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- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kAgree with you both. This whole syndrome reflects the UK's inability to accept the reality of Brexit. UK expected to start with 100% of membership benefits, and negotiate its way down, retaining as many as possible; in fact, as a third country, it started at 0 and has been trying to negotiate up.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kI do actually find it incredible that Labour seem to have just copied the Conservatives having watched them fail and the Labour advisors are blaming the EU after watching the Conservative advisors do the same. There is zero learning going on here. 😜
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2k...and it's not like the UKG has a reputation for generosity in negotiations, or even a stellar reputation for sticking to agreements. The EU could, and perhaps should, refuse any further negotiations until UKG has lived up to already signed agreements, and few nations would hold that against it.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe BBC is worried about our democracy - thing is they broke our trust and by platforming far right nonsense they are the ones breaking it!!
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kOh for heaven's sake! Enough of the British petted lip!
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kHave to say, this is a poor take from @davidheniguk.bsky.social. Frankly, if you're bleating about unfairness of a deal that you've asked for and voluntarily entered into, then you need to accept it's down to your own side's negotiators Firstly, officials are duty bound to get the best deal A 🧵
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kI seem to recall that lobbying MS govts was what pissed off EU Commission post 2016 Why would anyone think it’s worth repeating to get a different result? The problem the UK still has is a piss-poor negotiating skillset & still doesn’t “have all the cards” as some idiot once said
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kAnd you think UK is not greedy of course .... wanting the advantages of the club without being in the club
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2k"UK trying (and failing) to lobby capitals over Commisson’s head." Oh dear, that strategy again We haven't reached the acceptance stage of Brexshit yet [Insert Einstein madness quote]
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe status quo is the safest place to be for the EU when it comes to the UK/EU relationship. The Tories, Reform and Labour all constantly remind us, why that is.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe real significance is that Hannan’s ‘insight’ and Badenoch’s ‘diplomacy’ between them will certainly enforce the already-clear impression that there is no basis for the EU to make any structural changes to its relationship with the UK.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2k"But we are not the demandeurs" in his tweet is genuinely jaw droppingly ignorant and failing to read the room. the british asked the EU for the "reset". the british asked for the mobility scheme. the british are begging to be included in the EU weapons procurement programme.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThis the PM who's elected to lead the whole of the UK. Honestly.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kWith that remark he has lost! Lost on so many levels! Shows contempt for the devolved nations, for women, for all MPs, for the House of Commons, for all of us. And his laughing colleague Ms Reeves shows the same.
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- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kImmigrants are Scotland: your NHS nurses, your kids’ teachers, your next door neighbours. This ‘island of strangers’ rhetoric is dangerous and dehumanising. A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met yet—and Scotland is better off because of immigrants.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kJust look at the brass neck of this shite being distributed in Hamilton by Labour. They know It was Labour who took it away and the SNP are bringing it back! Are lies all that the Labour party have left? 👇
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kGenuinely have no idea what Anas Sarwar stands for when his positions only become known days later after getting instructions from Keir Starmer's office.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe EU’s values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and respect for human rights are the values of Scotland. The best future for Scotland is rejecting the folly of Brexit and rejoining the European Union as a member state. Angus Robertson SNP Cabinet Secretary
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2k🏴🇪🇺The EU’s values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and respect for human rights are the values of Scotland. The best future for Scotland is rejecting the folly of Brexit and rejoining the European Union as a member state.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kWhile Labour talks about an island of strangers, Europeans want closer ties with Scotland. @volteuropa.org @charchert.bsky.social @yesforeu.bsky.social
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kMore post facto justification for Starmer's "island of strangers" "squalid chapter" speech. If he turned around and said, "illegal immigration is not a problem in the UK, legal immigration is a benefit, we're going to apply to join EEA and share rights with our neighbours"...
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kNot now Linda, I’m working.. 😂
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kGermany's far-right AfD approves -surely, a sign that Labour are moving in the wrong direction. #PanderingToRacists @hopenothate.org.uk @nicklowles.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kIt didn’t take much to win an election where the Tories self destructed. Maybe this is simply who he is.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kFor decades they didn't make the argument for EU membership for fear of the right wing press and we ended up with Brexit, and they've never made a positive argument for immigration for the same reason. So here we are, it's become impossible to tell the truth.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kExactly. They had a huge mandate for change. Think of the good they could have done, but they have just wasted it and probably sent the Labour party down the drain with the Tories, too.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kFunnily enough, Keir Starmer said the same thing in 2020. bsky.app/profile/saul...
