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@irisheupassport.bsky.social
The Irish passport is amongst the most respected and prestigious worldwide. Since 1 January 2021, it is unique in allowing free movement in both UK and EU/EFTA.
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And even with a big gesture, Mr Freedland is wrong about this reaction. It won't be Meloni and Sánchez getting stuck in directly with Stamer and. Milliband to hammer out a compromise.
That is David-Davis-esque fantasy, and of course would directly harm European unity.
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That is David-Davis-esque fantasy, and of course would directly harm European unity.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
And even with a big gesture, Mr Freedland is wrong about this reaction. It won't be Meloni and Sánchez getting stuck in directly with Stamer and. Milliband to hammer out a compromise.
That is David-Davis-esque fantasy, and of course would directly harm European unity.
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That is David-Davis-esque fantasy, and of course would directly harm European unity.
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Europe will make it's decision on a mandate as 27, not 28; then engage the Commission (almost certainly) to negotiate the deal. There won't be division.
I don't mean to be hard, I'm delighted that the abysmal failure of leaving our union is being highlighted in the UK press.
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I don't mean to be hard, I'm delighted that the abysmal failure of leaving our union is being highlighted in the UK press.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Europe will make it's decision on a mandate as 27, not 28; then engage the Commission (almost certainly) to negotiate the deal. There won't be division.
I don't mean to be hard, I'm delighted that the abysmal failure of leaving our union is being highlighted in the UK press.
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I don't mean to be hard, I'm delighted that the abysmal failure of leaving our union is being highlighted in the UK press.
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In particular our redlines -
α) Unity of the 27
β) Demonstrating the advantages of membership
γ) Retaining decision-making freedom
- aren't going anywhere.
With that in mind, negotiating "a" customs union might work, but it will have strings to protect our redlines
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α) Unity of the 27
β) Demonstrating the advantages of membership
γ) Retaining decision-making freedom
- aren't going anywhere.
With that in mind, negotiating "a" customs union might work, but it will have strings to protect our redlines
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November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In particular our redlines -
α) Unity of the 27
β) Demonstrating the advantages of membership
γ) Retaining decision-making freedom
- aren't going anywhere.
With that in mind, negotiating "a" customs union might work, but it will have strings to protect our redlines
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α) Unity of the 27
β) Demonstrating the advantages of membership
γ) Retaining decision-making freedom
- aren't going anywhere.
With that in mind, negotiating "a" customs union might work, but it will have strings to protect our redlines
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This has made meaningful growth hard (the growth is coming from adding millions of people through immigration, which UKG intends to stop)
Mr Freedland is right to say the UK has to drop the redlines.
But that won't change the fundamentals on the European side.
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Mr Freedland is right to say the UK has to drop the redlines.
But that won't change the fundamentals on the European side.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This has made meaningful growth hard (the growth is coming from adding millions of people through immigration, which UKG intends to stop)
Mr Freedland is right to say the UK has to drop the redlines.
But that won't change the fundamentals on the European side.
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Mr Freedland is right to say the UK has to drop the redlines.
But that won't change the fundamentals on the European side.
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So what are we actually talking about here?
Mr Freedlamd is right to make the connection explicitly between the UK's parlous situation and Brexit, and to wish for a UKG to speak directly about this
On top of structural issues, the UK has added Brexit friction
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Mr Freedlamd is right to make the connection explicitly between the UK's parlous situation and Brexit, and to wish for a UKG to speak directly about this
On top of structural issues, the UK has added Brexit friction
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November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
So what are we actually talking about here?
Mr Freedlamd is right to make the connection explicitly between the UK's parlous situation and Brexit, and to wish for a UKG to speak directly about this
On top of structural issues, the UK has added Brexit friction
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Mr Freedlamd is right to make the connection explicitly between the UK's parlous situation and Brexit, and to wish for a UKG to speak directly about this
On top of structural issues, the UK has added Brexit friction
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In this case, it has publicly made clear that the next steps of integration will include payments to the European budget as normal.
