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In a GE year, here’s a helpful reminder of the role of lies on social media in driving the spike in pro-leave opinion in the last few days of the referendum campaigns.
In a GE year, here’s a helpful reminder of the role of lies on social media in driving the spike in pro-leave opinion in the last few days of the referendum campaigns.
@RoyMotteram @YouBrokeItMate @UKLabour While Labour sits on its hands, over £100 billion is being pissed away every single year that the UK remains outside the EU. Based on your timescales, the cumulative economic effect will be over £1 trillion. A much greater sense of urgency is needed.
1/🧵 #Brexit trade watch Early data for 2024 now available Here is the current UK trade performance (based on fresh data from Germany): Jan-Feb 2024 vs Jan-Feb 2019 German exports 🇩🇪 to: +22% total +28% 🇪🇺 EU +39% 🇺🇸 USA +2% 🇨🇳 China -7% 🇬🇧 UK
Britain, he said, …..is also one of the world’s richer countries and is privileged to have a seat on the UN security council. “But we have an imperative to understand the realities of our power as it is today, and not as it used to be.” theguardian.com/politics/2024/…
The Johnson-Frost TCA is anti growth. Period.
The Johnson-Frost TCA is anti growth. Period.
‘Tinkering, tailoring and soldiering on’ is Labour’s non-policy on fixing the #BrexitDisaster
‘By almost every economic & financial measure, parting ways w EU almost 8 years ago has been disastrous for UK’ says @Matthew_Winkler Telling comparison of relative success of EU wrt UK since 2016 + valuations show better future prospects bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @opinion
👍👍👍Excellent proposals to enhance effectiveness of #TCA ==> Insights from those at forefront of navigating UK's changed relationship w EU ==>moves beyond abstract analysis to identify practical, actionable & industry-led solutions #Brexit assets.nationbuilder.com/conservativegr…
On @BBCNewsnight Conservatives and Labour fail to acknowledge the huge scale of the problems Brexit has caused, is causing, and will cause.
On @BBCNewsnight Conservatives and Labour fail to acknowledge the huge scale of the problems Brexit has caused, is causing, and will cause.
Thoughtful and insightful paper
Keir Starmer is ultra-cautious about Brexit. Tinkering on the edges of Boris Johnson's Trade and Cooperation Agreement will not get him far. The new UK government should work out a step-by-step plan to converge with the EU. 1/ epc.eu/en/Publication…
@GreenPartyMolly @grannymath There’s also been a marked drop in services exports to the EU (+0%) compared to growing services exports to rest of world (+12%) Meanwhile the EU saw its imports of services (from all countries) grow by 18% Post-TCA 2022 vs pre-TCA 2018 in real terms 👇 rbas.co.uk/pdfs/Spotlight…
They aimed for Singapore-on-Thames, but now the UK is headed for the highest tax burden since the War, with state spending to match. My column on how the Brexit dream unravelled - predictably so telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…
@theipaper Another 🇪🇺 source: "If growth is the answer to the current economic malaise of the UK, to grow you need better trade relations with the EU. It is half of this country’s trade, so it is the easy way to improve the economic situation significantly." inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
Got my hands on the @GoldmanSachs Brexit report - it's excellent and they should release it publicly. Key charts here
There’s a strong detailed piece in the Independent today about the massive economic harms of #Brexit. This clear, shorter summary from @JohnSpringford explains in simple terms how Brexit has caused the UK to lose out. cer.eu/insights/brexi…
“broken Brexit Britain” has a ring to it
“broken Brexit Britain” has a ring to it
Having a bit of clear out I came across a VHS tape on ‘Britain & the EU - the Facts’. Here’s a still- can anyone guess the year?
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8.9M Followers 1K Following Once kicked a ball about. Now talk about kicking a ball about. The Rest Is Football @restisfootball @Goalhangerpods ..Instagram . Retweets are not endorsementsThe quality of the discussion at the Business and Trade Committee seems pretty poor - we need a better way to do this and to help MPs get a better grip on trade (Catherine McBride’s pro-Brexit misinformation didn’t help - e.g. distance in trade gravity models is not important)
In a GE year, here’s a helpful reminder of the role of lies on social media in driving the spike in pro-leave opinion in the last few days of the referendum campaigns.
How did the Leave campaign managed to get that timely blip and win the Brexit referendum? The next tweets will show how. 1/x
@RoyMotteram @YouBrokeItMate @UKLabour While Labour sits on its hands, over £100 billion is being pissed away every single year that the UK remains outside the EU. Based on your timescales, the cumulative economic effect will be over £1 trillion. A much greater sense of urgency is needed.
