Emeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 17

For some reason I think its necessary to say this:

Anyone who's saying that we should stop blaming Brexit for the UK's economic travails knows little about economics.

Certainly, the UK's economic problems pre-date Brexit, but the departure from the European Union has compounded & worsened pretty much every negative trend that the UK suffers from....

To deny this is world-class bulls*t.

#Brexit #news #UK

[apologies, spotted this headline in the supermarket earlier & it pissed me right off!]

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@ChrisMayLA6 What do you think of the proposal by Josep Borrell, the former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, that the European Union needs to be reformed with fewer but more integrated countries? Do you think the UK would reconsider something like that?
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Show threadJohn Rohde JensenMar 17
@Lubnadecordoba @ChrisMayLA6 The UK have always been a reluctant partner in the EU. It used to champion a trade zone around the North Sea. Fundamentaly, the UK is not a european power, it is its own thing.
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@johnrohde @ChrisMayLA6 It's a shame they see it that way, given the current international situation.
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 17

@Lubnadecordoba

In a word, no.... the UK's political class has always favoured a wider shallower EU, not a more focussed, deeper one

Show threadNexusMar 18
@ChrisMayLA6 But what about people? Especially young people? Have you changed your view after Brexit? In Spain, there is more and more nationalisms and even LOCALISMS and I would like to know how it is evolving there.
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 18

@Lubnadecordoba

I've not changed my view, I was always a Remainer, but our political class has a view of the UK's 'specialness' that makes the acquiescence to perfectly reasonable conditions set by the EU as unacceptable, meaning without a major shift in political culture there is unlikely to be any successful move to rejoin, in the next decade (in my assessment)

Show threadDavidMar 18

@Lubnadecordoba @ChrisMayLA6

Do not believe ANYTHING that Joseph Borrell says. He is a liar, an asshole, and a disgusting human beign. A traitor to the human race.

The little slave he was of Ursula Von Der "Liar", the Margaret Thatcher wanna be of the EU.

Show threadNexusMar 18
@DBG3D @ChrisMayLA6 Why is he a liar? Why is he a slave of Ursula? In the same statements, he said that Ursula cannot speak on behalf of the Union on issues of International Affairs, the person who can represent Europe in this matter is Antonio Costa.
Show threadDavidMar 18

@Lubnadecordoba @ChrisMayLA6

We had that MF as a minister in the transition from Franco dictatorship. He is well known in Spain for beign a weasel. As a politician is one of the worst we had.

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@DBG3D @ChrisMayLA6 ¿eres paisano? Claro que conocemos a Borrell en España. Es un político español del PSOE. Fue ministro en los años 90, así que considerarlo de la transición de la dictadura de Franco no lo veo. No seré yo quien defienda al PSOE de socialista pero de ahí a franquista va un trecho.
Show threadDavidMar 18

@Lubnadecordoba @ChrisMayLA6

Si. No he dicho que sea franquista, pero vamos, intimo de Isidoro, empezo en los 70 como él, así que como si lo fuera.

Fue ministro después del 78. Y ahora recuerdo que ha soltado auténticas barrabasadas cuando empezo la guerra de ucrania y el genocidio palestino por israel.