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Juan Pablo De Wes

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UK | East London | Labour 🌹 Passionate about politics, travel, skiing, finance, ITFC and animals. Left leaning centrist Cat + Dog owner 🐈 🐕 If they can be civil with each other, we all can 😂😂

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 13d

One for everyone to read carefully and internalise….

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13d

Next time you find yourself in a discussion about the differences between liberals, leftists, democratic socialists, moderates, progressives, and never trumpers, remember: billionaires don't give a fuck. We're all the same to them: human capitol stock. And they love it when we fight each other.

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 2h

If you’re not someone who thinks we can simply rejoin quickly than I’m not insulting you 😉😘

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 5h

Very well put. RIP Ming!

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 6h

The next step will to be flesh out the details of the reset, get it improved by U.K. and EI parliaments.

Then the next step will be implement what was agreed and stick to it.

Subsequent steps will be negotiate other deals which reduce barriers, improve trade, rebuild trust etc.

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 6h

Joining the SM/CU also requires unanimous consent from all member states.

We cannot simply snap our fingers and rejoin the SM/CU.

The first step is to negotiate deals improve trade and reduce barriers.

Labour are already doing this, with the reset already announced in May 2025

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 6h

Yep, it’s going to be very complicated.

In the meantime we need to improve relations, reduce barriers, increase trade, rebuild trust etc.

Labour have begun doing this, but it’s going to take time

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 6h

EU ascension requires unanimous agreement from all members.

Of course lots of countries are supportive, but unanimous consent requires everyone to be supportive

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

Yes it is a major change in tone which is very welcome.

However you said

“Why wasn’t it ACTIONED immediately after the election”

Labour immediately began rebuilding ties with the EU

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

They haven’t “ignored it for a whole year”

Labour begin improving relations with the EU immediately, which lead to in the U.K.-EU reset summit in May 2025.

The UK–EU reset: Next steps after the May 2025 summit

At their joint summit in May 2025, the UK and EU agreed a new Security and Defence partnership and set out commitments to strengthen cooperation across a range of policy areas

commonslibrary.parliament.uk

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

Which all backs up my first reply to you.

Brexit has damaged the U.K.

It will take a long time to undo.

In the meantime we have to make this work the best we can.

No cognitive dissonance from Labour on this.

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 8h

If UK was planning to rejoin the EU the process would take years.

In the meantime the government would still need to “make Brexit work” in the short-term.

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

So there’s absolutely no cognitive dissonance on Labour calling out the damage of Brexit, whilst only being able to slowly take steps to undo its damage

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

France has the RN, Germany has the AFD, Netherlands has the Party for Freedom, Hungary has Orban etc.

So we’re no more/less serious than most EU countries

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

People who claim we should just rejoin are like Brexiters.

They believe in British exceptionalism and think that if we click our fingers the rest of the world will do what we want.

Unfortunately Brexit was quick to destroy many good things, but it will be slow to undo its damage

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

Which needs unanimous agreement from lack member states and could take years.

So in the meantime, we have to work with what we’ve got and make things better in the ways that we can.

Labour doing the right things to rebuild trust and ties with the EU

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 7h

Rejoing won’t happen in a single quick step.

Even ignoring the political hurdles in the U.K., the process of ascending to become an EU member state takes years and requires unanimous approval from all member states.

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 8h

Good little video re. The benefits of Digital ID in Estonia where it’s already been in usefor almost a quarter of a century

Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 9h

Digital ID

This is Adam - a dual UK-Estonia national.

He has been using digital ID in Estonia for almost a quarter of a century.

He tells us about some of the benefits of digital ID.

Great video of someone's personal experiences with it, put out by the government via the DSIT.

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 8h

Labour started the process of rebuilding UK-EU ties month ago.

Unfortunately it’s much quicker to destroy something, than it is to rebuild it

Resetting the UK's relationship with the European Union

The Labour government hopes to reduce barriers to trade, such as by reducing border checks on goods, and to agree a UK–EU security pact

commonslibrary.parliament.uk

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 8h

If UK was planning to rejoin the EU the process would take years.

In the meantime the government would still need to “make Brexit work” in the short-term.

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 8h

Second step, first step happened months ago

Resetting the UK's relationship with the European Union

The Labour government hopes to reduce barriers to trade, such as by reducing border checks on goods, and to agree a UK–EU security pact

commonslibrary.parliament.uk

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 8h

The beginning of reversing Brexit happened months ago

Resetting the UK's relationship with the European Union

The Labour government hopes to reduce barriers to trade, such as by reducing border checks on goods, and to agree a UK–EU security pact

commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 9h

You asked

“Let me know when your bill goes down. I bet it never will”

My bill went down when the energy price cap was reduced.

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 9h

It already has…..

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 10h

Energy price cap before Labour came to power;

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
= £2,355

Energy price cap after Labour came to power

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025
= £1,755

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Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 9h

In any 1/2 hour that gas is not used to generate electricity the price will not be tied to gas.

Increasing renewable capacity increases the frequency at which this will happen

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 9h

🤔

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 10h

Energy price cap before Labour came to power;

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
= £2,355

Energy price cap after Labour came to power

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025
= £1,755

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 9h

I think it’s a case of wanting to avoid making a firm commitment of “reduction of x% by Y”.

Increasing renewables will reduce bills & improve price stability in the mid-term.

But a lot needs to be done before the benefits feed through to lower bills

Juan Pablo De Wes @juanpablodewes.bsky.social · 10h

Energy price cap before Labour came to power;

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
= £2,355

Energy price cap after Labour came to power

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025
= £1,755