If Eurovusion can be expanded to include Australia and the Zionist entity, then surely the EU rules can be rewritten to include non-geographic members.
This is exactly what Starmer should be saying. Sadly, he chooses to sit on the fence tethered to his Brexit ball and chain praying that that orange felon won’t be too mean to us.
Considering the BS that our current president is laying out to Canada and the EU… I’m wondering why Canada isn’t petitioning to join the EU.
Yes, Canada can certainly take care of itself. But considering the threatening behavior of the US president… Why go it alone?
There has been some talk about moving to join. Trump has stated that he won't "allow" it. Carney is having those discussions which most Canadians support.
I can imagine that the majority of 🇬🇧 citizens vote for rejoining the 🇪🇺 tomorrow - if they had the chance.
The real ❔ is if the 🇪🇺 want the 🇬🇧 back. Sure, they say "yes" in public but they know that the 🇬🇧 is economically weakened. Plus the 🇬🇧 would have to wait in line now which may take many years.
The UK will have to align with all EU policy for the foreseeable future and we may never rejoin fully.
Perhaps a EU satellite states option with the inclusion of Canada and the UK as members.
Don't bet on it mate, the reformers are going to win or hold a lot of power after the next General Election. Remember this place is as much an echo chamber as X is. The liberal intelligence has not yet learnt anything.
That's from most of the legacy media in western democracies being bought up by conservative billionaires & billion dollar corporations. Controlling media is part of the right's plan.
Canada should strengthen. But, if they do not learn from our (US) mistakes, it will only be a matter of time before they have these horrors to reconcile with.
I'm so ashamed on my own country (UK) Whilst the EU and countries like Canada are doing something about the US being the global bully, we're just sitting on the fence waiting to see which way the wind blows. The UK was once a leader, since brexit we're just a failure.
To be fair, any UK government now is in a dreadful situation. More so than Canada I think whose at very real threat from their neighbour & therefore must be seen to respond.
Mark Carney. Said before the Referendum. That Britain would lose the Political influence it had in the EU and as a Consequences the World.
And the £ would devalue against the €$¥₩.
All came through.
That's why the Labour government are sitting on the fence.
Caught between a rock and a hard place
We cannot trust the Americans going forward at all, and that includes the fascist in the Whitehouse in particular.
Agreements are not worth the paper that they are written on, so we need to build alternative relationships with trustworthy allies.
Carney is wrong here.
Remember when we used to live in a country that got along with our allies, that welcomed immigrants & tourists, that supported freedom of speech & the fight against censorship, that believed in science & innovation, that recognized our histories, perfect & imperfect, that saved our precious parks?
Do you really think you can get EU citizens to go along with it while their social security is at the expense of that supposed safety, without any effort to peace negotiations? And we haven't even talked about climate change!
You can only know that Putin does not want peace, after months of hard peace talks at the negotiating table, Europe has not made any effort to date after 3 years of death and destruction.
The only losers are the boys at the front who are forced to give their lives
Putin is a genocidal monster. How do you negotiate with that, and to what end? You can only stop a person like that with force. Did negotiations deter Hitler? No. Same with Putin.
Putin is not the first war criminal to be negotiated with, there have been negotiations with the greatest war criminal of the 20th century, Netanayhu, for 18 months.
And what the fuck should Ukraine or anyone else "negotiate" about with him? They illegally attacked Ukraine in order to subjugate the whole country to imperialist rule and destroy its culture and people. What. Is. There. To . Negotiate?
He comes across as the only sane learner at the moment. Working with the EU and UK as separate entities is just ridiculous, and I hope he says something
I think Mr Trump will discover soon he’s not making America great again but promoting Canada to the world as an alternative for investment and trade . True big furry things in the woods in Canada will eat you but you can’t have everything .
But Starmer seems to have demonstrated very clearly that he lacks: a) morals; b) the ability to think critically, and c) courage. So it might be a waste of his time.
Starmer tying himself (& the UK) to the US means that he'll sink with us - but hopefully without the rest of the UK.
She's still the President of the European Commission. To natter on about what you think the EC is, is itself irrelevant. Carney still refers to her title correctly.
Yeah yeah yeah We don't have a president. no matter what you think. What Carney said suggests that we have a president. It's just to make it look like more important. Good for people like stupid american president who thinks Europe is a country.
And NO, I'm sure Mark Carney, who was the governor of the Bank of England, understands the makeup of Europe. You suggesting otherwise displays your own personal need to spread disinformation.
