Despite there being mounting evidence of Brexit being a monumental exercise only in self-harm… We continue down this ridiculous road because politicians are too scared to re-open the debate. - ThreadSky

marina-purkiss.bsky.social • 11 hours ago

Despite there being mounting evidence of Brexit being a monumental exercise only in self-harm…

We continue down this ridiculous road because politicians are too scared to re-open the debate.

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eagleneedle.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Starmer is too dumb, blind and gutless to see this. Meanwhile the UK media let Farage, Rees-Mogg, Tufton Street off the hook. To shoot yourself in the foot is just dumb and stupid. To shoot yourself in both feet is just sheer madness.

jagsman.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Brexit is literally killing us!

celiawithalfie.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Madness

robeagle.bsky.social•8 hours ago

It's worth noting this particular scenario effects mainly Children as well :/

sheilzz.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Scotland didn't even vote for Brexshit, dragged out by Westminster anyway! No wonder the #Scots want out.
#freescotland #rejoinEU #Scottishindependence

alistairblantyre.bsky.social•5 hours ago

🥴Westminster, eh🥴

realsirlansalot.bsky.social•10 hours ago

It really is so infuriating.

ismisealexjames.bsky.social•11 hours ago

One in two people in the UK will develop cancer at some point in their life. Some with fatal results.
For those lucky enough to avoid it, you will inevitably have a close family member or friend who will be in the aforementioned group.
If you voted for Brexit, ask yourself, was it worth this?

martandelus.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Agreed, but in part that is due to the issue being put up on the pedistal and becoming some mythical thing to protect, It's something politicians have played the public about for years. As long as that persists, the Mythical Magic Brexit will remain a hot potato, even if it really shouldn't be 🤷‍♂️

wanwizard.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Which is a clear indication politicians don't work for you, the people, they work for themselves.

siry4ever.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Exactly. Labour has no business being in government if theyr too scared of Farage.

#LabourOut
#RejoinEU

panuzis.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The electorate are not afraid to take it on!

2300.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It's not about being scared, no balls or any other cowardly metaphor people choose to come up with.
It won't be the overnight panacea many seem to expect it to be; it will lead to more expense, upheaval, division & negotiation with no guarantee of 27 countries' acceptance, & probably few past perks.

helenstyle.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Absolutely. It’s not like rejoining a gym. And I marched against Brexit.

2300.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Yes, I voted remain & still would, but bridges were burned & it will take time, money & diplomacy to even make plans to rebuild them 🤷

mdhoefsmit.bsky.social•2 hours ago

As an EU live in UK excluded from the vote (also British were excluded) this is exactly what brexity tantrums voted for. Personally I would demand: join Schengen, ditch £, ID cards, delete settled status data and information. Court cases against all the leave leadership.

wingletang.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Farage and Rees-Mogg must one day hang by their balls for the lies they have spewed .

andykbe.bsky.social•10 hours ago

If Brexit was reversed the tax avoiders would have to stop and the Freeport set up would have to stop too, which is why it's not happening, or even being talked about as the media owners are up to their necks in both.

motosunburn.bsky.social•6 hours ago

To be strictly accurate, politicians, far from being scared, understand there's a lot of bridge building that needs to be done before the EU trusts us again and we in turn can be sure the next Tory govt won't just take us straight out again.

msbluewednesday.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Same with Covid, which is not over.
Spring boosters now limited to 75+ & immuno suppressed, or will cost you circa £75 to buy if you’re just frail & 70, or have an inconvenient health problem.
Number of people with LongCovid/related conditions will rise, be unable to work & the economy will suffer.

brettuu.bsky.social•6 hours ago

You don't think it might also have something to do with the huge difficulties presented by both Tory and "Labour" governments support and implementation of SEZs/Charter Cities/Freeports?

sinurata.bsky.social•3 hours ago

There are freeports in the EU though

brettuu.bsky.social•2 hours ago

2/

https://bylines.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Gazette-Freeports.pdf

Also worth having a look through some of the relevant posts from @europeanpowell.bsky.social.

brettuu.bsky.social•2 hours ago

They do not receive the government subsidies that the likes of Teesside have received.

Such subsidies are illegal under EU rules.

Your comment raises the question of why UK needed to leave the EU if the objective was simply to set up Freeports.
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brooklynkid53bskys.bsky.social•7 hours ago

As a citizen of the US, I know that I don't understand politics in other countries

but if brexit is that bad then why are politicians scared of the debate ?

surely there are some ambitious young turks who would sieze this chance to make a name for themselves ?

grrgoyle.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Are they scared or are they captured by the 'business interests' of the incredibly wealthy?

