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Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
Because the more "freedom" our government gets, the more things it fucks up.Regulatory freedom, trading freedom, immigration freedom, political freedom and accountability to our own people for the decisions our government takes.Be honest, what has it achieved?It's entirely the wrong attitude to lock something in for the long-term against the wishes of British electorate.The Leave vote was without doubt my biggest political disappointment.Makes me feel better....That doesn't really help.TSE still bitter, ten years on...The public may be less keen when they see what concessions the EU wants in return.Stop talking the UK down.
It’ll be the easiest deal in history, the EU needs more than we need them.
Leave 52%
Remain 48%
[runs and hides!]
All but 25 of my 64 years have been Tory Governments, but each election disappointment "could" be rectified within five years. The Farage smoke and mirrors fiasco was for life.
That's the principle for which many of us voted Leave in the first place.
Why would you want to give that up?
Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
Seems JD Vance is being brought in to help with negotiations.I'm no fan of Vance but I do believe he is genuinely opposed to these kind of Middle Eastern military conflicts. His silence over the last 3-4 weeks speaks volumes in this regard.
He didn't want this war and believes no one in MAGA does either, so that bodes well perhaps?
If he's been put on the job, it's likely a sign Trump just wants an end to the mess.
Ratters
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Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
Like the Bourbons, they have learned nothing and forgotten nothing.Like the Bourbons, they have a crunchy outside with a smooth chocolatey bit in the middle.
Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
Seems JD Vance is being brought in to help with negotiations.
He didn't want this war and believes no one in MAGA does either, so that bodes well perhaps?
He didn't want this war and believes no one in MAGA does either, so that bodes well perhaps?
Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
@chadbourn.bsky.social
US and Israeli officials now see securing the Strait of Hormuz as the most realistic endgame of the war, WaPo reports.
So no regime change, no stopping Iran’s nuclear program, which they now consider unlikely to succeed.
Basically fixing a tiny bit of what they broke. For no gain.
US and Israeli officials now see securing the Strait of Hormuz as the most realistic endgame of the war, WaPo reports.
So no regime change, no stopping Iran’s nuclear program, which they now consider unlikely to succeed.
Basically fixing a tiny bit of what they broke. For no gain.
Scott_xP
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Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
Starmer is the great coward when the light is shining and a really brutal assassin when not.My assumption was term 1 of the Labour government would be to align more closely with the EU, and then term 2 would be about getting ready formally to propose rejoining, with perhaps that decision going to be the lynchpin of a campaign for a third term.Starmer was too frit and Trump has changed the dynamic. Perhaps Trump will so repulse voters against Reform. Although I am not holding my breath.
The very quick shift to unpopularity has complicated that somewhat.
Omnium
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Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
Iran government puts its war policy in cartoon form simple enough for Donald to understand:
https://bsky.app/profile/rachelbitecofer.bsky.social/post/3mhqknsef3s2b
https://bsky.app/profile/rachelbitecofer.bsky.social/post/3mhqknsef3s2b
Foxy
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Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
You don't think a Reform government and PM Farage would be polarising then?I'm not, and this would drive polarisation into the electorate again.I am voting Reform if Labour want to reopen old wounds on this. And I won't be alone.I thought you weren't a racist?
Let's hope they are more sensible than that.
I'd absolutely vote to cockblock Labour on it.
kinabalu
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Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
54% for rejoin is hardly a big margin for rejoining the EU especially with that vote split amongst Labour, the LDs and Greens. The 62% for having a closer relationship with the EU without rejoining it, the Single Market or Customs Union is a more supported position and also hence it is the position of StarmerStarmer has a position? That’s new!
Re: Rachel Reeves & Sir Sadiq Khan speak for the nation – politicalbetting.com
54% for rejoin is hardly a big margin for rejoining the EU especially with that vote split amongst Labour, the LDs and Greens. The 62% for having a closer relationship with the EU without rejoining it, the Single Market or Customs Union is a more supported position and also hence it is the position of StarmerUseless as Starmer is, on this he is probably right. We will never re-join in my lifetime, so closer ties are the best we can hope for. We should never have left, but we did, and the grandees of the EU don't want us back.
Besides as a result of Putin's "leave" win, the dynamic of Europe changed. Fortunately Starmer and friends made such a hash of leaving no one else wants to take the plunge. Even the pro- Putin Orban is pissing inside the tent from inside rather than pissing in from the outside.
