That is not our obligation though is it ? Because we get a large rebate back.Burnley Ace wrote:Is it the word “send” that has perhaps caused the confusion? Our obligation, our contribution to the EU budget is £367m per week. Now it’s quite obvious that we don’t send a van with the cash in bags, nor do we use PayPal.
The figure is cotrect as is the counter argument that we get some of it back. It’s an accounting exercise.
The allegation being made is about using this number to mislead the public by clearly saying if we leave this amount will be available for things like the NHS. Very clearly this amount would never ever be “available” - that isn’t creative accounting or being clever with words - it’s just wrong.
Whether any court can prove that it was deliberately misleading or not is another matter - my guess is that as usual the only winners here will be the lawyers. Though hopefully we get the bonus that it ruins Boris’ leadership campaign.