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"We are being asked to wreck the British economy in order to reduce global temperatures by 0.01°C in the year 2100. I say this is a crazy and irrational policy".
My Lords speech last night.
David Frost
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David Frost
@DavidGHFrost
Lord Frost of Allenton.
Non-affiliated peer in Lords.
Senior Fellow @iealondon.
Director @NetZeroWatch.
London
Joined November 2012
- I may have missed the first half of England-Ghana to do it, but it was a sacrifice well worth making to be able to speak in this debate and put the boot into Ed Miliband's deranged and damaging net zero National Suicide Pact.The House of Lords just voted to regret Ed Miliband’s obsessive net zero policy, which has been criticised by Tony Blair, GMB and Unite the Union, because it is leading to higher energy costs and lower economic growth. Tonight’s vote sends a clear message that the next Prime
00:00"We are being asked to wreck the British economy in order to reduce global temperatures by 0.01°C in the year 2100. I say this is a crazy and irrational policy". My Lords speech last night. - David Frost reposted
We have already done that, to a large extent. Now you just have to persuade the rest of the world to do the same.We need to stop burning fossil fuels IMMEDIATELY! - David Frost reposted
We just forced a vote in Parliament to stop the Puberty Blocker trial. The Government voted it down. These children are perfectly healthy. They need our care and support - not to be experimented on with life-changing drugs. Expertly argued by my colleague @drcarolinej
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Two points in assessing net economic impact of Brexit: 1. it is highly uncertain given everything else going on. 2. whether a cost or benefit, the effect is certainly modest. With those caveats, my judgement is the net economic effect of Brexit so far has been positive. A🧵 - David Frost reposted
Ten years ago today, voters imposed an extraordinary and historic democratic revolution on Britain's political establishment - instructing that they take back control from the remote European Union and govern Britain, once again. Reverberations from that seismic vote are still
- David Frost reposted"The British people know they no longer need be hewers of wood and drawers of water for Brussels and Strasbourg. The British democratic genie is out of the box in which it was confined for 50 years." My Independence Day @Telegraph piece (no £).👇
- David Frost repostedTheresa May's abject "negotiation" with Barnier nearly brought down the British constitution, almost destroyed the Conservative Party, and certainly wrecked her own premiership. But now it's just "friendship" and "respect". It's all just a game and we can all move on. WhenGreat to meet again this morning with @theresa_may at the House of Lords. Ten years after the #Brexit nothing to celebrate except friendship, mutual respect and lessons drawn.
- David Frost repostedMy account in @spikedonline of the 2018-19 Battle of Brexit - and a reminder that most of those who tried to undo the referendum decision are still around in public life.👇 spiked-online.com/2026/06/23/the…
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Meanwhile, back in the real world... 👎 "UK businesses reject calls to rejoin EU, says CBI chief" #brexitat10 - David Frost reposted"Democracy, adaptability, control, choice, responsibility. These are what being outside the EU gives you. And nothing that has happened since 2016 has undermined any of them." My speech on the case for Brexit today to a @UKandEU and @FlintGlobal conference. Link: 👇
- I also said, as the full interview will show, that the Northern Ireland arrangements cannot stand and will need to be replaced.Boris Johnson's chief Brexit negotiator @DavidGHFrost tells @ViewFrmStormont that when it comes to Brexit - 'the job is done'. Lord Frost was speaking to UTV to mark the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum. You can see the interview in full at 10:55pm on @utv.
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This speech is well worth your time. David was at his persuasive and principled best ⬇️⬇️"Democracy, adaptability, control, choice, responsibility. These are what being outside the EU gives you. And nothing that has happened since 2016 has undermined any of them." My speech on the case for Brexit today to a @UKandEU and @FlintGlobal conference. Link: 👇
