1. Hello!

I have some good news and some bad news.
Shall we get the bad news out of the way first? You may want to sit down for this....

2. I'm sorry to have to tell you that we've left the EU. Despite our best efforts, Brexit has happened. During the current transition period we can no longer just reverse or cancel Brexit. We would have to apply to rejoin. This is all fact, not opinion. https://ec.europa.eu/info/european-union-and-united-kingdom-forging-new-partnership/brexit-brief/transition-period_en

3. Please take a moment to recover from that shock. Perhaps make yourself a cup of tea with sugar or look at this therapeutic kitten photo.

4. Now for the good news! There's still hope. There're still things we can achieve by campaigning and lobbying;
• an extension to the transition period
• protection of our NHS
• a public inquiry into the handling of #COVID19
• prevention of a damaging FTA with the US
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5.
• close alignment with the EU
• staying in the SM and CU
• citizens' rights
• workers'/employment rights
• maintaining the integrity of the GFA

I'll have forgotten some, please feel free to add to the list.

6. Follow @march_change for updates on upcoming campaigns and how you can help and support.

7. I know it's boring and feels pointless, but sign every petition. Yes, the government will ignore them, but they are useful for campaigns and, with enough signatures, useful to opposition parties. I'll add some links at the end of the thread.

8. Write to your MP to lobby for an extension to the transition period. Especially if they're a Tory. Yes, you'll probably get an annoying reply, but enough letters may rattle them or sow a seed of doubt.

9. The fight is tougher now than ever before. Please don't waste time and energy fighting past battles. And please read this thread by @GuitarMoog about how saying "Stop Brexit" is probably doing more harm than good. https://twitter.com/GuitarMoog/status/1260527855089463297?s=20

10. Instead of fighting battles that have already been lost, let's hold them to account.
They work for us, not the other way round.
It's high time they remembered that.

11. Petition links (please add ones I've forgotten)
https://www.marchforchange.uk/coronavirus_inquiry

https://www.bestforbritain.org/transition-coronavirus

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300412

https://www.change.org/p/michel-barnier-lengthen-the-eu-transition-period-for-all-uk-residents-and-businesses-sake

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