I will add that FoM of people will *have* to be on the table.
And Europe will want to discuss services and capital because they are inputs to goods.
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I will add that FoM of people will *have* to be on the table.
And Europe will want to discuss services and capital because they are inputs to goods.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In this case, it has publicly made clear that the next steps of integration will include payments to the European budget as normal.
I will add that FoM of people will *have* to be on the table.
And Europe will want to discuss services and capital because they are inputs to goods.
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I will add that FoM of people will *have* to be on the table.
And Europe will want to discuss services and capital because they are inputs to goods.
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Jon Freedlamd in the G.
Are these on offer?
The customs union is reserved for members. Full stop. So not that.
And SM for goods only? Europe will wanr ita own say in how the UK integrates. It won't just allow cherry-picking.
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Are these on offer?
The customs union is reserved for members. Full stop. So not that.
And SM for goods only? Europe will wanr ita own say in how the UK integrates. It won't just allow cherry-picking.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Jon Freedlamd in the G.
Are these on offer?
The customs union is reserved for members. Full stop. So not that.
And SM for goods only? Europe will wanr ita own say in how the UK integrates. It won't just allow cherry-picking.
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Are these on offer?
The customs union is reserved for members. Full stop. So not that.
And SM for goods only? Europe will wanr ita own say in how the UK integrates. It won't just allow cherry-picking.
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What’s the conclusion ? How the British society sees itself on and after Brexit ? ⤵️
Just look at Spain and Franco long dictatorship (40 years long). Memories cannot pass if the whole society cannot face its past.
Brexit is just 9 years old.
Just go ahead,
@lizwebster.bsky.social
Just look at Spain and Franco long dictatorship (40 years long). Memories cannot pass if the whole society cannot face its past.
Brexit is just 9 years old.
Just go ahead,
@lizwebster.bsky.social
Jonathan Freedland finally says it:
Britain is drowning bc there’s a Brexit-shaped hole in the roof and Labour refuses to fix it.
Reeves can juggle taxes but nothing improves until we face the truth.
We’re poorer bc of Brexit. We stay poor if Labour protects it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is drowning bc there’s a Brexit-shaped hole in the roof and Labour refuses to fix it.
Reeves can juggle taxes but nothing improves until we face the truth.
We’re poorer bc of Brexit. We stay poor if Labour protects it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
What’s the conclusion ? How the British society sees itself on and after Brexit ? ⤵️
Just look at Spain and Franco long dictatorship (40 years long). Memories cannot pass if the whole society cannot face its past.
Brexit is just 9 years old.
Just go ahead,
@lizwebster.bsky.social
Just look at Spain and Franco long dictatorship (40 years long). Memories cannot pass if the whole society cannot face its past.
Brexit is just 9 years old.
Just go ahead,
@lizwebster.bsky.social
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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And use of the indigenous population as cheap labour, either in the colony or in the metropole.
The effect was catastrophic in terms of Ireland's people (dead, fled, or impoverished) or land (denuded of tress to build the Royal Navy, or of people for extensive grazing)
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The effect was catastrophic in terms of Ireland's people (dead, fled, or impoverished) or land (denuded of tress to build the Royal Navy, or of people for extensive grazing)
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November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
And use of the indigenous population as cheap labour, either in the colony or in the metropole.
The effect was catastrophic in terms of Ireland's people (dead, fled, or impoverished) or land (denuded of tress to build the Royal Navy, or of people for extensive grazing)
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The effect was catastrophic in terms of Ireland's people (dead, fled, or impoverished) or land (denuded of tress to build the Royal Navy, or of people for extensive grazing)
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Economy and culture are key.
Ireland was the test bed of colonisation for the English crown. That involved "planting" (taking land and putting in settlers from outside, as later used in North America); extraction or raw materials and destruction of manufacturing and services (mercantilism);
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Ireland was the test bed of colonisation for the English crown. That involved "planting" (taking land and putting in settlers from outside, as later used in North America); extraction or raw materials and destruction of manufacturing and services (mercantilism);
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November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Economy and culture are key.