Not a good look, bub ...or bot
No, you mope. He says he spoke with President Vonder Leyen. And despite what you claim, she is the President of the European Commission, which is the executive branch of the European Union. It proposes legislation, implements decisions, and upholds EU treaties.
So, you're arguing irrelevancies.
It’s good that he is forging a close relationship with the EU. It’s is also good that he is calling out Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
It is a shame that the UK prime minister isn’t doing likewise on both issues. The EU reset is anything but & any criticism of Netanyahu (& Trump) is lukewarm at best
Canadian Crude oil at the price that trumpieland is buying at $15:00 a barrel. Could be sold to Europe at that cost. Instead of the OPEC Crude oil that Europe is buying at $70:00 a Barrel
Then trumpieland could buy from OPEC.
$10 to $15:00 an American Gallon at the pumps.
🇮🇪🇪🇺
Where there is a will
there is a way.
European oil Refineries
companies aren't reliant on American or Canadian Crude.
Adapt or Sink.
Europe won't be sinking.
A start. Paris Agreement countries could stop playing Trump’s tariffs game and set the rules.
Tariffs could be used to raise the contributions due by the US under the Paris Agreement Trump has reneged on, while neutralising the free-rider benefit of avoiding the responsibility to cut emissions.
We are seeing, thru Trump's ugly American cosplay, how monetary & military bluster only goes so far. Even less so, when your objectionable behavior alienates every other democracy on the planet.
Carney warned the UK that Brexit would ruin our economy & anyone with half a brain knows it makes sense to have economic ties with the EU. It's about time our government stopped being scared of upsetting the Brexiteers & started that conversation about rejoining. The vote was a sham anyways.
no no. . . they're the British brain-dead Trump clones -> me, me, me. . . and they haven't noticed that isolation and hostility to decent values leaves them rotting in the gutter of history. . .
The press should be ashamed. 'Fagash Führer' (love it!) is a traitor and the press still churn out his bollocks. He was in Stanley not far from me last week spewing the same bile. Stanley has never recovered since the mines closed. Only immigrants in Stanley are either treating you or feeding you.
And the half dozen left are unable to list any benefits. Russia interfered and Farage was heavily involved. He should be in the Tower Of London rather than Westminster.
Brexit happened with only 4% of a majority. If there was another referendum I’m sure the vote in UK there would be a huge swing for the EU. Scotland voted 62% to stay in EU, but who cares what Scotland wants.
More than enough. Cambridge Analytica, Social media campaigns. The point is they put Trump there the 1st time, took us out of Europe and now they've put their asset back in power.
I care. Newcastle isn't far from Scotland. We get shat on by Westminster all the time too. They closed our mines and shipyards and investment in the north of minimal. Newcastle voted remain too. As soon as Russian interference was identified, Brexit should have been cancelled.
I care too. Bit further down than Newcastle, but here in West Yorkshire we're tired of being shat on by Westminster too. It's time the Scottish border moved a bit further south, then there'd be more of us to vote for independence.
Trump weaponized trade exchanges against Canada, while threatening Canada's sovereignty. Canada's PM is a Harvard & Oxford educated economist who has been the Governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England. Trump started a war he cannot win. We are his collateral damage while he cashes in.
I find his rhetoric very inspiring & there aren’t many politicians you can say that about atm….Trump? Ha!-Ha! But it will be interesting to see if he delivers.
A man with long experience of financial markets showing he well knows how to indicate, prepare and warn, giving all the right signals in the political sphere too.
Carney is one of the only leaders on the plant who can inspire a nation right now. It is absolutely critical that he wins the Canadian election, if he loses then Canada and the rest of the democratic world loses.
Distance does matter in trade which is what made the Brexit argument bonkers in the first place, but I can see the relationship growing a lot closer…with time perhaps akin to Norway or Switzerland (with *some sort* of VISA free travel including for workers).
I appreciate there’s cultural differences (Nordics had to band together due to the extremes of winter, so working collectively is more instinctive for them), but there’s no reason why we can’t have similar here. There’s a lot more appetite from the under 60s for starters!
@mark-carney.bsky.social will end up being the NEW leader of the NEW free world which excludes the United States. I'm sure that President Joe Biden is smiling now. I think he's great.
However these talks go and whatever the outcome I hope Mr Carney, like Ms van der L and other European leaders, see Scotland in a different light to UK.
The light they promised to keep on for us.
Scotland has stood firmly by EU while rUK has swithered and shown little loyalty.
