Trump has hit the Falklands with 42% tariffs in an outrageous act of aggression. This cannot be allowed to stand. The Prime Minister should invite the Falklands Governor for an urgent meeting to discuss how to fight back and protect their jobs and businesses. - ThreadSky

eddavey.libdems.org.uk • 1 day ago

Trump has hit the Falklands with 42% tariffs in an outrageous act of aggression. This cannot be allowed to stand.

The Prime Minister should invite the Falklands Governor for an urgent meeting to discuss how to fight back and protect their jobs and businesses.

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taw66.bsky.social•1 day ago

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rbmdm.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do the Falklands export to USA or is it just another case of the sloppy way these Tariffs have been implemented?

nicolekidmansnose.bsky.social•1 day ago

Smuggle their goods into the USA through Argentina

decahedronx.bsky.social•1 day ago

Some context for the Falklands exports. Time to boost sales to Spain, Morocco and Germany.

gingerratbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

do you have a breakdown of what that 25 M of stuff is?

decahedronx.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't, however most of their exports seem to be fish and wool.

gingerratbag.bsky.social•1 day ago

thanks!

joolzmadcat.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think it's something to do with sheep?

catsbetterthanmen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nooooo! This is what he wants! It's extortion!

mamaarth.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump obviously doesn't have a clue about the Falklands.

smokeandwax.bsky.social•1 day ago

'fight back' you seem to have spelled 'lie down' wrongly. #doormatKeir

pastapete.bsky.social•1 day ago

Keir Starmer is the tight PM for today’s issues … but what does the Falklands export to America to warrant a high tariff rate - or any rate?

shep59r.bsky.social•1 day ago

That would assume that the formula being used to set the tariffs had any relation to reason

ahjayzis.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is an internal matter for the Argentinians.

futureed.bsky.social•24 minutes ago

Why? Did someone put up a sign that said the Malvinas or something?

bfyfe.bsky.social•1 day ago

How much trade do they actually do?

bfyfe.bsky.social•1 day ago

I found the answer in this. Very very big for the Falkland Islands but tiny for the USA.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ygx81gpg6o

alisonkmurray.bsky.social•1 day ago

No need. According to Google's AI, The most common destination for the exports of Falkland Islands are Spain ($248M), Morocco ($36.6M), United States ($27.4M), Namibia ($10M), and Germany ($6.16M).

Rejoining the EU is the single most beneficial thing. https://Brexitrage.com has written a whitepaper

firmlyaground.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Well said, but maybe that’s not Ed’s point. The Falklands has symbolic and sentimental significance to Brits who lived through that war. There’s more at stake than the numbers?

firmlyaground.bsky.social•9 hours ago

“Did one of Ronald Reagan’s staunchest allies send brave British lads into battle in the South Atlantic only for these British islands to be punished by a later Republican President?”

alisonkmurray.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Ed didn't say that, he argues about saving jobs. Joining the EU would do that.

I've read Falkland Islanders are fiercely independent. Which is why part of me wanted Far-rage to be appointed so he would be told to sod off.

andytaylor128.bsky.social•1 day ago

#BABA

prettyhatmachine.bsky.social•1 day ago

Starmer is too busy grovelling to Trump to do that.

siry4ever.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trumps Poodle

janeyk72.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wonder if his liking of Javier Milei is relevant.

elainewyatt.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do the Falklands have resources that the Trump administration need or want? Could this be a way of trying to take over by defunding and disempowering them?

place-images-david.bsky.social•1 day ago

The islands have an independent trade policy. By all means give them support they ask for, when they ask. In the meantime stop the imperial power act.

willsword.uk•21 hours ago

It’s not an imperial power act but a reminder of the support U.K. can provide

place-images-david.bsky.social•12 hours ago

No what he wants is the old imperial power leader to summon the colony leader to meet to discuss how to respond. For the avoidance of doubt, the islanders have self determination and should decide how to respond and if they want to talk to Starmer about it.

willsword.uk•11 hours ago

There is a choice it’s not mandatory it would be simply a invitation

place-images-david.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Like an invitation to the headmaster’s study. Do you think they’d feel they have the option to say no?

Officials from the islands and from HMG are liaising. If there is a joint decision to meet then that’s all fine. But not a summons.

willsword.uk•11 hours ago

There wasn’t the word summon used there’s of course a choice but just as Starmer is on the phone with different world leaders about similar matters the Falklands should be treated as such equal on these matters

welshborat.bsky.social•1 day ago

A little bit of an overreaction Ed.
Do you have the stats for Falkland Islands exports to the US before you go off on one.

shep59r.bsky.social•1 day ago

I believe he's being a little sarcastic

beethovenlv.bsky.social•1 day ago

Have they got higher tariffs because they have more penguins?

rlaidler.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is what convicted frauds do. They pick on the poor and give to the rich. It’s what the labour party are doing to the United Kingdom! It’s what you will do if you ever become Prime Minister (which you will not).
The Prime Minister should cancel the state visit to visit the king

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