Say it takes 10 years to rejoin the EU... If we start today, we'll be back in 10 years. But if we wait a decade, it will take 20 years. Except that it won't, because we will have had 10 more years of diverging. So it might take a quarter of a century. Start today please. We owe it to the future. - ThreadSky

edwinhayward.com • 2 days ago

Say it takes 10 years to rejoin the EU...

If we start today, we'll be back in 10 years.

But if we wait a decade, it will take 20 years. Except that it won't, because we will have had 10 more years of diverging.

So it might take a quarter of a century.

Start today please. We owe it to the future.

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siry4ever.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think rejoining can be done quickly but we need a government that wants to.

ukejay.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agreed and we also need the credibility that makes it seem in good faith. Reform may be imploding at the moment but they will be back and when they are polling at 30% we can’t say we have moved on from our stupidity.

siry4ever.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think both Reform and the lib dems will squeeze the Tory vote even more in the next election. But I also think labour will lose a lot of votes to Reform and the Greens.

draditrapani.bsky.social•1 day ago

The shortest time was less than 3 years for countries who were ready. Finland 🇫🇮 did it!

denistheman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Canada may beat us... https://www.westernstandard.news/news/revealed-half-of-canadians-favour-joining-eu-carney-says-canada-is-the-most-european-of-non-european-countries/63137

benhastings.bsky.social•1 day ago

I wonder if Starmer has any idea of how many votes from disenchanted Remainers/Rejoiners he would gain 4 years from now if he started this now?

sancardo.bsky.social•1 day ago

First step would be to rejoin SM and CU. That would cut business red tape and allow trade to flow once more. It would also provide is with the opportunity to prove we can be trusted again.