Worst of all, the deadening phrase "very clear"when the language is anything but. The best we can hope for, as David says, is that this obscurantist piddle is a negotiating strategy. If it's their genuine position they might as well not bother.
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Though "not seeking to participate at the present time"
But why do they have to make this so tediously hard? Probably the entirely self-defeating belief that you can't say what you want before negotiations...
But why do they have to make this so tediously hard? Probably the entirely self-defeating belief that you can't say what you want before negotiations...
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Not revealing your hand when all you have are 3 blank cards and a two of spades didn’t work the last time and won’t now either
Something that has gone out of style pretty much everywhere, except of course, the UK. (Presumably stuck with some protocol document dated 1857 or similar)
Are Labour afraid of the Mail/Farage?
- EXCEPT THE SINGLE BIGGEST SELF-IMPOSED RESTRICTION ON THAT GROWTH ?
This has stopped being a ‘Policy’, and started being ‘Fucking Mental’ … !
#BrexitDerangementSyndrome
But rejecting every EU approach and offering nothing in return is not going to move the economy on like he wants or needs to
They will continue fighting the last war.
(Arguably Brexit politically formative for Starmer? 🤔)
(Hello, ‘RMT’ ….)
I'm also more sceptical about the threat from the right-wing media who are already completely unhinged.
Labour will never get fair treatment from the media, so there is no point allowing the threat of negative coverage to dictate policy.
I've heard that Labour have been going out of their way to be nice to The Sun in the lobby. Seems like a wasted effort.
Reeves is saying "we'll do anything for economic growth but we won't do anything for economic growth".
Schroedinger's Government
The very definition of insanity.
Let’s get to the 1st anniversary.
Let’s let the dust settle on the first 100 days of POTUS 47.
Let’s have the next statement from the chancellor.
The PM will get there,slowly.
#Hare+Tortoise
Have we really got yet another five years of the same before Tory/Reform wipe them out?
EU: "customs union?"
Reeves: "🎶but I won't do that🎶"
No?
grrrrrrr
Infuriating.
Suppose the EU offered to take back failed Asylum seekers, would they turn that down too? Somehow I think not. But Trade and movement, of course.
5yrs.
The folk tasked with advancing our economy - those who hold our future security in their hands - haven't a clue what's required to create a healthy economy OR they've read too much 'Art of the Deal' shit. Maybe both.
He always struck me as someone who didn’t give a fig what the press had to say.
I’m equally disheartened & bemused.
This option should have been agreed to yesterday!
Nevertheless, still short of rejoining EFTA or EU for maximum UK benefits.
Relentless tedious fear of the rightwing media is shoving us constantly back into our Brexit dead end…
I mean really… ffs prioritise the country working properly and things actually, observably improving.
Then tell the Daily Mail it can howl itself into oblivion.
The UK won’t prosper until it has the backbone to stamp on the ignorance of Farage, Reform and all their thick followers. Call them out for what they are.
It can do practically anything it chooses to do, within reason.
Don’t waste the opportunity to do the right thing - there is nothing worthwhile to be gained by rolling over.
It’s time progressives grew some spine and shut down the Murdoch press, restricted funding to political parties, and brought in whatever laws needed so that Reform, and Farage in particular can never hold influence in the UK again
The RW media will howl anyway. But without the threat of Leveson, nothing will change…it will only get worse.
Starmer needs to man TF up.
I know I often bang on about it, however, our press is out of control - take yesterday for example.
But, i'm getting pretty frustrated at their reluctance to even discuss the EU.
Renationalising rail isn't the answer
Rejoining over my dead body
Watering down non dom taxes
Taxing farmers
Etc.
Etc
I assume there is some formal commitment.
This is what we are seeing play out.
I believe the obligations are all the UK's and the rights are all the US's.