'Five years on, Brexit continues to haunt us. It’s posing real economic problems. The government doesn’t like the equilibrium we’ve reached but is unwilling to do much about it. Meanwhile, the EU feels little pressure to change the status quo.'www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - ThreadSky

anandmenon.bsky.social • 31 days ago

'Five years on, Brexit continues to haunt us. It’s posing real economic problems. The government doesn’t like the equilibrium we’ve reached but is unwilling to do much about it. Meanwhile, the EU feels little pressure to change the status quo.'https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/26/the-uk-is-haunted-by-johnsons-botched-brexit-deal-and-labours-plans-for-change-dont-go-far-enough

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nialloconghaile.bsky.social•31 days ago

Well done, good article

https://bsky.app/profile/nialloconghaile.bsky.social/post/3lgnapeulsc2x

anandmenon.bsky.social•31 days ago

Thank you!

jimob1.bsky.social•31 days ago

Its a complex system with power laws not an equilibrium system, we have just leant further into death spiral.

callicramed.bsky.social•31 days ago

Whatever happened to « Glorious Brexit » and « we’re going global! »?

brexitrage.bsky.social•31 days ago

OUT NOW : Rejoin EU: Reboot Britain

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DSHBXLL1/

For physical placement in cafes, libraries, pubs, book clubs, and other physical locations, etc. Also, for mailing to MPs, MSM, and influencers.

I'm happy to mail you a hard copy.

worcestercourt.bsky.social•31 days ago

Great article, but such a shame this kind of critique wasn’t more vocal when the Tories were signing our economic death warrant with the so-called oven-ready deal. We needed interventions like this much much earlier.

ajwegsound.bsky.social•31 days ago

This ‘equilibrium’ does feel like an uncomfortable rut that we’ll be made to inhabit for some time to come, for lack of any UK political gumption to instigate meaningful progress.

craiggrannell.bsky.social•31 days ago

It’s very British: a combination of “we’ve made our bed so must lie in it” combined with an unwillingness to be bold in ways that will likely piss off nativists – when those people are going to be pissed off no matter what the govt does and scream betrayal.

craiggrannell.bsky.social•31 days ago

In 2029, when the economy is still in the shit, no-one will reward Labour for “but we didn’t join the PEM convention or join an EU YMS!” let alone the customs union or single market. But Labour is so timid despite having another four plus years.

pilargomez.bsky.social•31 days ago

Totally this. They require boldness and the people they would annoy by being so are fewer and fewer as more young people become voters

jfang.bsky.social•31 days ago

Lab have the majority and time to get a lot closer to the EU. They must be bolder.

craiggrannell.bsky.social•31 days ago

Also, it’s not like we can rejoin SM or CU anyway. Not for years. But we can make steps that themselves would reduce friction. But Labour won’t and yet bangs on about growth. You don’t get growth by leaving barriers with your largest trading partner intact. Bonkers.

jfang.bsky.social•31 days ago

I could cry at the state we’re in. All so unnecessary

kmacdonald.bsky.social•30 days ago

It's not just Brexit we have to worry about. It's the whole complex of right-wing nationalist authoritarianism. We have to see the entire threat. What is happening in the US could happen here after the next election.

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