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Nope. Same old wishful thinking from UK politicians on EU links, taking the trade and leave the rest. Not available.
Money, people, alignment, and making a positive case in public in Brussels all required. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Money, people, alignment, and making a positive case in public in Brussels all required. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Nope. Same old wishful thinking from UK politicians on EU links, taking the trade and leave the rest. Not available.
Money, people, alignment, and making a positive case in public in Brussels all required. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Money, people, alignment, and making a positive case in public in Brussels all required. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Happy 21st December evening everyone. May the Great Veiled Bear pass over you house tonight and not present you with one of his cursed Christmas cookies.
December 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Happy 21st December evening everyone. May the Great Veiled Bear pass over you house tonight and not present you with one of his cursed Christmas cookies.
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What a dick Streeting is with this xenophobic, arrogant, entitled crap.
Apparently engaging with the EU is all about economics, while also avoiding freedom of movement. Sigh.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
December 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What a dick Streeting is with this xenophobic, arrogant, entitled crap.
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Nick Cave singing a Rainy Night in Soho at Shane McGowan’s funeral. It does not get more poignant, more beautiful. Just magnificent …
youtu.be/oHLqEdsrVk8?...
youtu.be/oHLqEdsrVk8?...
Nick Cave Sings "A Rainy Night in Soho" at Shane MacGowan's Funeral
YouTube video by Consequence
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December 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Nick Cave singing a Rainy Night in Soho at Shane McGowan’s funeral. It does not get more poignant, more beautiful. Just magnificent …
youtu.be/oHLqEdsrVk8?...
youtu.be/oHLqEdsrVk8?...
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I fear you are right, Mark. And this is a more fundamental problem than Farage, because it shows the UK's profound misunderstanding of the whole European project. That will be a bar to membership long after Farage has left the scene.
December 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I fear you are right, Mark. And this is a more fundamental problem than Farage, because it shows the UK's profound misunderstanding of the whole European project. That will be a bar to membership long after Farage has left the scene.
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Wes is just another "Britain is a great country, the EU will come around and give us what we want because we are special" exceptionalist
The fact that we have a senior member of the cabinet and “aspiring party leader” saying this nonsense and implying we can have the benefit of single market membership without reciprocating one of the four freedoms proves we have learned nothing and will continue to remain outside looking in
Apparently engaging with the EU is all about economics, while also avoiding freedom of movement. Sigh.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wes is just another "Britain is a great country, the EU will come around and give us what we want because we are special" exceptionalist
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Absolutely incredible that the "migrants ate my geese/swans/etc" lie is still doing the rounds over 20 years after it first started doing the rounds
What if the geese actually migrated early to Svalbard and are now poaching seals 'to be cooked and eaten on Christmas Day' (according to locals.)
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Absolutely incredible that the "migrants ate my geese/swans/etc" lie is still doing the rounds over 20 years after it first started doing the rounds
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I've been having home helpers/carers since June (all on work visas) and I've heard from a few of them complaining about how the company treats them, long hours with little work and crazy demands, with the company knowing it can get away with it as they need the sponsorship.
#UKPolitics #Immigration
#UKPolitics #Immigration
December 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I've been having home helpers/carers since June (all on work visas) and I've heard from a few of them complaining about how the company treats them, long hours with little work and crazy demands, with the company knowing it can get away with it as they need the sponsorship.
#UKPolitics #Immigration
#UKPolitics #Immigration
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Well, it is certainly trying to avoid having to align with one or the other---but then, it always has. All the business about being 'the bridge between the US and the EU' really meant it wasn't fully committed to either. That posture is becoming less and less tenable.
December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Well, it is certainly trying to avoid having to align with one or the other---but then, it always has. All the business about being 'the bridge between the US and the EU' really meant it wasn't fully committed to either. That posture is becoming less and less tenable.
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Redlines seem to have reduced to one, freedom of movement
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Redlines seem to have reduced to one, freedom of movement
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Not sure that will turn the tanker round. At all. It may just power the tanker on into the iceberg.
But, if the Greens and Libdems take votes from Labour in more worrying numbers than Reform, then maybe there’ll be a rethink big enough to change the direction of travel. It’s a mess.
