• The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Utterly insane take from him. Based on the strength of a single referendum that was likely influenced by a foreign power and carried out by some of the most determinedly incompetent leaders we’ve seen in a generation, we are to lose free trade, influence abroad, freedom to roam, consumer protections, and countless other benefits, to continue for the lifetime of an as yet unelected PM who has purged his party of anyone to the left of Barack Obama.

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          4 months ago

          I’m fine with it in general. BUT under some conditions:

          • No cherry-picking. Full rules apply or bust
          • EU reform before adding any country. It’s already horribly inefficient to have 27 countries having to agree on everything
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          4 months ago

          It should be enough to know that Russia prefers the current situation. I’d happily ditch the pound on that basis - it’s not exactly as if sir Isaac has been running the mint lately.

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        4 months ago

        Eh, why feed Reform or Conservatives any on-the-edge voters at this late an hour by making them fear a vote for Labour is a vote for more Brexit madness.

        His statements are full of weasel words too, as have other party member’s statements. It’s not an insane take, just a “I don’t think we will” to avoid arming opponents with something to fearmonger with.

        They need a term, and if they can change the perspective on EU membership and see polling supports rejoining (and they’ve the funds to pump into the obscene political advertising it’ll require to not get drowned out by Conservatives like before the referendum), they just might go for it in a second term.