Ireland was the test bed of colonisation for the English crown. That involved "planting" (taking land and putting in settlers from outside, as later used in North America); extraction or raw materials and destruction of manufacturing and services (mercantilism);
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Ireland was the test bed of colonisation for the English crown. That involved "planting" (taking land and putting in settlers from outside, as later used in North America); extraction or raw materials and destruction of manufacturing and services (mercantilism);
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Let me start by saying I am not a cheerleader for Irlgov, nor do I have a historical axe to grind.
The effects of colonisation on a country are full spectrum. I want to focus on two aspects, but this should not diminish the filling of charnel houses, poorhouses, or coffin ships.
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The effects of colonisation on a country are full spectrum. I want to focus on two aspects, but this should not diminish the filling of charnel houses, poorhouses, or coffin ships.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Let me start by saying I am not a cheerleader for Irlgov, nor do I have a historical axe to grind.
The effects of colonisation on a country are full spectrum. I want to focus on two aspects, but this should not diminish the filling of charnel houses, poorhouses, or coffin ships.
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The effects of colonisation on a country are full spectrum. I want to focus on two aspects, but this should not diminish the filling of charnel houses, poorhouses, or coffin ships.
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There are theses to be written.
Not comprehensive, but here are some thoughts on Ireland and Brexit.
It pays to take a wide-angle lens for this type of thing.
The story is nevertheless informative
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Not comprehensive, but here are some thoughts on Ireland and Brexit.
It pays to take a wide-angle lens for this type of thing.
The story is nevertheless informative
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There's a good thread to be written about ireland responded brexit.
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There are theses to be written.
Not comprehensive, but here are some thoughts on Ireland and Brexit.
It pays to take a wide-angle lens for this type of thing.
The story is nevertheless informative
A 🧵
Not comprehensive, but here are some thoughts on Ireland and Brexit.
It pays to take a wide-angle lens for this type of thing.
The story is nevertheless informative
A 🧵
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There's a good thread to be written about ireland responded brexit.
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
There's a good thread to be written about ireland responded brexit.
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Yes, our Labour Home Secretary really did just post this on Twitter.
It's not an AI hoax. More's the pity.
It's not an AI hoax. More's the pity.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yes, our Labour Home Secretary really did just post this on Twitter.
It's not an AI hoax. More's the pity.
It's not an AI hoax. More's the pity.
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Realistically, the UK should be more thankful. It is being given opportunities by Bxl and the MSs.
It certainly isn't being bullied, despite what the UK press might have you believe.
Being outside, when you're used to having more of a say, can be disorienting.
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It certainly isn't being bullied, despite what the UK press might have you believe.
Being outside, when you're used to having more of a say, can be disorienting.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Realistically, the UK should be more thankful. It is being given opportunities by Bxl and the MSs.
It certainly isn't being bullied, despite what the UK press might have you believe.
Being outside, when you're used to having more of a say, can be disorienting.
5
It certainly isn't being bullied, despite what the UK press might have you believe.
Being outside, when you're used to having more of a say, can be disorienting.
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European countries have got the message loud and clear.
Except one? While the UK is taking on our law, particularly as regard the north of Ireland, it is still treating shared standards as a burden for which it exceptionally needs exceptions.
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Except one? While the UK is taking on our law, particularly as regard the north of Ireland, it is still treating shared standards as a burden for which it exceptionally needs exceptions.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
European countries have got the message loud and clear.
Except one? While the UK is taking on our law, particularly as regard the north of Ireland, it is still treating shared standards as a burden for which it exceptionally needs exceptions.
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Except one? While the UK is taking on our law, particularly as regard the north of Ireland, it is still treating shared standards as a burden for which it exceptionally needs exceptions.
