What were your takeaways from yesterday’s debate on rejoining EU? My starter: -LibDems are main party to realise scale of existential threats facing UK -absence of urgency/substance on EU reset from Labour govt -Brexiter arguments against rejoining stuck in 2016; denial of lived experience in 2025 - ThreadSky

richardbarfield.bsky.social • 6 days ago

What were your takeaways from yesterday’s debate on rejoining EU?
My starter:
-LibDems are main party to realise scale of existential threats facing UK
-absence of urgency/substance on EU reset from Labour govt
-Brexiter arguments against rejoining stuck in 2016; denial of lived experience in 2025

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etterstekker.bsky.social•6 days ago

Well I occasionally listen to James O'Brian's podcasts about Brexit over the past few years and it seems to me the Brexit was a mistake in any conceivable metric. No debate required to come to the conclusion UK needs to rejoin as soon as possible.

richardbarfield.bsky.social•6 days ago

I agree but it also needs to be politically robust and handled with political skill.

etterstekker.bsky.social•6 days ago

If by "politically robust" and "political skill" you mean spokesmen to explain all the benefits in a just and concise way to sway UK citizens away from fearmongering populists like Nigel Farage, you are very correct. Unfortunately, dealing with that vulnerable demography is a disaster everywhere.

r8sdy.bsky.social•6 days ago

There is no rejoin, it’s apply and that’s a discussion nobody wants as there is no appetite for a referendum on removing the £ for the € (despite it being a bloody good idea)

richardbarfield.bsky.social•6 days ago

If we join the EU, we rejoin. The MPs' debate and public opinion polls show that there will be appetite for a referendum but not yet. Committing to join the € will be necessary but the UK’s decision on when to join can be deferred (as for example by Sweden, which joined EU in 1994).

atnb.bsky.social•5 days ago

U may want to look into our group.

r8sdy.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s all well and good applying to join but would the EU want a new member that potentially would leave in the next parliament?

davefire49.bsky.social•6 days ago

Just a bland statement if some facts with no action.

elainecolliar.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s still my parties preferred policy - and the prevarication (ok cowardice) of the other constituents in the English Government makes independence for my country ever more likely. Perhaps when we do it - England could follow?

richardbarfield.bsky.social•6 days ago

@petewishart.bsky.social was great in the debate.

elainecolliar.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s an issue that he feels very strongly about. We didn’t vote for Brexit and were ripped from the EU against the democratically expressed will of the peoples of Scotland. And it’s been a worse disaster than anyone could have predicted x

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