But, if the Greens and Libdems take votes from Labour in more worrying numbers than Reform, then maybe there’ll be a rethink big enough to change the direction of travel. It’s a mess.
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Not sure that will turn the tanker round. At all. It may just power the tanker on into the iceberg.
But, if the Greens and Libdems take votes from Labour in more worrying numbers than Reform, then maybe there’ll be a rethink big enough to change the direction of travel. It’s a mess.
But, if the Greens and Libdems take votes from Labour in more worrying numbers than Reform, then maybe there’ll be a rethink big enough to change the direction of travel. It’s a mess.
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Wanting an economic partnership with the EU without freedom of movement is like wanting to get fit without doing any exercise.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wanting an economic partnership with the EU without freedom of movement is like wanting to get fit without doing any exercise.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
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My hope is that there are complete, accurate and unredacted Epstein files in the possession of credible people.
December 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My hope is that there are complete, accurate and unredacted Epstein files in the possession of credible people.
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Indeed.
It’s a pity.
In the era of Putin, Trump and Xi, the only island of hope for sanity is provided by the pan European cooperation and even that is under pressure.
That’s why any responsible politician on the continent should push for more European solidarity.
It’s a pity.
In the era of Putin, Trump and Xi, the only island of hope for sanity is provided by the pan European cooperation and even that is under pressure.
That’s why any responsible politician on the continent should push for more European solidarity.
December 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Indeed.
It’s a pity.
In the era of Putin, Trump and Xi, the only island of hope for sanity is provided by the pan European cooperation and even that is under pressure.
That’s why any responsible politician on the continent should push for more European solidarity.
It’s a pity.
In the era of Putin, Trump and Xi, the only island of hope for sanity is provided by the pan European cooperation and even that is under pressure.
That’s why any responsible politician on the continent should push for more European solidarity.
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“I see no need for the 🇺🇸 to now want to save democracy in Europe. If it were to be saved, we could do it ourselves.” Merz
Good article on the 🇩🇪 Chancellor Friedrich Merz. We desperately need strong leadership in Europe/🇪🇺. I wish him/us all the best.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Good article on the 🇩🇪 Chancellor Friedrich Merz. We desperately need strong leadership in Europe/🇪🇺. I wish him/us all the best.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Friedrich Merz wants Berlin to be a geopolitical hub. Will German voters reward him?
The chancellor is pursuing a risky quest for European leadership, and last week’s setback over Russian reparations is unlikely to knock him off course
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“I see no need for the 🇺🇸 to now want to save democracy in Europe. If it were to be saved, we could do it ourselves.” Merz
Good article on the 🇩🇪 Chancellor Friedrich Merz. We desperately need strong leadership in Europe/🇪🇺. I wish him/us all the best.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Good article on the 🇩🇪 Chancellor Friedrich Merz. We desperately need strong leadership in Europe/🇪🇺. I wish him/us all the best.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Fully agree. I'm a Lib Dem, but I voted Labour last year to get rid of the Tory. I'm sure plenty of Labour supporters reciprocated in Tory/LD marginals.
It'd be nice to have an electoral system that allowed us to vote *for* something, rather than being forced to go for the "least worst" option.
It'd be nice to have an electoral system that allowed us to vote *for* something, rather than being forced to go for the "least worst" option.
December 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Fully agree. I'm a Lib Dem, but I voted Labour last year to get rid of the Tory. I'm sure plenty of Labour supporters reciprocated in Tory/LD marginals.
It'd be nice to have an electoral system that allowed us to vote *for* something, rather than being forced to go for the "least worst" option.
It'd be nice to have an electoral system that allowed us to vote *for* something, rather than being forced to go for the "least worst" option.
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That's not to say anyone else should clear up the mess, just to identify the real reason for it.
The UK won't improve without a proper constitution and a democratic voting system.
The UK won't improve without a proper constitution and a democratic voting system.
December 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
That's not to say anyone else should clear up the mess, just to identify the real reason for it.
The UK won't improve without a proper constitution and a democratic voting system.
The UK won't improve without a proper constitution and a democratic voting system.
