Elena Adaal

No better way to show how dead-end-street the Tory idiots are.

Firstly, its nonsense to exclude those that did pay for these benefits.

And secondly: it seems nobody explained to them that we can end the TCA if we want to, thereby causing severe damage to UK.

it is good to know this is an idea of the Tories - the ones that made this deal with the EU.

The Tories are epically incompetent, and there is zero chance this will happen.

And if so - we will simply end the TCA.

Safeguards mechanisms are to be employed as actual safeguards.

It seems far fetched to claim that EU needs safeguards against UK steel.

If I was UK steel I would not be too worried.

What a good summary of the Tory Rwanda plan failure - that wasted 700 million for zero success:

"...The billed Rwandan government speaker is not here..".

The EU and the UK have a TCA agreement, which is supposedly zero-tariff-zero-quota.

How can the EU then levy 50% tariffs on UK steel? We in EU are not like Trump and will not rip up the TCA for no reason, so there must be some mechanism behind this (genuine question)?

The Tory party has consitently culled its more moderate members.

This is what happens if a party loses all guardrails:

I note that you sidestepped the fact that Scotland and NI voted Remain.

Also: you say that some in England are sad to see Scotland go, but the important thing is if Scotland wants out.

Do not pretend that England cares what Scotland or NI want.

They both voted Remain, and England did not listen.

A Tory debate on "free speech" suffers from the awkward situation that the Tory party favours Trump-style suppression of free speech, but to adequately copy Trump, they have to lie about it.

I can understand why basically no one wants to talk about that.

This would be a good outcome:

Scotland freed from the English yoke, and Ireland finally united.

Amazingly enough, it seems like the claims made in a book listing the successes of Brexit might not be quite right... presumably also the book doesn't include how UK exports haven't risen since 2019, and UK immigration has, when I seem to remember the promise was of the opposite.

The myth that hiring and firing at will is good for you.

Look at the US now. Look at its bubble tech sector.

Good that the Tory party attracts fewer and fewer people:

This is actually encouraging, since it shows that the Windsor Framework is being observed.

Sure that is a low bar, but it is the UK we are talking about.

lol... There are still Brexiters...

Perhaps it is the same as with Truss: No amount of logic will penetrate their bubble.

@robfordmancs.bsky.social in fine Goth mode this morning

Indeed.

Important to know and list those that are - and were - active for the Tories, so that they can be shut out of public functions - also after their defection to other parties.

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

Both the Conservatives and Reform are now set to leave the ECHR and are committing the UK to breaking human rights (if you say they contain significant constraints and you want to get rid of these constrains - yes, that's what you plan to do). /1 www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Tories betrayed NI - taking it out of EU against the will of the majority, and then imposed the Protocol on NI - and then Johnson lied about it.

It is - also - this causual indifference that makes the Tories unsuitable for any public office.

Brexit sovereignity latest (😀):

Excellent news on support for Ukraine:

Why are we still continuing with it?

This would be good for UK companies, but it would be unfair for EU companies:

They would need to compete with UK companies that can pollute more.

There must be something the EU gets in return for this.

video still from the committee in NI in session. Full video is here: https://niassembly.tv/live-stream-3/

The NI Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) presented a report on the Windsor Framework to the NI WF Scrutiny Committee today.

TL;DR: Major issues with regulatory divergence & GB-to-NI trade. The WF is helpful but is not a long term fix for business in NI, post brexit.

Quick 🧵summarising 👇

EU people should know that they are not welcome in UK.

It is wise to leave if you can:

“NB UK exports have not increased at all since 2019.”

So since Brexit, exports have not increased at all (!)

UK politics shows unique incompetence.

Youth mobility is about UK people as much as it is about EU people.

However, you - as all Brexiters - will never understand something positive: you can only hate and destroy.

This is about sticking to deals already made.

However, we already knew that UK sees its own written agreements as toilet paper - and then lies about it.

EU citizens are not welcome in UK:

If you are still in UK you are taking a risk.

"no obvious paths to growth".

This is simply not true. There are many paths to growth, such as EU membership, and not doing austerity.

The UK is - every day - actively choosing to be poorer.