Pete Gardner #FBPE #FBPPR
@petegardner.bsky.social
Centrist Dad. Hate Brexit and dog whistle politics.
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The Observer view on trade relations: closer ties with the EU is the lever for economic growth | Observer editorial
Amid sluggish UK productivity and global insecurity, pulling closer to Europe is diplomatically and economically vital
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“Brexit has significantly depressed British exports and GDP, a cost the UK could ill afford.” Why the Government is not willing to publicly link the UK’s anaemic growth with #BrexitDisaster is beyond me.
#BrexitBrokeBritain
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#BrexitBrokeBritain
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Tories who say that allowing young people to access Erasmus+ to and from the UK is a betrayal of Brexit need to recognise that Brexit was a betrayal of the young by people by living in a past that never existed.
#bbcpm
#bbcpm
December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tories who say that allowing young people to access Erasmus+ to and from the UK is a betrayal of Brexit need to recognise that Brexit was a betrayal of the young by people by living in a past that never existed.
#bbcpm
#bbcpm
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I hear Brexit is being betrayed. Jolly good.
December 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I hear Brexit is being betrayed. Jolly good.
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The UK rejoining the EU student exchange scheme is being called a betrayal of Brexit by the Tories.
They're wrong. Brexit was a betrayal of Britain.
And we need to move closer to Europe again, especially with Trump in the White House.
#RejoinEU
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They're wrong. Brexit was a betrayal of Britain.
And we need to move closer to Europe again, especially with Trump in the White House.
#RejoinEU
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UK to rejoin EU student exchange scheme in 2027 as part of Starmer’s Brexit reset
EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said it was a ‘huge win for our young people’
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December 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The UK rejoining the EU student exchange scheme is being called a betrayal of Brexit by the Tories.
They're wrong. Brexit was a betrayal of Britain.
And we need to move closer to Europe again, especially with Trump in the White House.
#RejoinEU
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They're wrong. Brexit was a betrayal of Britain.
And we need to move closer to Europe again, especially with Trump in the White House.
#RejoinEU
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Interesting “warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be” from Tom Baldwin
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A warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be | Tom Baldwin
Leave support is falling. That’s an opportunity the PM should seize before pro-Europe challengers for the Labour leadership do, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography
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December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Interesting “warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be” from Tom Baldwin
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"Lead, follow or get out of the way."
Time for Starmer to do option 1 or option 3. #brexit
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Time for Starmer to do option 1 or option 3. #brexit
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More than a dozen Labour MPs back call for EU-UK customs union
Labour prime minister is pursuing a post-Brexit ‘reset’ with the bloc
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December 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
"Lead, follow or get out of the way."
Time for Starmer to do option 1 or option 3. #brexit
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Time for Starmer to do option 1 or option 3. #brexit
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open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp... very clear that there is no support for the status quo. Sadly, the Brexit damage has been very great & there’s no way the UK will quickly recover the losses whatever the future arrangements are. However, let’s at least start acting in our own best interests again.
The majority opposed to Brexit has reached eight million
Ministers need courage to keep it that way
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December 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp... very clear that there is no support for the status quo. Sadly, the Brexit damage has been very great & there’s no way the UK will quickly recover the losses whatever the future arrangements are. However, let’s at least start acting in our own best interests again.
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Brexit was supposed to “take back control” and sort out the immigration crisis. In both respects, it failed. It failed completely! Meanwhile, with trade, investment and labour choked off, the economy grinds along at the bottom.
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A public inquiry on Brexit might make it easier for us to rejoin the EU | Letters
Letters: Let’s set the record straight on the cause of our economic woes and inability to control immigration, writes Robert Gildea. Plus a letter from Rachel Foggitt
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December 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Brexit was supposed to “take back control” and sort out the immigration crisis. In both respects, it failed. It failed completely! Meanwhile, with trade, investment and labour choked off, the economy grinds along at the bottom.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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~ Economists Judge Brexit Bill to Be Worse Than Ever Just as Politics Is Shifting - Bloomberg ~
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-07/economists-judge-brexit-bill-to-be-worse-than-ever-just-as-politics-is-shifting
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-07/economists-judge-brexit-bill-to-be-worse-than-ever-just-as-politics-is-shifting
Economists Judge Brexit Bill to Be Worse Than Ever Just as Politics Is Shifting - Bloomberg
It’s true the most dismal predictions about Brexit didn’t come true — immediately.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
~ Economists Judge Brexit Bill to Be Worse Than Ever Just as Politics Is Shifting - Bloomberg ~
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-07/economists-judge-brexit-bill-to-be-worse-than-ever-just-as-politics-is-shifting
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-07/economists-judge-brexit-bill-to-be-worse-than-ever-just-as-politics-is-shifting
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Sussex Bylines: We want our country back: Fix Brexit to fix Britain. No tax rises required!
