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Mister Dac @misterdac.bsky.social · 1h

An extremely relevant summary for Europe with a global presence.

"It's up to Europeans to choose between vulnerability and resilience"... ⤵️

Mister Dac @misterdac.bsky.social · 1h

Une synthèse extrêmement pertinente, pour une Europe présente dans le monde.

« Aux Européens de choisir, entre la vulnérabilité et la robustesse »… ⤵️

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 56m

Same old same old 🤪

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 2h

There is an element of post-imperial delusion mixed with horse tranquilisers to the whole discourse.

But it goes right up to No. 10

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, I can’t see what more the EU27 could have done to protect the interests of the UK and UK citizens

It must be pretty objectionable to hear Brits claiming they should have done more

Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 4h

This is an interesting development in light of the recent “discussion”

Strangely the operator seeking to use Stratford International (where space isn’t so tight) as the terminus appears to have been rejected

jonworth.eu/orr-grants-v...

ORR grants Virgin Trains access to Temple Mills: the low risk option - Jon Worth

The UK’s Office of Rail and Road has today decided that Virgin Trains should have access to the Temple Mills depot in east London to maintain its future Channel Tunnel fleet, and has rejected applicat...

jonworth.eu

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 4h

Must say I think the “questions” were an unnecessary addition, they were not part of the presentation I saw from Frontex in 2020, especially as they are rarely if ever asked by “human” border agents

But a screen reminding travellers of the rules would be very sensible

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 5h

I’m not sure too many outside of Westminster have even heard of her now

Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 5h

We were told we couldn’t cherrypick on the way out (it took a while to sink in), we won’t be allowed to cherrypick now we are no longer a member and we certainly won’t be able to cherrypick if and when we seek to join again

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 5h

I hope it's becoming understood:
The UK can't end rights for Europeans and expect nothing to change for them. The "no Slavs on the bus" idea was always a con.

And in any case, ending FoM doesn't end immigration.

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 5h

Do they actually (and honestly) believe that the EU27 should have retained Freedom of Movement for UK citizens when the UKG were committed to removing that right from their own citizens??

They are clearly taking something that isn’t usually prescribed

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 5h

an extension (and a further one)

They were so obviously fast asleep in the period between 2016 and 2020 that they assume everything went smoothly

Some of us remember what happened

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 5h

When you see posts like this it becomes more and more obvious that these people knew nothing about Brexit and what was happening until 2021

The WA was already causing huge problems for the Government in 2018 and we could easily have crashed out without a WA in March 2019 without the EU allowing

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Richard M. @mat70x.bsky.social · 7h

👇 Every one of those MPs who voted Aye want to take your rights away.... Every one who voted No 👏👏👏 Those that didn't bother to turn up....... WTAF is wrong with you???? "My" MP (didn't vote for him) - next walkabout you'll be asked why!

Gill Tate @gillyhx.bsky.social · 8h

Just look at these ghouls who want to rob us of our human rights.
Also, take a close look at the Labour MPs who didn't bother to vote against it.
Mine is one of them. I will be writing to her to ask why she didn't defend my human rights 👇
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion - Commons' votes in Parliament - UK Parliament

European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion

votes.parliament.uk

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 6h

At least the UUP guy voted against it, unlike the headbanger nutcases from DUP and TUV

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 17h

I am always amazed by the self proclaimed “pro Europe” people being so anti EU and so negative towards Europeans

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 19h

Not going to argue with Niall's assessment...

Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 1d

Little bit of hope over lunch? Interview with @edwinhayward.com on @bremaininspain.com is worth your time. ⬇️

Take a look

@lisaburton.bsky.social

www.bremaininspain.com/bremainers-a...

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 17h

I remember watching the last night of las Fallas (La Cremà) on the local TV station (À Punt) a couple of years ago, the whole broadcast is in Valenciano apart from the interview with Mazón which was in Castilian

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Richard M. @mat70x.bsky.social · 17h

Well done @libdems.org.uk 👏👏👏

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Watch: Lib Dems MPs heckle Nigel Farage as he presents ECHR bill

Watch: Lib Dem MPs take on Farage in parliament

www.bbc.co.uk

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(Pundit) Abu Qaid-e-Azam @qaid-e-azam.bsky.social · 20h

Let’s be clear, there’s no anti-Brot misinformation here. The tactics are well-documented and identical: manipulate facts, weaponise grievance, and sell nationalism as freedom. Pointing that out isn’t propaganda: it’s pattern recognition.

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 23h

That was typical Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

A commonwealth including Ukraine, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, also with Turkey and "the Maghreb" as members

He was always a huge shytehawk

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

Any sensible Government would have planned for HS1 and HS2 to link up somewhere north of London, near the M1 like Luton or Milton Keynes while both still terminating in London

But we don’t really do transport connectivity in this country

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Tycjan Chmiel @tycjanc.bsky.social · 1d

Finally someone brave enough to just come out and say it and who isn’t scared of the backlash that will come because he actually believes what he’s talking about and has some evidence to support his claims.

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

I never quite got the point of Ashford (not just the station 🤪) but it came in handy on 8/7/2005 when it became the temporary terminus when Waterloo and London was completely shut off for a couple of days

Other than that I can’t see why it’s needed, Ebbsfleet makes far more sense

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski - Specialist Subject - “the bleedin’ obvious”

Hopefully one day the idea of telling the public the truth and proposing solutions that will actually work might catch on with politicians

Until then, the @greenparty.org.uk will continue to prosper and take votes from the other parties

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

The end of free movement of people with the European Union has been a “disaster” for the UK that should be urgently reversed, new Green Party leader Zack Polanski told POLITICO — in his first major intervention on EU policy.

Ending EU free movement a ‘disaster’ for Britain, says Green Party’s Zack Polanski

The party’s new leader calls for the migration pact to be reinstated as he sets out his stall on Brexit.

www.politico.eu

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 1d

That's good news about Ashford. I agree, the system will ultimately benefit Britons, Serbs, Bosnians and other neighbours most.

But we have to start accepting, Brexit means less trade, less interaction, less travel, less relationships, less marriages.

Or act and apply!

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