I suppose it could be both.

emmadragon.bsky.social•37 minutes ago

They’re switching neuro condition treatment on people with devastating effects to
bio-similars (Tyruko instead of Tysabri) 🤦🏾‍♀️

timlow3.bsky.social•10 hours ago

The first duty of all governments, is to the safety of their citizens.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
What are you doing?

irishdreamer.bsky.social•10 hours ago

They’re aligning with the EU. they’re removing barriers via endless talks.

They’re engaged in diplomacy to fix the mess the Tories caused.

All the things that HAVE to happen before we rejoin.

It’s going to take time. You can’t “just join”

And it’s not the UK’s decision to make anyway.

tuppety.bsky.social•10 hours ago

True.

anyonebutmoyes.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Has anyone located Starmer's balls yet? Or maybe a trip to Specsavers is required..."see, there's an elephant in the room!"

michele67.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I saw the interview Femi did where even the IEA denied being pro brexit. How long before nobody admits to wanting it.

paulonbass.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And some of those who were most influential in damaging our economy are rewarded...

donnarejoin.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It's obscene.

jasonhook.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Looking at those faces I see a powerful argument for making radical reform of the HoL. I dislike the idea of more elections but I dislike appointing grifters more.

colinbags.bsky.social•9 hours ago

When we Starmer see the light? Too busy kissing his friend Trumps arse. Does the White house have CCTV ?

whysocialmedia.bsky.social•11 hours ago

They are so timid aren't they? Where does this timidity come from?

wiggington.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Good Lord, is there any balance in views on BlueSky whatsoever? Any criticism whatsoever about Labour and the most disastrous start to a UK government in living memory, for example?

wingletang.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I have been critical of both Labour and the useless Starmer quite often . Only yesterday i said Labour should dump jis if they want to win the next election.
I see other criticism too

wiggington.bsky.social•7 hours ago

As an aside, it’s funny how many good things Labour had to say about the Supreme Court regarding Brexit but less so on their ruling over trans women not legally being women 🧐

fastcarspete.bsky.social•8 hours ago

There are loads of discussions on here

Brexit being an undeniable disaster is one that has been going on for years, but Labour don't join those conversations as they support Brexit.

wiggington.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Fair enough, Pete

csav55.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Tbh it's progress that this story has made it into the media and the blame is being laid firmly at Brexit's door. During the campaign any suggestion this could happen was dismissed as Project Fear.

maestroc.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Indeed. Can we stop the principal peddler of "Project Fear" IE Michael Gove, being given his seat in the HoL? That's really stuck in the craw.

msbluewednesday.bsky.social•7 hours ago

#VoteLeaveLied
-Turkey has not joined the EU
-Immigration has gone up after ‘taking control of our borders’
-Cost of living has increased due to Brexit
-We’re not prospering as an independent nation
-we have drugs & meds shortages
-Windsor Ag costs millions.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-anniversary-leave-starmer-reform-boris-johnson-b2689370.html

csav55.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Me too, so many of them have been rewarded when they should have been sidelined and ignored.

csav55.bsky.social•11 hours ago

We all know it's been a disaster as predicted but there is no quick or easy way to put it right. Joining the EU is a long complicated process even for an ex member state, there is no alumni status. The debate has never ended and never will because such an act of stupidity will never go away.

womaninterrupted.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Totally agree! We're all frustrated. The truth was clear 10yrs ago& is mocking us now but I wish we cld all finally accept that we can't simply demand to rejoin. We're a 3rd country now. The process wld be long,the deal far less advantageous than we had& above all, it's STILL a political grenade!

csav55.bsky.social•4 hours ago

It took me a while but I eventually got there, it's akin to getting over a loss, there are many stages to go through. Acceptance doesn't mean I've given up, but we have to be realistic about the tineacale.

womaninterrupted.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Yes, I feel the same.

zoziepozie.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Brexit-Mum’s still fully behind the perpetual farce of Brexit 🤦🏻‍♀️ She can’t really explain what’s so good abt it, other than regurgitate the tripe Fagash-Farage spouts. We can’t talk abt it without getting into a fight. She says she prefers her own facts abt immigration etc These ppl walk amongst us🤷🏻‍♀️

grumpycook.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Yes I am off work as a drug I need is in short supply. It’s only diabetes so it’s not serious 🤷‍♂️

donnarejoin.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And giving Farage a free pass on all of it. So bloody frustrating!

mrs-topcat.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Also because Starmer and Reeves have sociopathic tendencies.

leceawford.bsky.social•8 hours ago

They actually don’t want us to have a good life.

discofornow.bsky.social•10 minutes ago

We have no leaders. They have no real beliefs except they want to be the ones in charge. They manage, not lead and they only manage through pollsters and donors.

