[k38] 21/4/2020 18:56

Why you mention Germany.. is that because BBC compare us with them and no research of your behalf.. brainwashed??See Russia and other countries on death rates..https://corona.help/#activity-nav

[diku] 21/4/2020 18:27

No dentist...do I hear some pulling their own teeth out?...

[diku] 21/4/2020 18:24

Is the PM on full pay or sick pay?...

[k38] 21/4/2020 18:09

"I am alright Jack" is over.. you need, all of of us, to see beyond that and how will effect us all, like it or not.

[my retirement fund] 21/4/2020 18:06

Bud bud ding ding tickets please

[k38] 21/4/2020 18:05

All they need is another two to three months.. to end life as we know it.
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I don't agree J07
Unless they write off the computer "spending" billions and trillions and start from scratch...more spending to be announced soon, surely, they will not destroy the top 25%,.. banks must servive, big corporations too.. so who is going to pay them trillions back and what that means for us all in the years to come.


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[jacko07] 21/4/2020 18:05

xxxy...I have posted your link.

[jacko07] 21/4/2020 18:01

The 2008 crash went on for years, this will be done and dusted in months, sentiment will change in a second as soon as we experience some good news.

It has all been made far worse by the ignorance of politicians. Boris has handled it badly, Trump handling it even worse.

South Korea and Germany put us to shame.

[xxxxxy] 21/4/2020 17:57

UK-EU negotiations continue with the divide as wide as everhTtps://www.brexit-watch.org/ukeu-negotiations-continue-with-the-divide-as-wide-as-ever

[k38] 21/4/2020 17:46

New game, new rules!The 2008 is nothing compare to what are witnesses today.. the long effects of this will bring unrest for years and more policing of our private lives.

[icejelly] 21/4/2020 17:42

I agree with you on NZ. They shut their doors early, especially on the Chinese. And they have stopped the Chinese buying up the country.

[k38] 21/4/2020 17:32

Maybe so.At least I am not pretending.. like some of you.

[daddy warbucks] 21/4/2020 17:32

I Shutting the private sector has freed up the availability of staff.It isn't a good situation to close all availability to health services as many people are possibly suffering as a result. I know my daughter cannot get a personal consultation either at her doctors or using the private sector.You have to wonder if the exit strategy will plan for the flood of people swamping the A&E departments when lockdown ends.

[bbalanjones] 21/4/2020 17:28

icej . . . .it takes a woman . . . .New Zealand. Or tech savvy countries like South Korea.

[aljm] 21/4/2020 17:10

The shadows are going to be bought to the light,

[k38] 21/4/2020 17:06

Minerva2, you sound like someone who has learned how to run a bicycle and now thinks he can drive lorries. I just wonder if you are still using stabilizers?

[k38] 21/4/2020 17:04

Indeed... there are no independent governments in the world today. The real power still in shadows but their actions are there for all of us to see.. (except for M2..lol)