@YouBrokeItMate @RoyMotteram @UKLabour Lost growth is hard to see but it’s just as real as the proliferating pot holes in our roads Lost business & public investment now, mean long-term harm & sustained economic weakness To avoid these critical issues and protect our future, much greater urgency to rejoin EU is needed
1/🧵 #Brexit trade watch Early data for 2024 now available Here is the current UK trade performance (based on fresh data from Germany): Jan-Feb 2024 vs Jan-Feb 2019 German exports 🇩🇪 to: +22% total +28% 🇪🇺 EU +39% 🇺🇸 USA +2% 🇨🇳 China -7% 🇬🇧 UK
Britain, he said, …..is also one of the world’s richer countries and is privileged to have a seat on the UN security council. “But we have an imperative to understand the realities of our power as it is today, and not as it used to be.” theguardian.com/politics/2024/…
The Johnson-Frost TCA is anti growth. Period.
NEW post Brexit “common user charge” for inspection of food/ plant imports from the EU from later this month… £10 or £29 for every different type, even for small consignments … charge capped at £145 for a mixed consignment with fish, salami, cheese, sausage and yoghurt”
Perhaps the only unexpected benefit of #Brexit,” Will Hutton writes, “is that it has been such an obvious failure.”
Brexit border charges latest. Unanimity of fury among trade groups. Up to £145 per@consignment. “Hammer blow” for SMEs importing from EU, per @britishchambers Trade groups hit at incoming UK #Brexit border charge via me, via @FT on.ft.com/43I0ct6
‘Tinkering, tailoring and soldiering on’ is Labour’s non-policy on fixing the #BrexitDisaster
‘By almost every economic & financial measure, parting ways w EU almost 8 years ago has been disastrous for UK’ says @Matthew_Winkler Telling comparison of relative success of EU wrt UK since 2016 + valuations show better future prospects bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @opinion
👍👍👍Excellent proposals to enhance effectiveness of #TCA ==> Insights from those at forefront of navigating UK's changed relationship w EU ==>moves beyond abstract analysis to identify practical, actionable & industry-led solutions #Brexit assets.nationbuilder.com/conservativegr…
On @BBCNewsnight Conservatives and Labour fail to acknowledge the huge scale of the problems Brexit has caused, is causing, and will cause.
Newsnight audience and panel on Brexit Jonathan Kelly, "All of the parties are quiet on Brexit.. Polling shows it's an absolute disaster.. Politicians should be brave, admit it was a mistake and remedy it" Kirsty Wark, "Brexit has created a lot of problems for people, do you…
Thoughtful and insightful paper
Keir Starmer is ultra-cautious about Brexit. Tinkering on the edges of Boris Johnson's Trade and Cooperation Agreement will not get him far. The new UK government should work out a step-by-step plan to converge with the EU. 1/ epc.eu/en/Publication…
Keir Starmer is ultra-cautious about Brexit. Tinkering on the edges of Boris Johnson's Trade and Cooperation Agreement will not get him far. The new UK government should work out a step-by-step plan to converge with the EU. 1/ epc.eu/en/Publication…
@GreenPartyMolly @grannymath There’s also been a marked drop in services exports to the EU (+0%) compared to growing services exports to rest of world (+12%) Meanwhile the EU saw its imports of services (from all countries) grow by 18% Post-TCA 2022 vs pre-TCA 2018 in real terms 👇 rbas.co.uk/pdfs/Spotlight…
Great opportunity for @LibDems to remind us all of the difference in their EU policy from Labour.
To make a success of Brexit, Labour says it would turn the UK into "a more competitive and open economy" with managed divergence from EU rules trib.al/aaJghGw
They aimed for Singapore-on-Thames, but now the UK is headed for the highest tax burden since the War, with state spending to match. My column on how the Brexit dream unravelled - predictably so telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…
@theipaper Another 🇪🇺 source: "If growth is the answer to the current economic malaise of the UK, to grow you need better trade relations with the EU. It is half of this country’s trade, so it is the easy way to improve the economic situation significantly." inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
Got my hands on the @GoldmanSachs Brexit report - it's excellent and they should release it publicly. Key charts here
There’s a strong detailed piece in the Independent today about the massive economic harms of #Brexit. This clear, shorter summary from @JohnSpringford explains in simple terms how Brexit has caused the UK to lose out. cer.eu/insights/brexi…
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