Imagine needing to have to organise and agree to travelling freely and being able to work in your friendly, neighbouring country. Remind me again why we thought this would be such a terrible thing. 🤷‍♂️ - ThreadSky

reecedinsdale.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Imagine needing to have to organise and agree to travelling freely and being able to work in your friendly, neighbouring country.
Remind me again why we thought this would be such a terrible thing. 🤷‍♂️

Reposted from Peter Stefanovic

“It is understood the mobility scheme could be similar to one available between the UK and Australia, allowing people aged between 18 and 30 to travel and work freely between countries for two years. It is still not clear though when the scheme might begin”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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mr-pick.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’m going to lock in answer c.) Boomers brainwashed by post-war anti-German war movies who still think they are the enemy and represent what the EU is.

Option a.) Media facilitated bigotry, b.) living standards falling due to austerity, also a tempting explanations d.) Farage’s poster too

annharries.bsky.social•2 days ago

I am really sick of Boomers being blamed for everything. Look at the actual research and it is those who had less than a level education who voted to leave. The fact is that most boomers didn’t get the chance to go to university. Only 6% a year of us went so lack of education Is the key not age.

mr-pick.bsky.social•2 days ago

So you’re saying boomers aren’t to blame… by insisting that people in a generation with lower education standards, who were born post-war, are to blame? Okay boomer 👍🏻. Not looking for an argument, take the comment I made in the light hearted way it was intended.

foxylizard.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sadly. It was the boom "cohort" that, in the main, voted leave.
As you say, education remains key as it was then.
Those who voted for it, are also the ones being hit the hardest by it.
Poverty, social immobility, reduced life expectancy.

It's a mess.

mr-pick.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not liking something despite the truth of it, makes it no less of a truth. I don’t like that my nation votes to punch itself in the face and then blames helpless minorities for the consequences of it’s economic broken nose

annharries.bsky.social•2 days ago

I suggested you look at the research. It’s not about my personal opinion. The key factor is level of education not age. University educated people of my age voted to remain. A hight % of young people with few qualifications voted to leave.

foxylizard.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yep.
The "blame" keeps shuffling about & has several guises depending on the day or which way the wind blows but the consequences are the same.

patsydors.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm a woke, lefty, anti Brexit boomer so please don't make assumptions about us.

davidcavlovic.bsky.social•2 days ago

heading this way:

rsi-es.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you EU and my permanent residency. Why would I even bother visiting UK? These days I have to be paid to go back there and it’s always with a sense of dread.

kuyvonbraun.bsky.social•2 days ago

Forrins

harrietburns.bsky.social•19 hours ago

It really would not have gone over the line if it wasn't for the racists.

mark-burton.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’ve been fortunate enough to work in a couple of European countries - despite being an old duffer over 30. Both fantastic opportunities. It’s sad people can’t do this easily anymore.

sarah7285.bsky.social•2 days ago

We were mis sold if you ask me. Remember the so many million for the NHS? It was lies. Lies printed on buses.

assppiicc.bsky.social•2 days ago

Mis-sold you say? Reminds me of PPI claims where people were payed back money. Not much chance on this sadly.

sarah7285.bsky.social•2 days ago

I know what you mean there….

leftywright.bsky.social•2 days ago

I don't want my money back

I want prosecutions

Johnson, Gove, Cameron & their shady financial backers & everyone involved with vote leave

All their personal assets seized under proceeds of crime act for reparations

I'm old enough to remember that

Vote leave said "only a fool would leave the SM"

sarah7285.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agreed - my poor choice of language but we were never going to get what we were told we would!

proudmanckiwi.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why only up to 30 aswell? Almost like they don't expect the over 30s to want to broaden their horizons or have an adventure.

magicmagpienufc.bsky.social•23 hours ago

penny for her thoughts when he came to kiss her on the cheek 😂😂

mazzerooni.bsky.social•2 days ago

We didn’t - too many left it to others to go out and vote and the racists and crazies won (narrowly) on the day - and it has paralysed us ever since

interactions.bsky.social•2 days ago

Les terribles "not"
Of all the things being looked at this should have been the easiest for both sides.
Hope there's going to be more positives on monday.

coffindodger.bsky.social•2 days ago

hippostar.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ah, it's Brexit, or what is referred to in our house as 'Bloody Brexit' 🤬

hippostar.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thought you'd gone back to the old place Reece, so happy to see a post from you, better read what you said now 😉

seaninroundhay.bsky.social•2 days ago

Lies, lies more lies & lies, also some lying liars lying.
Toss in some disinformation with a sprinkle of overt racism, a recipe made in hell or is it heil.

nevereverdave.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's fading; my understanding was EU transparency rulings around tax havens abroad meant UK elites wanted to be sure to avoid coming under those rules. Johnson was pro remain then, as if overnight; he's heading up Leave with assassin Gove as his wingman. Ner followed a truthful emission from either.

wrenkh.bsky.social•2 days ago

Remain campaign was arrogant & shoddy.
Nobody thought it would actually happen.
It was named as 'advisory'.
Cameron should have said we leave if 75% say so
I never thought it would go through on such a stupidly narrow margin. It guarantees everyone is unhappy

tarquinfauntleroy.bsky.social•2 days ago

We were buggered by corrupt politicians & influenced by malevolent social media platforms.

hunt1976.bsky.social•2 days ago

I was staggered how folk fell for all the Brexit claptrap.

janpelorat.bsky.social•2 days ago

Bendy bananas or something.

billbbentley.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I wonder how the right wing press and all their fellow travellers would react if Starmer basically called their bluff and called a new referendum.
Let the people decide.

zaneroo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Reece it was all the brown people You have a short memory

hill-hillbill.bsky.social•2 days ago

Because the rightwing govs need a scapegoat to enable them swagging as much £ as they can from the public purse. “Look over there at that foreigner” has worked since the 1980s.

bearlykat.bsky.social•2 days ago

You only have to look at how much power, and money, has been appropriated to see why they promoted Brexit.

lawlerlj.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ah that was because there were too many people coming into the U.K. Not as many as now of course, but at least we’re not in the EU.

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