Gibraltar and NI are being treated differently. Scotland is the only country not to have had their Remain vote taken into account. Nothing is impossible. Gibraltar is being allowed to partake in negotiating its own deal supported by UK Gov. The UK Gov is just being a feckin ass towards Scotland
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Yes, Canada can certainly take care of itself. But considering the threatening behavior of the US president… Why go it alone?
Canada are a founding member of NATO. Are a respected, stable and loyal ally to the nations we share our democratic values with.
We aren't suddenly EU friends, we always have been. Joining is just paperwork.
Economic union between Canada, EU, UK and hopefully Australia and New Zealand.
Only drawback, Little Englanders will have something more to complain about.
The real ❔ is if the 🇪🇺 want the 🇬🇧 back. Sure, they say "yes" in public but they know that the 🇬🇧 is economically weakened. Plus the 🇬🇧 would have to wait in line now which may take many years.
Perhaps a EU satellite states option with the inclusion of Canada and the UK as members.
🇨🇦🇬🇧
#RejoinEU
Well done Canada.
If Australia can enter Eurovision..!
Europe and Canada stand together
#ElbowsUp
On the 28th, we will introduce the solution.
Fight - Protect - Build
#CanadaStrong 🇨🇦
They don’t keep their promises
Britain still heading to Washington with a begging bowl.
And the £ would devalue against the €$¥₩.
All came through.
That's why the Labour government are sitting on the fence.
Caught between a rock and a hard place
He's nobody's fool except, maybe Rachel Reeves.
Agreements are not worth the paper that they are written on, so we need to build alternative relationships with trustworthy allies.
Carney is wrong here.
Choose Blue, dump Orange!
The only losers are the boys at the front who are forced to give their lives
We really need some of this action.
Mark Carney knew exactly how damaging Brexit would be to us.
#RejoinEU
You have nearly two hundred thousand followers.
Just copy the text into the relevant field.
It's maybe a ten second job.
But Starmer seems to have demonstrated very clearly that he lacks: a) morals; b) the ability to think critically, and c) courage. So it might be a waste of his time.
Starmer tying himself (& the UK) to the US means that he'll sink with us - but hopefully without the rest of the UK.
Not a good look, bub ...or bot
So, you're arguing irrelevancies.
1) A hairy TARZAN step forward - OUPS🫢
2) The echo from the abyss: 🎶🌎💪
It is a shame that the UK prime minister isn’t doing likewise on both issues. The EU reset is anything but & any criticism of Netanyahu (& Trump) is lukewarm at best
Then trumpieland could buy from OPEC.
$10 to $15:00 an American Gallon at the pumps.
🇮🇪🇪🇺
Can EU refineries adapt to the heavier Canadian crude without major refit?
A Canadian LNG terminal on the Atlantic coast would be good news for the EU and UK.
there is a way.
European oil Refineries
companies aren't reliant on American or Canadian Crude.
Adapt or Sink.
Europe won't be sinking.
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He means " In this time of Trumps American instability".
Tariffs could be used to raise the contributions due by the US under the Paris Agreement Trump has reneged on, while neutralising the free-rider benefit of avoiding the responsibility to cut emissions.
2nd thing is to begin talks with the EU about rejoining.
So let's look nearer to now
How did the SNP or nationalist parties do in last years de facto referendum Sturgeon and Humza both wanted?
Eek!!
About 65-35% against independence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/regions/S92000003
When the Scots voted in the SNP at the last Holyrood elections I'm sure they expected more from them don't you agree?
Certainly not the ineptitude and corruption they got
Same with the agreement with the awful Scottish Greens ...what a shit show that was
Imagine how many seats in Westminster or Holyrood you would get if you got 55% of the vote
And UK needs to #RejoinEFTA/EU asap!
U.K. adrift in the North Atlantic without friends.
... oh wait
There's a choice to be made RIGHT NOW:
1. A better world
2. A worse world
In a G Zero world new alliances have to be formed.
Remember the last vote in the US? Don't be like the US m
It’s right here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-international-leaders-6-april-2025--2
It’ll be hilarious watching Trump change tack & try & win Canada back 😉🤣
Trump is Trump. He’s as likely to invade Canada then back down, who knows what goes through orange man’s head
I’m often tempted to move to a Nordic state. Things just seem better there, Valhalla and all that 🤣
There is no electric car built in Canada.
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The light they promised to keep on for us.
Scotland has stood firmly by EU while rUK has swithered and shown little loyalty.