Nick Cotterell
@instantnicky.bsky.social
Flight-shaming eco-warrior. Used to present Very Very Vintage on Frome FM. Europhile pensioner, choral singer, interested in languages, music, transport, and the Oxford comma.
Frome, Somerset, UK
Frome, Somerset, UK
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National #RejoinMarch IV has been POSTPONED until JUNE 2026!
It will now coincide with the 10th anniversary of the referendum! And we will put #RejoinEU on the agenda!
Read full statement! 👇
marchforrejoin.co.uk/postponed
It will now coincide with the 10th anniversary of the referendum! And we will put #RejoinEU on the agenda!
Read full statement! 👇
marchforrejoin.co.uk/postponed
September 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
National #RejoinMarch IV has been POSTPONED until JUNE 2026!
It will now coincide with the 10th anniversary of the referendum! And we will put #RejoinEU on the agenda!
Read full statement! 👇
marchforrejoin.co.uk/postponed
It will now coincide with the 10th anniversary of the referendum! And we will put #RejoinEU on the agenda!
Read full statement! 👇
marchforrejoin.co.uk/postponed
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You've GOT to be kidding me!
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
August 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You've GOT to be kidding me!
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
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🔥 Brexit is costing us at least £100 billion in lost trade per year
🔥 Brexit is costing us at least £40 billion in lost tax revenue per year
🔥 Being out of the Single Market is costing us 4%-6% of GDP
🔥 Stopping EU Freedom of Movement has caused massive increases in immigration from outside the EU
🔥 Brexit is costing us at least £40 billion in lost tax revenue per year
🔥 Being out of the Single Market is costing us 4%-6% of GDP
🔥 Stopping EU Freedom of Movement has caused massive increases in immigration from outside the EU
Rachel Reeves must raise taxes to cover £41bn gap, says think tank
The chancellor will miss her self-imposed rules without action, the National Institute for Economic Affairs says.
www.bbc.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🔥 Brexit is costing us at least £100 billion in lost trade per year
🔥 Brexit is costing us at least £40 billion in lost tax revenue per year
🔥 Being out of the Single Market is costing us 4%-6% of GDP
🔥 Stopping EU Freedom of Movement has caused massive increases in immigration from outside the EU
🔥 Brexit is costing us at least £40 billion in lost tax revenue per year
🔥 Being out of the Single Market is costing us 4%-6% of GDP
🔥 Stopping EU Freedom of Movement has caused massive increases in immigration from outside the EU
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Brexit shrank the economy by about £100 billion.
So every year, the government is forced to forego the tax revenue (£35-£40 billion) it would have collected from that £100 billion in economic output.
So after 10 years, the economy is still down £100 billion but the government is down £350 billion.
So every year, the government is forced to forego the tax revenue (£35-£40 billion) it would have collected from that £100 billion in economic output.
So after 10 years, the economy is still down £100 billion but the government is down £350 billion.
July 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Brexit shrank the economy by about £100 billion.
So every year, the government is forced to forego the tax revenue (£35-£40 billion) it would have collected from that £100 billion in economic output.
So after 10 years, the economy is still down £100 billion but the government is down £350 billion.
So every year, the government is forced to forego the tax revenue (£35-£40 billion) it would have collected from that £100 billion in economic output.
So after 10 years, the economy is still down £100 billion but the government is down £350 billion.
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The UK will not escape its doom loop until politicians acknowledge two linked facts: Brexit is a perpetual drag on growth, output + tax revenues, and an ageing population requires immigration. So, until we rejoin the EU single market and labour markets operate freely again, stagnation will continue.
Brexit shrank the economy by about £100 billion.
So every year, the government is forced to forego the tax revenue (£35-£40 billion) it would have collected from that £100 billion in economic output.
So after 10 years, the economy is still down £100 billion but the government is down £350 billion.
So every year, the government is forced to forego the tax revenue (£35-£40 billion) it would have collected from that £100 billion in economic output.
So after 10 years, the economy is still down £100 billion but the government is down £350 billion.
July 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The UK will not escape its doom loop until politicians acknowledge two linked facts: Brexit is a perpetual drag on growth, output + tax revenues, and an ageing population requires immigration. So, until we rejoin the EU single market and labour markets operate freely again, stagnation will continue.
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If the UK economy were larger, Labour would automatically be able to collect more tax without having to raise taxes.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
July 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
If the UK economy were larger, Labour would automatically be able to collect more tax without having to raise taxes.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
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It is now more than nine years since the UK electorate voted for Brexit but the issue - most justifiably given the damage it is causing to the economy and living standards - remains firmly in the headlines.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Amid destruction, 'stupidest' and 'unhinged' are measured words
Words such as 'unhinged' and 'stupidest' seem perfectly measured and proportionate in the scheme of things
www.heraldscotland.com
July 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
It is now more than nine years since the UK electorate voted for Brexit but the issue - most justifiably given the damage it is causing to the economy and living standards - remains firmly in the headlines.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
"If we’re serious about defending British farming, we need to stop defending a fantasy."
Matthew Mountain writes in Farmers Weekly
www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion...
Matthew Mountain writes in Farmers Weekly
www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion...
Opinion: Stop defending Brexit fantasy and start telling the truth - Farmers Weekly
In the years since Brexit, British agriculture has become caught in a peculiar double bind. We’re told to look forward, not back. To embrace change. To
www.fwi.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"If we’re serious about defending British farming, we need to stop defending a fantasy."
Matthew Mountain writes in Farmers Weekly
www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion...