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We want our country back: Fix Brexit to fix Britain. No tax rises required!
The solution is clear, we need to remedy Brexit to get Britain back on track
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December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sussex Bylines: We want our country back: Fix Brexit to fix Britain. No tax rises required!
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People should note that Voloshyn tried to disguise Gill’s bribes as ‘media payments’
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
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At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
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Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
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December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
People should note that Voloshyn tried to disguise Gill’s bribes as ‘media payments’
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
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Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
Labour voters want Starmer to rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows
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December 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
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I never needed polls or opinion pieces to tell me Brexit was a disaster.
What’s Labour's excuse for supporting its continuing harm to the people of this country?
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What’s Labour's excuse for supporting its continuing harm to the people of this country?
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social @larry-turner.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I never needed polls or opinion pieces to tell me Brexit was a disaster.
What’s Labour's excuse for supporting its continuing harm to the people of this country?
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social @larry-turner.bsky.social
What’s Labour's excuse for supporting its continuing harm to the people of this country?
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social @larry-turner.bsky.social
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What impact has Brexit had on the UK economy?
This summary of the new NBER working paper argues that "there is compelling evidence that Brexit has indeed had a large and persistent negative impact on
1️⃣ GDP
2️⃣ output
3️⃣ productivity
🔗 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
This summary of the new NBER working paper argues that "there is compelling evidence that Brexit has indeed had a large and persistent negative impact on
1️⃣ GDP
2️⃣ output
3️⃣ productivity
🔗 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
Brexit’s impact on the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Nicholas Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Pawel Smietanka, and Gregory Thwaites argue that there is evidence that Brexit has had a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity in their new NBER working paper.
ukandeu.ac.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
What impact has Brexit had on the UK economy?
This summary of the new NBER working paper argues that "there is compelling evidence that Brexit has indeed had a large and persistent negative impact on
1️⃣ GDP
2️⃣ output
3️⃣ productivity
🔗 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
This summary of the new NBER working paper argues that "there is compelling evidence that Brexit has indeed had a large and persistent negative impact on
1️⃣ GDP
2️⃣ output
3️⃣ productivity
🔗 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
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"Brexit, sold on false pretences and acting like a tourniquet on EU-UK trade. The damage done by Brexit to UK growth, investment, employment and productivity is impossible to ignore, but it has damaged Europe, too. "
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The Observer view: Putin is laughing at Europe | The Observer
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December 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"Brexit, sold on false pretences and acting like a tourniquet on EU-UK trade. The damage done by Brexit to UK growth, investment, employment and productivity is impossible to ignore, but it has damaged Europe, too. "
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The price of populism
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The price of populism
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Via Euronews: A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth
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A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth
Economic analysis shows UK GDP per capita grew up to 10% less than similar nations as firms froze spending and productivity slipped.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Via Euronews: A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth
www.euronews.com/business/202...
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Labour are sticking to their ridiculous Brexit ‘red lines’ whilst at the same time acknowledging the enormous harm Brexit has done to the country. 🤔
Cathy Newman, "Can you see a time when a Labour government will advocate joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union?"
Stephen Kinnock, "Brexit has been a huge act of economic self harm"
"But we had red lines in our manifesto around the EU Single Market and the Customs Union"
Stephen Kinnock, "Brexit has been a huge act of economic self harm"
"But we had red lines in our manifesto around the EU Single Market and the Customs Union"
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Labour are sticking to their ridiculous Brexit ‘red lines’ whilst at the same time acknowledging the enormous harm Brexit has done to the country. 🤔
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Brexit has been an epic disaster so why won't Labour entertain the idea of rejoining
Starmer rules out rejoining EU customs union but steps up ‘reset’ efforts on.ft.com/4oxgApm
Starmer rules out rejoining EU customs union but steps up ‘reset’ efforts
UK prime minister has given two speeches this week promising closer ties with Brussels
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December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Brexit has been an epic disaster so why won't Labour entertain the idea of rejoining
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So Labour aknowledge that Brexit has done huge damage to the UK but rule out any attempt at repairing it...or even talking about repairing it.
