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30 January 2017

A stupid metaphor could end in disaster for Theresa May. Here’s why

John Redwood is wrong as usual. But the bad news for Theresa May is he's only half-wrong. 

By Stephen Bush

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John Redwood, the Brexiteer’s Brexiteer, has the following gem on the question of whether we should continue paying into the European Union after we’ve left.

“Being in the EU is a bit like being a student in a college. All the time you belong to the college you have to pay fees. You have to obey all the rules of the institution. When you depart you have no further financial obligations.”

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