Now here's the fucking growth Starmer is looking for, but for some reason we can't have that - ThreadSky

andraswf.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Now here's the fucking growth Starmer is looking for, but for some reason we can't have that

"'Spain needs to choose between being an open and prosperous country or a closed-off, poor country,'" [Sanchez] told parliament in October. "'It’s as simple as that.'"

Not just Spain.

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nibus.bsky.social•5 days ago

no we are ideologically opposed to growth, it's just not who we are

andraswf.bsky.social•5 days ago

Okay that's fair

stigmergy.bsky.social•5 days ago

Look and learn

andraswf.bsky.social•5 days ago

Literally every single country that bet heavily on racism and xenophobia is struggling economically, now why is that

janeruffino.bsky.social•5 days ago

*cries with recognition (in Sweden)*

ervinsperla.bsky.social•5 days ago

"Real xenophobia hasn't been tried yet"

andraswf.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh sure I could just argue that we're human beings but that apparently doesn't scan with the British electorate and parliamentary parties

So I'm making the economic argument instead

andraswf.bsky.social•5 days ago

You can't pretend to be technocratic and laser-focused on the economy and not see this

terryleopard.bsky.social•5 days ago

Once you start going down the immigration is bad path how can he reverse it without looking incompetent or a liar is the problem there I guess.

Seems unlikely that he's going to hold his hands up and say, all that stuff I've been saying for the last X years was complete bullshit.

andraswf.bsky.social•5 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/andraswf.bsky.social/post/3lhxnb277u224

billn.bsky.social•5 days ago

Laser focused on calibrating his policy to be not quite as far to the right as Reform. Of course that will only establish a new baseline for Reform to drive further to the right.
How far will Starmer be prepared to follow?

finjareloaded.bsky.social•5 days ago

tbf, Spain's growth is driven by tourism, and with all due respect to Cornwall and the beautiful Yorkshire Dales (etc), you're unlikely to get up to those numbers.

(sorry, I know this wasn't the point you're making.)

andraswf.bsky.social•5 days ago

Maybe if we put some money into this tourism thing...

saintthejase.bsky.social•5 days ago

Wholesale imported I tell thee!

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