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"The rise in UK youth unemployment reflects the lingering effects of Brexit"
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
The best gift for our jobless young is a return to Europe
The rise in UK youth unemployment reflects the lingering effects of Brexit and the necessity of rejoining the EU
observer.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"The rise in UK youth unemployment reflects the lingering effects of Brexit"
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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The governance of the UK needs rebuilding from scratch. It's based on two contradictory fictions: the obvious one being the monarchy (everything being theoretically at the command of the king). The more subtle one being that we're a democracy, governed for the people, by the people. >>>
December 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The governance of the UK needs rebuilding from scratch. It's based on two contradictory fictions: the obvious one being the monarchy (everything being theoretically at the command of the king). The more subtle one being that we're a democracy, governed for the people, by the people. >>>
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Aujourd'hui c'est le solstice d'hiver dans l'hémisphère Nord. Les journées vont commencer à rallonger! Le soleil ne se lève à l'Est (centre de l'image avec Nord à gauche, Sud a droite) que lors des équinoxes. La position du lever change un peu tous les jours! (©Z. Al-Abbadi)
December 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Aujourd'hui c'est le solstice d'hiver dans l'hémisphère Nord. Les journées vont commencer à rallonger! Le soleil ne se lève à l'Est (centre de l'image avec Nord à gauche, Sud a droite) que lors des équinoxes. La position du lever change un peu tous les jours! (©Z. Al-Abbadi)
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Dans la catégorie #CrossBorderRail idiote.
À Sarreguemine, (le dimanche au moins), le TER vers Starsbourg par 3 minutes avant l’arrivée du S-Bahn en provenance de Saarbrücken.
Un TER toute les deux heure et un S-Bahn par heure, donc pour avoir la correspondance faut attendre 57 minutes.
À […]
À Sarreguemine, (le dimanche au moins), le TER vers Starsbourg par 3 minutes avant l’arrivée du S-Bahn en provenance de Saarbrücken.
Un TER toute les deux heure et un S-Bahn par heure, donc pour avoir la correspondance faut attendre 57 minutes.
À […]
Original post on social.sciences.re
social.sciences.re
December 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Dans la catégorie #CrossBorderRail idiote.
À Sarreguemine, (le dimanche au moins), le TER vers Starsbourg par 3 minutes avant l’arrivée du S-Bahn en provenance de Saarbrücken.
Un TER toute les deux heure et un S-Bahn par heure, donc pour avoir la correspondance faut attendre 57 minutes.
À […]
À Sarreguemine, (le dimanche au moins), le TER vers Starsbourg par 3 minutes avant l’arrivée du S-Bahn en provenance de Saarbrücken.
Un TER toute les deux heure et un S-Bahn par heure, donc pour avoir la correspondance faut attendre 57 minutes.
À […]
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A union is only good if both sides agree it is beneficial to them both. My friends in Scotland now feel they are paying too high a price for that union with no benefits, and see they are being exploited. They vote against independence to stay in Europe but we're dragged out by the EU referendum
December 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A union is only good if both sides agree it is beneficial to them both. My friends in Scotland now feel they are paying too high a price for that union with no benefits, and see they are being exploited. They vote against independence to stay in Europe but we're dragged out by the EU referendum
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“Russia has decided that the UK is Russia's enemy, and there's nothing we can do to change that as long as Putin is in power. The choice is whether to be an undefeated enemy or a defeated one. That's all the choice we get.”
Everything we can see tells us that Putin is never going to admit that the West is not, in fact, an existential threat to Russia, because he personally depends on the idea. And of all the parts of the West that are seen as an existential threat to Russia, the UK is hated most of all.
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“Russia has decided that the UK is Russia's enemy, and there's nothing we can do to change that as long as Putin is in power. The choice is whether to be an undefeated enemy or a defeated one. That's all the choice we get.”
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"Brexit has brought nothing but barriers to travel, education and work. Opportunities that older generations often took for granted are now more difficult, more expensive or simply out of reach. For young Scots, it feels like a door has been closed."
https://bit.ly/48LcTHU
https://bit.ly/48LcTHU
Brexit stole our future: young people are demanding it back
Scotland’s young people face limited opportunities after Brexit but could their vision for the future re-shape Scotland’s place in Europe?
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Brexit has brought nothing but barriers to travel, education and work. Opportunities that older generations often took for granted are now more difficult, more expensive or simply out of reach. For young Scots, it feels like a door has been closed."
https://bit.ly/48LcTHU
https://bit.ly/48LcTHU