Gerry Danby
@pundles.bsky.social
"Older Ukrainians ... have recognised in this situation the US that was depicted by Soviet propaganda cartoons as a nation of greedy, irresponsible, grab-what-you-can capitalists, who spat on complex problems and had eyes only for dollar superprofits"
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A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov
A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedom, says Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov
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February 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Older Ukrainians ... have recognised in this situation the US that was depicted by Soviet propaganda cartoons as a nation of greedy, irresponsible, grab-what-you-can capitalists, who spat on complex problems and had eyes only for dollar superprofits"
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Yes, British food exports to EU down £3 billion ... but that's OK as we send £161 million to Australia now - over a third is whisky 🤔
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British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’
Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy report finds trade flows have shown no signs of returning to previous levels
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December 4, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Yes, British food exports to EU down £3 billion ... but that's OK as we send £161 million to Australia now - over a third is whisky 🤔
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Erecting trade barriers against our largest trading partner was always going to make us poorer"
Tim Leunig in the FT is right about Brexit.
But it’s far worse.
Brexit ripped us out of our $19 trillion GDP domestic market & reduced us to one a 6th of it, thumped our economy, fractured the UK, threw our governance into chaos, & generated perilous geopolitical effects.
A🧵/1.
But it’s far worse.
Brexit ripped us out of our $19 trillion GDP domestic market & reduced us to one a 6th of it, thumped our economy, fractured the UK, threw our governance into chaos, & generated perilous geopolitical effects.
A🧵/1.
August 26, 2024 at 6:59 PM
"Erecting trade barriers against our largest trading partner was always going to make us poorer"
It will not go away ... Mounting costs and red tape hit UK exporters three years after #Brexit
ft.com/content/203f... via @ft
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December 20, 2023 at 10:41 AM
It will not go away ... Mounting costs and red tape hit UK exporters three years after #Brexit
ft.com/content/203f... via @ft
ft.com/content/203f... via @ft
UK’s flagship post-#Brexit trade deal worth even less than previously thought, OBR says
... that's 0.04% after 15 years, the trade agreement equivalent of p***ing in the wind
bit.ly/3RecXam
... that's 0.04% after 15 years, the trade agreement equivalent of p***ing in the wind
bit.ly/3RecXam
UK’s flagship post-Brexit trade deal worth even less than previously thought, OBR says
Office for Budget Responsibility says UK entry into the Indo-Pacific agreement will add just 0.04% to GDP in the long run
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November 26, 2023 at 10:13 AM
UK’s flagship post-#Brexit trade deal worth even less than previously thought, OBR says
... that's 0.04% after 15 years, the trade agreement equivalent of p***ing in the wind
bit.ly/3RecXam
... that's 0.04% after 15 years, the trade agreement equivalent of p***ing in the wind
bit.ly/3RecXam