sponky.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Yet another benefit worth voting for, at least we got our Sovereignty (of course if there is something we do not like and wish to protest about we cannot as it is against the law we now control). Another win for the ever proud to be British crowd.

trickcyclist.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Fascist Farage wants to make money from our ill health. Many people including me, will die under his privatisation of the NHS, if his company win an election. People are so dumb they can’t see he is only in politics for the money. He is the very worst kind of conman.

monrouge.bsky.social•10 hours ago

He's a Poundland Trump.

hubertlaneite.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Pretty sure this monumental problem with cost and availability of medicines will prompt swift rejoining… it better do.

dpp7541.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Madam. Even if an application to join the EU is received in Brussels from London. It will be up to the EU27 on whether or not to read that application.
Each Country has an equal VETO. What EU Country has not been Disparaged by England since 24th June 2016.
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djt1million.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Never heard of the parable of the prodigal son? A chastened UK would be more than welcome in the EU, especially considering that Brexit has not enjoyed majority support since the one day referendum result, an outlier if ever there was one.

dpp7541.bsky.social•6 hours ago

At this moment in time. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Don't "Meet" the Copenhagen Criteria. When Britain joined the EEC 1973 without meeting the Full Criteria then.
The Sick Man of Europe was allowed join.
Things are Different today.
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djt1million.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I guess you have a direct line to both the European Parliament & each individual nations Parliaments, I bow to your superior knowledge.

dpp7541.bsky.social•6 hours ago

July 1961, the then Conservative government made a tentative application to join the EEC. The Sick Man of Europe joined on 1st January 1973. Less than 2 years later the 1st Brexit Referendum. Labour. 1st February 2020. The Brexit.
Less than 4 years later. The Sick Man of Europe returned.
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djt1million.bsky.social•6 hours ago

And?

If the UK apples for single market membership or full membership then we will find out. Right now it's speculation & hope on the side of those that wish to rejoin, fear & hurdles thrown in by brexit supporters.

nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social•11 hours ago

A criminal assault, not 'self-harm', for millions of us who opposed it all along, voted & marched agst it.
Calling it 'self-harm' is offensive victim-blaming for me.

agr25.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I used to think that reality would get the better of destructive politics. Not so sure any more.

itsjohnmartin.bsky.social•10 hours ago

If you voted Labour you voted for this. The consequences of Brexit were clear. Everything that Remainers said about Brexiters can be said about Labour voters now.

mdhoefsmit.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Brexit was won because see below. EU and British excluded to vote but Commonwealth included.

https://italicsmag.com/2022/01/07/the-ballot-box-brexit-and-limited-voting-rights-for-eu-residents-in-the-uk/

cdog62.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Starmer et al. are right to be scared - despite Fartage's lies about Brexit he continues to hold a large section of the electorate in his thrall. He only does this with the help of the mainstream media (and of course his clever use of social media).
Media Reform is needed now more than ever...

brettuu.bsky.social•6 hours ago

"clever"?

The "flood the zone with shit" strategy is hardly clever.

The Nazis tried that one with their "Big Lie" strategy.

sandypuke.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Arguably, now, for a significant proportion of the electorate, Social Media IS the Mainstream Media.
It’s my belief in any event that Farage and the Right Wing generally garner much support via SM. Probably far more so than from legacy outlets.

fastcarspete.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Starmer could, if he wanted, make valid points about the disaster that is Brexit every hour on the hour until the end of time.

He won't, because Starmer Labour is as Brexity as Reform.

jennyjones.bsky.social•8 hours ago

#Only37percentvoted4BrexitDisaster
2016ref was undemocratic
corrupted&flawed

#Over18millionWerentAllowed2Vote!

UKmust stop pretending
theUK voted4 #ToryBrexitCrime

Hlpd by RWmedia
inc @bbcnews
#RWthinktankers& #RefUKltd
Tories IMPOSED it
2serve their donors

Unforgivable
They belong in jail

jennyjones.bsky.social•8 hours ago

cdog62.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Wholeheartedly agree!!!

davidgeorgeg.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I've been writing to Downing Street and my MP to say that given the lack of promised success/ total failures and the changing geopolitical landscape that now might be an excellent time to reopen the referendum and forge much closer ties with the EU and our other allies around the globe

stdomingo1878.bsky.social•8 hours ago

They don't have the bottle Maybe because the right wing media will go into overdrive and brainwash half of the population again. I can't actually think of another valid reason why they want.

peterj.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I wish the British people would stay away from these self harm ridiculously crazy mistakes and get this country back on its feet again.

gb4g.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I get what you’re saying but how would the general public feel about another referendum its one thing people wanting a closer relationship to rejoin will be a full referendum as much as I want to be back in the EU it needs clarity on how people feel for a referendum

franktexas.bsky.social•10 hours ago

The tax-evading oligarchs (who own and run the media) don't want it, so it won't happen.

wokeandbake.bsky.social•9 hours ago

It's time to speak truth to power! 🗳️ Don’t miss April 29, 2025— push back against corruption and let the people be heard. Show up for marches and civic action in every major city. Change starts with us!

