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The 'fiscal black hole' talk actually is a joke
TL;DR: There is no ‘fiscal black hole’ and the politicians and news editors who gave the vague and unsourced suggestion of one unelected politician should be ashamed of themselves for giving it public airtime, let alone asking Parliamenary questions about it. Lizzo’s HR problems are more of a news story.
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