SleafordModFeb 21, 2025

British public thinks supporting Ukraine is more important than good relations with USA

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British public thinks supporting Ukraine is more important than good relations with USA - Feddit UK

Source is here: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2025/02/20/c33bd/1 [https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2025/02/20/c33bd/1] That source allows you to see the results according to political affiliation. Pluralities of supporters of the Conservatives, Labour, and Lib Dems think that supporting Ukraine is more important. The exception is Reform UK, whose supporters think that good relations with the USA are more important than supporting Ukraine.

Show threadOscar CunninghamFeb 21, 2025
If it were an option, then it might be better to selfishly keep good relations with the US. But Trump will always try to extract as much as possible, regardless of ‘good relations’. So the choice is really between helping Ukraine or not, knowing the US will be the same either way.
Show threadSleafordModFeb 21, 2025

it might be better to selfishly keep good relations with the US

Or the UK could prioritise good relations with Europe instead, which the public seems to support (source for below image):

‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll

Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK

The Guardian
Show threaddavesmithFeb 21, 2025
You say Europe but your chart says the EU. Let’s not conflate the two.
Show thread𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰Feb 21, 2025
In this case they are analogous though, really.
Show threaddavesmith
No they are not. You don’t get to arbitrarily choose when to rename something.
Feb 25, 2025 at 8:51amWeb
Show thread𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰Feb 25, 2025

Why aren’t they? I understand the nuance (The UK is in Europe but not the EU), and in certain situations the distinction is important; the UK is not it’s own continent and Britons are Europeans.

But the two are (or have become) analogous when we’re talking about trade and politics.

Just because not all European countries are in the EU doesn’t mean that by saying you want better relations with the EU you want to tell Norway to go fuck themselves.