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@antimagaclub.bsky.social

kasparknusper.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Hi,
You would reach more people, when you add a good description into the Alt-text field.

That is pretty easy, especially, when your image just contain text.

This way, you support visually impaired people and everyone else, who rely on a good filled Alt-text.

#accessibility

warne567.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Think they’re scared of Farage and how he’d weaponise any debate rather than have a serious conversation.

We’ve seen in the US that the loudest voice with a slogan doesn’t need to tell the truth. Most of the general public here don’t have the critical thinking ability to dismiss any lies.

georgeawatt.bsky.social•11 hours ago

If labour called a referendum now we would be back in the EU and the Tories and Reform would be seen for what they really are, the pound shop MAGA parties of the UK.

brettuu.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Not as simple as that.

See the preceding and other posts by @europeanpowell.bsky.social

irishdreamer.bsky.social•10 hours ago

And there it is. The assumption that the EU “m can’t wait for us to come back”.

The EU will say “absolutely not” until it’s certain this issue is dead, and it’s not.

And when the “rejoin by lunch or else!” idiots put the far right into power out of spite they’ll see just how alive Brexit is.

georgeawatt.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Normally i would agree with you, but with the Fascist States of America, aligning with Putin, we and that includes all of Europe need to wake up and see what the world looks like now as the old western alliance is dead under the mango Mussolini, so we need to consider everything if they will have us

gwh1969.bsky.social•11 hours ago

EU catergorically would not allow the uk bsck in unless the politics of the uk were so that eu membership was not a political football , in other words there sick up to the eyeballs of the uk

fastcarspete.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Please cite your sources.

wizzyizz.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Assuming the EU would have us back. Also, we would not have the same privileges as before (eg vetos), and we may have to adopt the euro. I’m fine with this, but many others wouldn’t be. Sadly I think we can’t go back to what we had previously. 😢

lestroischenes.bsky.social•10 hours ago

disqualified.bsky.social•5 hours ago

At least now we can drink pints of wine in witheredspoons with man of the people, Nigel the quisling qunt.

visage66.bsky.social•10 hours ago

While we have a media dominated by right wing actors then any movement on the patently ludicrous Brexit decision will be portrayed as a betrayal. They'll never ask Where are the sunlit uplands? Where are all the cards we hold?

thinkitthrough.bsky.social•22 minutes ago

Starmer and Reeve in particular.

flomills.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Tragic

djt1million.bsky.social•6 hours ago

All joking aside, I think they are scared. Brexit was promoted in spite of early indications that it was an unpopular failure, £Billions have been wasted, lives & livelihoods messed up, jobs gone, families broken up & now they fear what happens when they say 'soz', it was a mistake.

cillacat.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Brexit was built on lies. So why is Starmer ignoring the will of the people and not look at rejoining. I can not imagine many people in the UK agreeing with Trump so why do we pursue madness.

johnsteel.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Starmer's "remain & rejoin" BS was a triangulation intended to undermine the then leader of the Labour party. He is, in fact, just as keen on the post Brexit opportunities to privatise the UK state as Sunak & Co. were. This is why he's implementing their policies. https://bsky.app/profile/europeanpowell.bsky.social/post/3lbjiys4e7s27

dervelo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Stuff those selfish racists, pensioners, and tax dodgers who voted for this self-harm. #Brexit

willjames95.bsky.social•2 hours ago

"Nothing to see here" Cowards!

malcolmkdj.bsky.social•11 hours ago

People do not like to admit they were wrong and will avoid or deny evidence that shows it - you cannot force people to be educated

hornist24.bsky.social•9 hours ago

You do a great job, Marina, yet the RW wing press/MSM, esp BBC, won't allow any positive discussion re the EU. Instead, they give Farage free publicity and hours of airtime. He isn't a threat to the tax dodging billionaire press barons, and he has many mates on the BBC board, and at SKY and ITV.

wendynowak.bsky.social•11 hours ago

We can't go on like this. We've been thrown onto the SCRAPHEAP!!! More resistance needed! END BREXIT NOW!!! #DeathByBrexit #TakeBackOurHealthcare #ScrapHeapPatient

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