My biggest gripe with the reset is the paranoia around youth mobility. Until a few years ago young British people were able to freely live and study across the continent. It was all stolen from them and now Labour needs to be dragged kicking and screaming to even allow a very restricted scheme. - ThreadSky

timobetcke.me • 9 days ago

My biggest gripe with the reset is the paranoia around youth mobility. Until a few years ago young British people were able to freely live and study across the continent. It was all stolen from them and now Labour needs to be dragged kicking and screaming to even allow a very restricted scheme.

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kuyvonbraun.bsky.social•9 days ago

That’s because the focus groups told them it’s not popular with Reform voters

The only demographic that matters…apparently

kezzaclogs.bsky.social•9 days ago

Really ? Do think they would be doing this at all if the only factor was what Reform voters think. Reform will paint this as a betrayal & their voters will swallow & regurgitate that lie.

nickequipechasee.bsky.social•9 days ago

He’s trying to play both sides, negotiating a ‘reset’, whilst repeating that we will ‘never rejoin anything, ever’, ad nauseum.

And it is so far convincing neither side.

kuyvonbraun.bsky.social•9 days ago

Quite.

The hostile environment for immigrants remains in place.

kezzaclogs.bsky.social•9 days ago

I’m uncomfortable with that,i was an economic migrant to the EU when there was nothing here 4 me. Governing is hard,Lab are learning on the job & making mistakes, i assumed they would make blunders.I hope they soon get to a place where they see off Reform & i see an EU reset as a start.

timobetcke.me•9 days ago

Initial mistakes yes. But Labour have been in power for a year now and their refusal on youth mobility dates back to before the election.

kezzaclogs.bsky.social•9 days ago

Could you please explain how an immediate rejoin is possible given the current state of play in UK politics. Unfortunately we have to play a long game,i don’t like it but i can’t see a better option.

nickequipechasee.bsky.social•9 days ago

I'm not after an immediate rejoin, - I just want this lot to stop saying that we never will ?

Because if we are ever to Rejoin, the process of doing so naturally starts by people stopping saying that they don't want to.

kezzaclogs.bsky.social•9 days ago

Isn’t today a start of persuading the Public that rejoining can be positive ?

timobetcke.me•9 days ago

There is the reality of no rejoin. But Labour goes further and tries to suppress any discussion about the future relationship with the EU. They pretend as if 40 years of successful membership never happened.

kuyvonbraun.bsky.social•9 days ago

Those deep red lines are to keep Reform loonies onside

Doesn’t work mind, they hate Labour

lizzieab.bsky.social•9 days ago

True they hate Labour. In the recent local elections their face book groups were all about voting Reform to kick Labour out. Our county council was almost entirely conservative and had been for years. Nothing they blamed on Labour was due to Labour. They're just the designated enemy.

stevewelling.bsky.social•9 days ago

I mean...there was this referendum....

timobetcke.me•9 days ago

The referendum was 10 years ago. It was solely advisory and based on the advise the government left the EU. There is no obligation with respect to the referendum whatsoever.

dorbs61.bsky.social•9 days ago

We already have a scheme- I just don’t know if current negotiations will add EU nations to that list or they would have an easier, cheaper route.

https://www.gov.uk/youth-mobility

lord-melbury.bsky.social•9 days ago

On your 18th birthday you're eligible for a 3 week lifeguarding contract in Luxembourg during November

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