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To #TakeBackControlProperlyThisTime, level up, to enable PR and play well with EU, UK needs regional devolution - becoming a 12-member UK federation. Remember, give me a follow if you like what I'm saying - there's more where that come from!
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The basic problem is the lack of control - for the English communities outside of the biggest cities especially.
Similar thing going on in France with massive support for Le Pen in small town and rural areas.
The key is to fix that.
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Does the pomp back up the posturing?
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With Egyptian troops? Or like before?
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I mean, do we even know whether troops will be required?
Just ramp up military production. Alliances, coalitions of the willing, joint forces and all that can be sorted when push comes to shove.
Or failing that, undercut Trump's 50% offer and go all in.
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Why is the East/SE against the idea?
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1. The CDU leader. 2. Yes there'll be a coalition. 3. Yes, it will hold for a bit at least.
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Cut the phone lines!
I mean, we're all still working together. The alliance is way bigger than any politician. Bridges are a good idea and thankfully Europe disagrees with you.
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Why is it a bad idea? Obviously US and Europe are still working together.
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A bridge is a connection - something to facilitate meeting or exchange.
Not trying to speak for EU or sway the US.
So again, a bridge sounds like a good idea, no?
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Much closer to 50/50 I'm afraid and the most popular option is to stay out of the EU.
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A bridge seems like a good idea given the madness going on in USA at the moment, don't you think?
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So basically the reset is just about being more EU-friendly and cooperative, after the confrontation of the Tories. Nothing major.
For example, a more constructive negotiation about tweaks to be done on things that UK wants (veterinary, qualifications) and things the EU want (youth mobility, fish).
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So basically the reset is just about being more friendly and cooperative, after the confrontation of the Tories. Nothing major.
So, e.g, a more constructive negotiation about tweaks to be done on things that UK wants (veterinary, qualifications) and things the EU want (youth mobility, fish).
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But the English communities outside of the biggest cities especially would STILL have the worst quality democracy pretty much anywhere in the West and a significant lack of control.
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I think it's overblown. Sure, easy for US presidency to query the lack of EU strategy. EU is not a USE.
I do agree about quality of leadership. Maybe the slim chance of success for a vision dominating puts potential visionaries off.
But no drama. Keep NATO, reduce US input, anti-Putin unity, etc.
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The problem is also that the EU is about collective decision-making so difficult for any one vision to dominate.
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Being "blackmailed by Trump" could easily be better than the alternative - a badly defended Europe.
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But that's part of it. What has always slowed down any US trend to leave Euro-NATO is the idea that it would make Europe much less secure.
If an EU Army promises to help with that, then NATO disappears quicker.
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So his aim is to get rid of NATO. Encouraging an EU Army to happen is an important part of that.
Obviously, an EU Army is much less of an issue for Putin than NATO/US.
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Yes twin Brexit and trump strategy.
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That's a reason why he doesn't want NATO.
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But Putin WANTS an EU Army. He wanted Brexit to remove the UK veto over forming one.
An EU Army speeds up downgrading NATO and the US military in Europe - which is Putin's core mission.
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OK but not really helpful.
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Point is to challenge the attempt to divide EU
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No need to focus on brands as such
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Should explore the idea of using trade warfare to hit Trump-voting states.
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Seems weird going for the block cos people disagree with what you say.
Especially when we're all pretty much on the same side and want the same things.
And very especially when we are faced with the very important challenge of overcoming the politics of people like Trump, Farage and Le Pen.
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Strange response tbh!
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Well, the key is to address why alcoholism exists in the first place. Just telling people to STOP DRINKING implies you don't care about the cause.
And when the cause is disenfranchisement, being ignored, lacking control, then ignoring things even more is making things worse.
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It's not a problem to piss the far right off.
The problem is pissing voters off, especially those English communities outside of the biggest cities who feel marginalised, disenfranchised, ignored and lack control over the politics that they have to live with.
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Also, you should pay more attention to the "tinkering with local councils" thing.
Overwhelming, potential growth is locked up in the English regions and addressing their lack of control is exactly how we'll reverse Brexit.
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Likely Labour wants to cap the numbers and keep this card to play later when they have to negotiate on fish, vets, qualifications, etc
The problem is the disproportionate effect it has on the English regions away from the biggest cities, especially given how popular that Farage bloke is these days.
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Well, even pro EU Brits tend to be a bit slack in the EU.
A lot of it is our history and geography, our global English ness. But we can't fix that.
What we can fix is our extreme centralisation. This is what degrades our understanding of federal type collective decision making - i e. the EU
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A small part of this problem. I mean, did you ever think that the media might be a bit slack on the EU because the people who consume it are?
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Indeed, no details; lots of versions from both sides being put to the public, that's the point. Unicorns included.
A referendum would only make sense once the UK has negotiated entry and it needs signing off.
But before that, the key is addressing the cause of Euroscepticism in Britain.
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Another referendum on unicorns would be a bit silly, don't you think?
How about trying to address the basic cause of British Euroscepticism? After all, having the same old Eurosceptic UK back in the EU for a few years is hardly a pro-EU position, is it?
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This is why Starmer is keeping to the red lines.
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And it's not just these polls of course that inform us of the situation. We can talk about the very low priority for most people for reversing Brexit - or the big red buses that will whip up those DKs and DNVs - or the massive support for Farage in Leave-voting regions. Or that we have FPTP.
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Actually the most popular option was closer alignment without joining any part of the EU - 64%.
And the ECJ poll is about the single market, not actually rejoining. Although it's all the same EU/SM - EFTA/ECJ; the point is about decision-making and who gets to make them.
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OK, sugar craving. The point is, the better strategy is to address the basic problem. Trying to stop the only solution offered is not sensible.
After 9 years why do you guys stick with your dogma? Oh, it's because you never knew there was a problem? You think it's a media invention?
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The kid's hunger is the lack of control for the English especially and the feeling of being ignored.
The sweets is Brexit.
Your lack of strategy for addressing the kid's hunger is what is keeping the whole sweets thing in play.
Do you see what I mean?
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You tell me. I'll probably be able to show you where you are going wrong.
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No dilemma. The right strategy is to address the basic cause of Euroscepticism in England.
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A few issues for Labour with a EU Youth Mobility deal;
- it really needs to be capped.
- fewer benefits for regions that are more pro-Farage.
- good card to play later when negotiating other things like fish, vets or qualifications.
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We don't want a Reform government, I guess. Some of the interpretations from the recent polling are a bit fanciful, especially given things like the big red buses and the distribution of Farage support wrt FPTP.
Strongest possible ties without "reversing Brexit" is not far from what we have now.
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Certainly quite relevant to many issues like managing EU immigration or even leapfrogging the Continent on the whole ID card thing.