An occasional feature:
Amount TfL would have received from Venezuela in the 2008/9 year if Boris hadn’t scrapped it:
- 13/3/2008 - £15 755 008
- 17/7/2008 - £15 969 664
- 13/8/2008 - £17 049 390
- 14/8/2008 - £17 188 591
Oh dear…
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Boris Johnson’s refusal to take Venezuelan oil is absolutely correct. The dictatorship in Venezuela is a corrupt regime bent on destruction on the county’s democratic rights and on international instability. It has been buying support and influence around Latin America and the world by giving away its oil - while the country itself is, incidentally in deep economic crisis and poverty is worsening.
Well done!
Blimey, for a moment there as I glanced at the sidebar I genuinely thought we had a comment from Alan Milburn.
Another person putting Venezuela’s state oil company’s coffers ahead of the poorest Londoners’ ability to afford to travel on the buses. Well done yourself!
a) it’s not a dictatorship
b) it’s not actually oil, it’s money
Apart from that, spot on, Alan! Two quick questions for your giant intellect to tackle:
1. How much influence has Venezuela’s generosity bought in the USA?
2. How many times the total outlay in foreign oil deals has the Venezuelan state oil company made due to the increased oil prices thanks to greedy speculators and jitters over US foreign policy?
Settled down at a nice round £17.2m now, by the way.
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