Bunch of amoeba, the lot of them.
Bunch of amoeba, the lot of them.
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
So Labour aknowledge that Brexit has done huge damage to the UK but rule out any attempt at repairing it...or even talking about repairing it.
Bunch of amoeba, the lot of them.
Bunch of amoeba, the lot of them.
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A new study reveals Brexit's true price tag is staggering. Originally thought to have cost the UK around 4% of GDP, this new study has concluded that our GDP has been stifled by between 6% and 8%, and that it has cost the treasury £90bn EACH YEAR in lost revenue.
Still, immigrants, eh?
Still, immigrants, eh?
November 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A new study reveals Brexit's true price tag is staggering. Originally thought to have cost the UK around 4% of GDP, this new study has concluded that our GDP has been stifled by between 6% and 8%, and that it has cost the treasury £90bn EACH YEAR in lost revenue.
Still, immigrants, eh?
Still, immigrants, eh?
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"Your Party" antics is why Corbyn and Co led to Boris winning a landslide not to mention Corbyn anti EU and pro Brexit stance. I remember from the vote March the song "Where's Jeremy Corbyn"
Let these clowns 🤡 try and enable a Reform vote FFS🤦🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺
Let these clowns 🤡 try and enable a Reform vote FFS🤦🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"Your Party" antics is why Corbyn and Co led to Boris winning a landslide not to mention Corbyn anti EU and pro Brexit stance. I remember from the vote March the song "Where's Jeremy Corbyn"
Let these clowns 🤡 try and enable a Reform vote FFS🤦🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺
Let these clowns 🤡 try and enable a Reform vote FFS🤦🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Most of us were complicit by being, to a greater or lesser extent, complacent. We know better now. And the longer we’re out, it seems, the worse it gets. The Brexit dividend is now firmly, indisputably and eternally the Brexit deficit.
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Brexit is the ball and chain holding Britain back. Time to download the re-application form
Things have not got better since 2020. In fact they've got worse.Our politicians need to wake up and smell the expresso
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November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Most of us were complicit by being, to a greater or lesser extent, complacent. We know better now. And the longer we’re out, it seems, the worse it gets. The Brexit dividend is now firmly, indisputably and eternally the Brexit deficit.
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When even the Torygraph admits that #Brexit was a major economic error, it really is time to bring the issue back to parliament and the electorate with a #RejoinEU referendum 10 years on @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @libdems.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
When even the Torygraph admits that #Brexit was a major economic error, it really is time to bring the issue back to parliament and the electorate with a #RejoinEU referendum 10 years on @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @libdems.org.uk
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Oh dear. Open goal missed.
It's not "the Brexit deal" that's the problem. That's the Labour line. That framing leaves the door open to the notion that a different Brexit deal might have worked.
No. Brexit itself is the problem. Inherently unworkable.
Depressing that you can't tell the difference.
It's not "the Brexit deal" that's the problem. That's the Labour line. That framing leaves the door open to the notion that a different Brexit deal might have worked.
No. Brexit itself is the problem. Inherently unworkable.
Depressing that you can't tell the difference.
The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Oh dear. Open goal missed.
It's not "the Brexit deal" that's the problem. That's the Labour line. That framing leaves the door open to the notion that a different Brexit deal might have worked.
No. Brexit itself is the problem. Inherently unworkable.
Depressing that you can't tell the difference.
It's not "the Brexit deal" that's the problem. That's the Labour line. That framing leaves the door open to the notion that a different Brexit deal might have worked.
No. Brexit itself is the problem. Inherently unworkable.
Depressing that you can't tell the difference.
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Think of Brexit as a vote to eat all future meals at a new restaurant.
We've now been there. We've tried everything on the menu. We know the food is horrible.
Imagine holding a referendum on whether to keep eating its terrible food. That's a very different starting point from the last one in 2016.
We've now been there. We've tried everything on the menu. We know the food is horrible.
Imagine holding a referendum on whether to keep eating its terrible food. That's a very different starting point from the last one in 2016.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Think of Brexit as a vote to eat all future meals at a new restaurant.
We've now been there. We've tried everything on the menu. We know the food is horrible.
Imagine holding a referendum on whether to keep eating its terrible food. That's a very different starting point from the last one in 2016.
We've now been there. We've tried everything on the menu. We know the food is horrible.
Imagine holding a referendum on whether to keep eating its terrible food. That's a very different starting point from the last one in 2016.