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kProperly said, Peter. Where are the voices in Labour challenging this nonsense? Young voices who see a different path forward. Articulating a decent centre-left agenda? If there are any such people, now is the time for them to stand up.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe reason Starmer's Labour is stuck in this loop is that it has never made the counter arguments. It moved tactically to remove Corbyn to take power and then stuck with the tactics that led to the 'ming vase' manifesto...which, in a gaslight to the entire nation..was entitle "Change". Serously/5
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kLabour's exactly the same on the 'reset' with the EU. It tells voters they will 'tear down the barriers to trade' while sticking with the same barriers (no single market or customs union) that created Boris's barriers. And made the UK poorer and harder to invest in - foreign or domestic /3
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kStarmer has to go.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kJust sayin'...
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kTo join or not to join - that is the (only) question … 🥸
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kStarmer was low in my estimation That estimation has just plunged through the floor. This was disgraceful He is starting to believe in his own invincibility How can a leader get so many things so wrong, so quickly And if any Starmer supporter tries to take me to task, do so at your peril
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kCarers make and immense contribution to our communities. This investment of over £89 million across Scotland is not just a number, it represents a lifeline for thousands of people who care for loved ones every day, with £1,008,530 going directly to carers in Argyll & Bute.
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- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kHeartbreaking calls to James O’Brien; families are now discussing exit strategies! Ironic that WM refused SG’s request for a Scot visa for key sectors. Independence is now critical. Hopefully these callers will consider a move to Scotland to join us in building an Independent Scotland in the EU.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe LibDem spokesperson on Europe used the Opposition debate today to explicitly rule out trying to rejoin the EU at the moment. Sigh. He also showed flashes of British exceptionalism. Double sigh. hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe best way to avoid having your speech compared to Enoch Powell would be not to give a speech like Enoch Powell’s, using words like Enoch Powell’s, with a meaning like Enoch Powell’s.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kWell done Liz Saville-Roberts. Once again it falls to those horrible "divisive nationalists" to call out the abject racism in the UK Governments persecution of migrants. #pmqs
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kwww.thenational.scot/news/2516247... No surprise there. Its like families who have immigrated to the UK are happy to be here but shut the door on anyone else coming. Anas Sarwar backs UK Government's immigration plans amid 'Enoch Powell' row
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kWe're in the Court of Appeal today - defending EU citizens' rights to live with dignity. 👩🏾⚖️ This case is about achieving equal welfare access for people with pre-settled status - with no unfair barriers. www.crowdjustice.com/case/eu-citi...
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kI think Starmer's red lines are the only red thing left in his party
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kLatest from Binfire Britain... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kNHS not convinced by Palantir's products. @europol-eu.bsky.social dropped Palantir for the same reason: its products are "substandard" (as per Europol's own statement 👇) So European governments are quietly buying substandard products from a shady company led by a Trump/Vance donor. Why?
- "The fact that - on top of everything else - Palantir's NHS offer is just not very good does make one wonder about the source of Wes Streeting's enthusiasm for it. And why the hapless Keir Starmer was dragged along to endorse them by Peter Mandelson." open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kWelsh speaker in Wales were the second-most remainy linguistic group after Irish-speakers in NI. That should carry a lot of weight.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kThe data I saw on how the Brexit vote split-up in Wales depending on how people answered questions regarding their self-affiliation to the labels "English", "Welsh" and/or "British" was quite conclusive. The leave vote in Wales was primarily an English vote.
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kMore exceptionalists blaming Europe for Brexit outcomes. It would have been awful had 🇪🇺 somehow "refused" Brexit. It would have resulted in a rft with the UK that would have taken years to recover from. 1
- Reposted by did:plc:vp3mtfmi5ydt5tk23eak3v2kthey produced a 700+ page document outlining what exactly, in great detail what voting YES meant. that's the grown up, 21st century way of calling & running a referendum. 2/2
