Because of Brexit, the U.K. is blocked from the €150bn EU defence fund. Leaving the Single Market will go down in history as the greatest act of British self harm this century. www.thetimes.com/article/baae... - ThreadSky

pimlicat.bsky.social • 59 days ago

Because of Brexit, the U.K. is blocked from the €150bn EU defence fund.

Leaving the Single Market will go down in history as the greatest act of British self harm this century.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/baae734f-81a8-4cc6-9b67-78b5bb4b359f?shareToken=11ff594ef486e1472341e1c0bdf5d593

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nickequipechasee.bsky.social•59 days ago

Whereas "I see no case for Rejoining the Single Market" is only the 'STUPIDEST' act of British self-harm this Century ...

musicienne.bsky.social•59 days ago

It's a very anti-EU piece. We're not blocked entirely. EU want to make sure they can trust nations they are buying from. Hope UK signs security pact to enable us to participate - worth more than a few fish.

veronicaneefjes.bsky.social•58 days ago

Tied to fishing rights..

frenchie.bsky.social•59 days ago

Not just Brexit, they would need to sign a security pact with the EU.

swashington.bsky.social•59 days ago

This must surely hit the disaster capitalist, right-wing hedge funders and inherited wealth entitled lunatics (no names) in their actual sensitive spot - the bank balance.

huwjelly.bsky.social•59 days ago

Brexit, eh.
Almost bored of spelling it out now. 🤦‍♀️

davidpaintstuff.bsky.social•59 days ago

The Times has actual journalists right? This is an idiotic article.

t4yorkshire.bsky.social•59 days ago

Who would have thought that leaving the EU meant leaving the EU??

pwc50.bsky.social•59 days ago

Thales in Northern Ireland must be rubbing their hands with glee

What does the Brexit loving #DUP have to say about this undoubted French “papist” plot?

vicozandy.bsky.social•59 days ago

Every country where Murdoch operates has been sabotaged and is in decline, if not fatally damaged.
The background level of self destructive stupidity where he operates is not a coincidence.

kingstondan.bsky.social•59 days ago

And continuing to stay out, contrary to ALL evidence of how stupid and pointless this course of action is, is the second greatest.

christiaan.bsky.social•59 days ago

Kaja Kallas did said this though...

pechorin.bsky.social•59 days ago

Presumably, despite brexit, they could include us? I mean they could include us, if they see us as friends and allies?

msbluewednesday.bsky.social•59 days ago

It’s an EU defence fund. We threw a hissy fit on the basis of misinformation let alone lies (see below etc) & left.

Starmer has refused even a CU, let alone SM or membership.

So no, they’ve gone on without us for the last 4yrs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44966969

pechorin.bsky.social•59 days ago

I thought we were going to be military allies over Ukraine/European defence. I am not talking about CU etc.

frenchie.bsky.social•59 days ago

The UK would need to sign a security pact with the EU.
So unless the gov does,they won’t have procurement.

algibson.bsky.social•59 days ago

They don't want non-EU countries having a say on how the weapons are used. Which is fair enough. Plus we're not in the EU!

pechorin.bsky.social•59 days ago

Ah, got you. I thought the common European defence vibes would see a bit more cooperation with UK on defence. Much less likely we will cut our US defence ties now.

rachel4742.bsky.social•59 days ago

It's insane that our govt still sticks to a #Brexit which creates ongoing harm & maintains barriers with our nearest neighbours leaving us Weaker & Poorer.
US control over UK must not stop us returning to the EU & real friends.

stephenold.bsky.social•59 days ago

Thanks for posting this, Rachel. It prompted me to go on Twitter and to troll Starmer again. Non-EU countries are being excluded from bidding for defence contracts for the EU's support of Ukraine.

rachel4742.bsky.social•59 days ago

I suspect there is a deal to be made if we join an EU defence agreement...this we should do as a matter of urgency..

stephenold.bsky.social•59 days ago

Oh yes, but we cannot be sure and I want to keep reminding Starmer that many of us do not think that Brexit is a settled matter.

judisutherland.bsky.social•59 days ago

Maybe the Labour government will do the right thing, once it has exhausted all the other options.

stephenold.bsky.social•59 days ago

Hello, Judi. I hope so too and it is running out of other options. The threat of a wider war in Ukraine or the Baltic states would give them sufficient reason to rejoin the EU, IMHO.

rachel4742.bsky.social•59 days ago

Quite...I hate the way so many just say it has to be a one off...democracy cannot be allowed to stand still and a clear majority want closer ties back with the EU and Europe, especially now we have a predatory USA to our West and a predatory Russia to our East. Europe has to be our future.

stephenold.bsky.social•59 days ago

Exactly, I always tend to look at the bigger picture; not the headlines in the Daily Mail.

gandalfpc.bsky.social•59 days ago

Prior to Trump Mk.II & KetoBaby there were problems, e.g. Copenhagen Criteria and the ascendancy of Farage/ ReformUKplc. Things have changed.

philwaring.bsky.social•59 days ago

I suppose that puts the UK same position as Canada and Australia.
Sadly.

roberttnewton.bsky.social•59 days ago

But is that true??

hobsonkeith.bsky.social•59 days ago

Agreed but the article also shows UK won’t buy from UK out of own 28b national wealth fund. The kill switch issue is still a good one.

implausibleblog.bsky.social•59 days ago

Yes, but apparently we're making Brexit work, so there is that...

thinkitthrough.bsky.social•59 days ago

This has been obvious since before the 2016 referendum result

jiest.bsky.social•59 days ago

Brexit ranks at number 2 on the list of collective stupidity by the citizens of a country.
Number 1 is, and probably forever will be, the re-election of the orange moron in November last year.

samdeasy.bsky.social•59 days ago

Brexit will also go down as the first major triumph of Russian information warfare. Never has so much damage to an enemy been caused for such little cost, with so many useful idiots to help along the way.

raymondbennett.bsky.social•59 days ago

The World order has changed. Now is the time to drop those pointless manifesto red lines. Every Labour MP should be lobbying him to do so. Sod the Brit Trump cronies. The public will be behind them on this. @CatherineWest1

oldplodder.bsky.social•59 days ago

This is SO self defeating for UKGvmt. Obviously rejoin, and soon.

robstewartwriterq.bsky.social•59 days ago

Utterly idiotic. And the clowns think their current dilemmas are unrelated.

oxbowboy.bsky.social•59 days ago

Also top ten Russian successes

alistairbarrie.com•59 days ago

Oh come ON Naomi! We’ve got another 75 years to go. Surely we can do better than that?

Your trouble is you just don’t believe in Britain hard enough. 😉

t-rexit.bsky.social•59 days ago

Beeeelllllleeeeeeiiiiivvvveeeee!!!!!

jasongood.bsky.social•59 days ago

Cher and Cher alike.

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