Is anyone else bored to tears of the mud-slinging and vitriol which has come to characterise the Remain and Leave campaigns? With more than three weeks to go until the European Union referendum vote, the Brexit argy-bargy is increasing in volume on a daily basis.
Today’s shrill story comes from leading figures in the Vote Leave camp. Writing in The Sun, Tories Michael Gove and Boris Johnson and Labour’s Gisela Stuart (dubbed ‘The Three Brexiters’ by the red-top – there’s a fetching photoshop job if you want to check it out) say they want to be able to scrap VAT on fuel to help the poorest households.
Immediately, Chancellor George Osborne hit back saying this was ‘fantasy land’ economics while Remain campaigners accused Vote Leave of promising a ‘make-believe land of milk and honey’ if the UK left the EU.
We have another three weeks of this to look forward to.
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