Matthew Mountain writes in Farmers Weekly
www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion...
"Reform is a Brexit party. They have sold the country one populist solution & it's proved to be a disaster. Indeed it is one of the main reasons for the very unhappiness they are now trying to exploit – stagnant wages & a surge in migration from outside Europe."
conservativehome.com/2025/07/01/d...
conservativehome.com/2025/07/01/d...
David Willetts: Labour and the Conservatives should attack Reform UK on its weakest point - Brexit | Conservative Home
They have sold the country one populist solution and it has proved to be a disaster. Indeed it is one of the main reasons for the very unhappiness they are now trying to exploit – stagnant wages and a...
conservativehome.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Reform is a Brexit party. They have sold the country one populist solution & it's proved to be a disaster. Indeed it is one of the main reasons for the very unhappiness they are now trying to exploit – stagnant wages & a surge in migration from outside Europe."
conservativehome.com/2025/07/01/d...
conservativehome.com/2025/07/01/d...
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There are several million Brits living overseas in countries where they never bother to learn the local language. Seemingly Rupert Lowe has no problem with these.
We’d have 500,000 coming back from Spain, if Spain enacted such a law.
We’d have 500,000 coming back from Spain, if Spain enacted such a law.
June 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There are several million Brits living overseas in countries where they never bother to learn the local language. Seemingly Rupert Lowe has no problem with these.
We’d have 500,000 coming back from Spain, if Spain enacted such a law.
We’d have 500,000 coming back from Spain, if Spain enacted such a law.
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Brexit was ‘single stupidest thing a country’s ever done’
Brexit was ‘single stupidest thing a country’s ever done’
US businessman and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg links Ireland’s recent success to Brexit
www.irishtimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Brexit was ‘single stupidest thing a country’s ever done’
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Westminster is looking for savings in the wrong places, with the UK's hard Brexit remaining a multi-billion-pound drain on public finances and the economy." www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
How ‘single stupidest thing any country has ever done' is behind benefit cuts and high taxes
Westminster is looking for savings in the wrong places with the UK’s hard Brexit remaining a multi-billion-pound drain on public finances and the economy
www.scotsman.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Westminster is looking for savings in the wrong places, with the UK's hard Brexit remaining a multi-billion-pound drain on public finances and the economy." www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Brexit - Did Farage Really Cost Us £40 Billion?
YouTube video by Truth To Power
youtube.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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This week saw the 9th anniversary of the fateful Brexit vote. Here are my thoughts, and who I think is largely to blame - no prizes for guessing...
youtu.be/PKy9LhArZWI
youtu.be/PKy9LhArZWI
Brexit - Did Farage Really Cost Us £40 Billion?
YouTube video by Truth To Power
youtu.be
June 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This week saw the 9th anniversary of the fateful Brexit vote. Here are my thoughts, and who I think is largely to blame - no prizes for guessing...
youtu.be/PKy9LhArZWI
youtu.be/PKy9LhArZWI
British citizens are stranded in Iran. No flights. No consular help. No way out.
The UK government must act. Add your name to demand urgent action from @DavidLammy 👇 #BringThemHome
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
The UK government must act. Add your name to demand urgent action from @DavidLammy 👇 #BringThemHome
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
Act now to get UK Citizens trapped in Iran safely home
British citizens are stranded in Iran. No flights. No consular help. No way out.
The UK government must act. Add your name to demand urgent action from @DavidLammy 👇 #BringThemHome
you.38degrees.org.uk
June 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
British citizens are stranded in Iran. No flights. No consular help. No way out.
The UK government must act. Add your name to demand urgent action from @DavidLammy 👇 #BringThemHome
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
The UK government must act. Add your name to demand urgent action from @DavidLammy 👇 #BringThemHome
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
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“the #Brexit “hit” to UK-EU goods exports…It’s becoming impossible for this now 10-quarter decline routinely to be dismissed as due to factors other than the replacement of the EU single market by the greater-friction trade & cooperation agreement” cornwallforeurope.org/news-june-20...
An update re the Brexit “hit” to UK-EU goods exports - Cornwall for Europe
By Paul Giles The first ONS-based chart, below, was published in CfE's Still European February last. Based on the past 30 years’ UK-EU goods export trends, it estimated a £126bn Brexit “hit” to date (...
cornwallforeurope.org
June 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
“the #Brexit “hit” to UK-EU goods exports…It’s becoming impossible for this now 10-quarter decline routinely to be dismissed as due to factors other than the replacement of the EU single market by the greater-friction trade & cooperation agreement” cornwallforeurope.org/news-june-20...
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#YouYesYet ? 🏴🇪🇺
🏴 Economists and analysts at Cambridge Econometrics found that, by 2035, the UK is anticipated to have three million fewer jobs, 32% lower investment, 5% lower exports and 16% lower imports, than it would have been. The report states that the UK will be £311bn worse off by 2035 due to leaving EU. 🏴
June 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
#YouYesYet ? 🏴🇪🇺
app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/137548...
For anyone who hasn't realised yet, Brexit was promoted with a package of lies and outright fantasy.
For anyone who hasn't realised yet, Brexit was promoted with a package of lies and outright fantasy.
Daniel Hannan’s Brexit predictions have not aged well
Nine years ago the Conservative peer predicted what life would look like following Brexit in June 2025. His predictions proved a touch optimistic
app.thenewworld.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/137548...
For anyone who hasn't realised yet, Brexit was promoted with a package of lies and outright fantasy.
For anyone who hasn't realised yet, Brexit was promoted with a package of lies and outright fantasy.