We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
Being accountable to an international court means our Government has to answer to them if it tries to undermine your human rights. Be very suspicious of any UK politician who wants to remove that check on their powers.
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Private Eye NUMBER CRUNCHING £9bn Boost to the UK economy by 2040 due to UK-EU deal, according to the government £100bn Brexit's economic cost to the UK economy per year, according to OBR estimates
Christ… red lines are so expensive.
(Private Eye)
Does this mean that Google’s AI has realised that The Mail is actually full of sh1t???
And bizarrely the UK audience mostly voted for a country committing genocide.
Yup. That’s the one.
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I am happy today to join my many intelligent and thoughtful friends who are now on Bluesky.
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Something ‘unt’ anyway…
This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
America and Russia loved telling Europe what to do during the Cold War. But those days are now gone for good. Russia was the first to lose its influence when the wall came down, and now MAGAmerica is going to experience the same thing. It won't be easy, but if it's what America wants, so be it.
1. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵
We should NOT be cosying up to Trump!
Donald Trump is only interested in 2 things: Donald Trump and his money. So he’ll want a good (for him) trade deal.
Today is truly ‘Blue Monday’ 😢
Today it feels like the world will end with a new, nasty regime in the US. And, apparently, we (UK) are looking to cost up to them. I despair, I really do! 😢
The coordinated attacks on Labour by Musk, Trump and the far-right press in favour of Farage make Labour's argument that "we have to support Brexit, otherwise the far-right will attack us" completely redundant. It's time for Labour to accept that #OperationAppeasement has failed.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Oh ok. The Mail now shouting at us that Trump is considering various vengeful snubs to our govt, as well as helping Farage in his bid to be prime minister.
Throughout Brexit, it howled about ‘sovereignty’. Now it cheers on a fascistic American slug meddling in our democracy.
What a toxic little rag.
…and can’t be raised high enough, the driving position is awful and uncomfortable. And some of the information on the dash (warning lights) are too small for older eyes to read! Absolutely loathe this car and wish our Kia was fixed! The infotainment system is the worst I have ever come across! /rant
Rant: we not ally drive a Kia Niro EV, which is fantastic. Until faulty cells appear in the battery. We now have a temp hire car, petrol Peugeot 2008 hatch. The infotainment system is sh*t! The steering wheel isn’t actually a wheel and is uncomfortable…
You’re really not! 😀
He’s Labour, in an area that voted overwhelmingly to remain.
Then let’s have another ‘advisory’ referendum! And this time, call out the lies, and no fscking big red bus!
This!! There are far too many ‘standards’, to the point where the same manufacturer can have different chargers, ports, and batteries for the ‘same’ bike built in a different year. Please, let’s settle on a single charging plug/socket standard!
So Kier Starmer PM is looking for ideas on how to boost the economy? Maybe my MP @mattwestern.bsky.social could let him know that the answer is obvious: much closer ties with the EU, rejoin the single market/EEA, and accept FoM. Better yet, let’s fully rejoin the EU (if they’ll have us!)
Starmer is going to have to face facts in economic terms (the only way to boost the economy is through free trade with proximate neighbours) and politics (the majority of British people know and want this) very soon, or it will be too late. Not being the Tories is not a long term strategy.
