Kwasi Kwarteng announces Farage investment in bitcoin firm - but makes huge blunder

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kwasi-kwarteng-announces-farage-investment-36847036

@TJ1001 Finally the issues that the Common Man in Clacton are worried about...Kwasi Kwarteng's Crypto Hustle

#NigelFarage #Farage #KwasiKwarteng #Crypto #Hustlers #Grifters #Corruption #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS

Nigel Farage couldn't be more Epstein Class if he tried.....

#NigelFarage #KwasiKwarteng #Crypto #EpsteinClass #Grifters #UKPOL #UKPolitics #Corruption

Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm

Reform UK leader strengthens ties with crypto sector with stake in former Tory chancellor’s company Stack BTC

The Guardian

What's the difference between #KwasiKwarteng and #RachelReeves ?

One's crashed the economy; the other's about to.

#LINO

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp816jrnynyo

Warning retail job cuts ‘inevitable’ after NI tax rise in Budget

Retail firms have written to the chancellor to say they cannot manage rising costs and tax bills.

BBC News

Wonder how many tractors will be descending upon #London following #RachelReeves decision to tax farming land?

And I wonder how many will march to #DowningStreet as prices go up and job security goes down?

Possibly another #KwasiKwarteng / #LizTruss budget?

Rachel Reeves slams ‘desperate and reckless’ Sunak over £64bn tax pledges

The shadow chancellor has accused Conservatives of making unfunded financial commitments after calling a snap election

The Guardian

The arrogance and stupidity are astounding.

Not content with crashing the UK economy through his and his mucker Lettuce Liz’s mental mini-budget, as a parting gift before standing down at the next election, KamiKwasi wants Sunak to bring BoJo the Clown back into the heart of the party.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/11/bring-back-boris-johnson-kwasi-kwarteng-tells-rishi-sunak

#Sunak #Tories #KwasiKwarteng #BorisJohnson

Bring back Boris Johnson, Kwasi Kwarteng tells Rishi Sunak

Ex-chancellor calls on Sunak to ‘swallow some pride’ and bring back ‘electoral force’ that is former PM

The Guardian

So, how much did the #KwasiKwarteng mini budget cost the UK... well, it seems UK #pension funds lost around £425bn in 2022, due to the turmoil in the bond market caused by Kwarteng's pronouncement.

I'm guess that will be something that he'll be glossing over in his applications for post-Parliamentary employment....

h/t FT for the figure