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Indeed for states and territories within and without, it is not obvious that Europe is the last redoute of fairness in a dog-eat-dog world
Whether that's 🇳🇴, traditionally mildly Eurosceptic 🇩🇰 microstate 🇱🇮*, hard neutral 🇨🇭, or territories like 🇬🇱 and 🇬🇮, European law is a haven
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Whether that's 🇳🇴, traditionally mildly Eurosceptic 🇩🇰 microstate 🇱🇮*, hard neutral 🇨🇭, or territories like 🇬🇱 and 🇬🇮, European law is a haven
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Indeed for states and territories within and without, it is not obvious that Europe is the last redoute of fairness in a dog-eat-dog world
Whether that's 🇳🇴, traditionally mildly Eurosceptic 🇩🇰 microstate 🇱🇮*, hard neutral 🇨🇭, or territories like 🇬🇱 and 🇬🇮, European law is a haven
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Whether that's 🇳🇴, traditionally mildly Eurosceptic 🇩🇰 microstate 🇱🇮*, hard neutral 🇨🇭, or territories like 🇬🇱 and 🇬🇮, European law is a haven
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As @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social makes clear, Europe is not only the most dependable and honourable big power on the world stage, it is also an oasis of democracy and free trade is a world spinning out of control.
Small countries volunteer to take on European law for that reason.
Like Iceland
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Small countries volunteer to take on European law for that reason.
Like Iceland
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
As @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social makes clear, Europe is not only the most dependable and honourable big power on the world stage, it is also an oasis of democracy and free trade is a world spinning out of control.
Small countries volunteer to take on European law for that reason.
Like Iceland
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Small countries volunteer to take on European law for that reason.
Like Iceland
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This article is an antidote to the all too common trope in the UK among Brexiters and exceptionalists that Europe is somehow a "global bully" (while simultaneously being too weak and unable to rein in emotional France and vengeful Germany. Or something)
No. Europe is a port in a storm.
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No. Europe is a port in a storm.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This article is an antidote to the all too common trope in the UK among Brexiters and exceptionalists that Europe is somehow a "global bully" (while simultaneously being too weak and unable to rein in emotional France and vengeful Germany. Or something)
No. Europe is a port in a storm.
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No. Europe is a port in a storm.
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John Major is on the right track : Brexit’s been a crime.
All those who publicly supported it should politically and legally face their responsibilities.
John Major is right : as long as Brexit is not identified as a folly, the UK will not be able to move forward.
All those who publicly supported it should politically and legally face their responsibilities.
John Major is right : as long as Brexit is not identified as a folly, the UK will not be able to move forward.
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
John Major is on the right track : Brexit’s been a crime.
All those who publicly supported it should politically and legally face their responsibilities.
John Major is right : as long as Brexit is not identified as a folly, the UK will not be able to move forward.
All those who publicly supported it should politically and legally face their responsibilities.
John Major is right : as long as Brexit is not identified as a folly, the UK will not be able to move forward.
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John Major, "Our links to Europe and America may be loser now than once they were and that is a loss"
"The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year"
"That's a tax yield of £40 billion"
"How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"
"The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year"
"That's a tax yield of £40 billion"
"How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
John Major, "Our links to Europe and America may be loser now than once they were and that is a loss"
"The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year"
"That's a tax yield of £40 billion"
"How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"
"The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year"
"That's a tax yield of £40 billion"
"How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"
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John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly'
John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
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John Major on Brexit.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
John Major on Brexit.
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..which there for sure are.
The battle to Rejoin is fought in UK, and what we in EU can do is to make clear what the loss is of not being in EU - and to protect ourselves from those that want to harm us.
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The battle to Rejoin is fought in UK, and what we in EU can do is to make clear what the loss is of not being in EU - and to protect ourselves from those that want to harm us.
(2/2)
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
..which there for sure are.
The battle to Rejoin is fought in UK, and what we in EU can do is to make clear what the loss is of not being in EU - and to protect ourselves from those that want to harm us.
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The battle to Rejoin is fought in UK, and what we in EU can do is to make clear what the loss is of not being in EU - and to protect ourselves from those that want to harm us.
(2/2)