#BrExit

Nick Reeves #FBPA #FBPE #ProgressiveAlliance

nickreeves9876

1/ My bet is that on June 23rd 2016 not a single person in the UK had an in-depth understanding of the full ramifications of voting for Brexit. Only a

Sam Lowe

SamuelMarcLowe

The single market in services is not as developed as the single market in goods, but it very much does exist. If the UK leaves the single market and proceeds

Dave Keating

DaveKeating

There is no prospect that leaders at today's #EUCO will somehow agree a post-#Brexit FTA in time for @BorisJohnson's 15 October deadlineBut now the UK side is walking back his

Owen Jones 🌹

OwenJones84

Responsibility for the Hartlepool catastrophe - and it is a catastrophe - belongs with the Labour leadership.In 2015, Labour won 35.6% of the vote, less than 2019.In 2017, Labour won

Sylvia de Mars

sylviademars

My view on a lot of arguing on my timeline: a Biden win isn't problematic for the UK on a trade level. It's problematic because a Biden White House won't

Nick Reeves #FBPA #FBPE #ProgressiveAlliance

nickreeves9876

1/ I despair at people assuming voters will desert the Tories in droves when Brexit hits the economy. We've had ten years of economic failure and the coronavirus massacre and

Not A Brexiter

NoRemainNoGain

They’ll argue that people should get gigs based on their talents, not social beliefs.But Tony Abbott’s appointment is the exact opposite. He has no talent for securing trade. He is

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

Have talked to officials across a number of depts in Whitehall. As I reported on #Newsnight just now they are expecting an extension to the Brexit transition period. One told

Nicolai von Ondarza

NvOndarza

Today will be the 70th #Königswinter Conference, the annual British-German exchange that brings together great people from the respective governments, parliaments, industries and academia.It is also a good time to

Peter Cook

AcademyOfRock

Since Corona is a natural phenomenon, we have no choice but to endure and manage it as best we can.Brexit is a man made phenomenon. We don't have to have

Alex Deane

ajcdeane

Classic example of Brexit escalation played out this week. By this I mean trivial issue meets unreasoning objection meets anger meets more anger; soon no doubt results in both sides

Daniel Keohane

KeohaneDan

Quick stock-taking thread: An awful lot of local and international politics meeting on this island at the moment (from my pov living in Republic):1) Tensions in NI, due to a

Geri the Gerbil 😷

GHNeale

Why the LP lost [Thread]- felt a bit boredEndeavouring to end the ‘problem of Europe’ once and for all a referendum was called 23 June 2016 by the Conservative Party.This

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

This thread (popularised by @mrjamesob) was from a year ago today. It didn't turn out *exactly* as predicted, but there isn't a lot which is wildly wrong. A quick follow-up

Matt Carr

MattCarr55

Absolutely extraordinary to see how the ‘Northern Powerhouse/Level Up’ Tories have forced northern mayors into a de facto alliance against the government because of the government’s high-handed, arrogant, and grossly

Chris Kendall

ottocrat

I cannot account for this. I simply can’t make sense of it. The most incompetent, truly diabolically awful government in my lifetime and probably in British history. Why am I