Nick Tyrone

Labour are now saying that Brexit is to blame for our financial woes, while Starmer still insists we will never rejoin any of the European institutions within his lifetime. This makes absolutely no sense.

OMG this is the same dress Liz Truss wore on her first, and her last day as PM. It’s from The Fold.

I still don’t get how Starmer can blame Brexit for the small boats, insist stopping the small boats is a huge priority, but then stick to the idea that Brexit can’t be undone. It makes no sense.

It’s simple: if you think we can “make Brexit work”, then Farage should be PM as soon as possible. The Tories failed on Brexit and Labour clearly has as well. The only argument against Farage that will work is “Brexit will never work”. And every party is running away from this as hard as they can.

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad Two reasons why Ireland is richer than Britain

Why Ireland is richer than Britain, explored here. Yes, Brexit is a factor - but there is another big one:
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Why doesn't Starmer campaign to rejoin the EU? Here are three reasons why he should The video above is an extrapolation on the issue of why I think Starmer rediscovering his pro-European roots would be strategically sensible, with some ranting and fun stuff along the way.

Here are three reasons why Starmer should campaign for the UK to rejoin the EU:
nicktyrone.substack.com/p/why-doesnt...

BBC Radio 4 - AntiSocial, How does an author get published? Industry veteran Amelia Fairney explains the book business

I thought this episode of BBCRadio4 AntiSocial with Adam Fleming did another good job of bringing nuance to an emerging culture war standoff. @nicktyrone.bsky.social was a particularly receptive contributor.
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Back in the EU? The statistic for Rejoiners to watch When will we know the time is right to rejoin the EU?

Back in the EU? The statistic for Rejoiners to watch

When will we know the time is right to rejoin the EU? | Nick Tyrone

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YouTube video by nathankw Dan Snow's Alternative

Dan Snow did a referendum broadcast on this metaphor, directed by @nicktyrone.bsky.social
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Kind of telling that no Brexiteers are celebrating today as the 9th anniversary of our "Independence Day". It's all a bit embarrassing now, frankly, so I don't blame them for keeping quiet about it.

The real Rwanda scheme was never tried. Much like real Brexit and real communism wasn't either.

The referendum in 2016 asked, “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” The answer, “Leave the EU” won a majority. In 2020, we did just that. The result was respected. We are still allowed to disagree and campaign for change.

Of all the takes on British politics currently available, the one that goes “Starmer and Farage want to debate each other because they’re both scared of debating Kemi Badenoch” is easily the most laughable. You have to be cosmically naive to believe that. She is irrelevant.

The Brexiters are having a nervous breakdown about the mere existence of a UK-EU summit. It’s like deep down they know Brexit has been a washout and any chance for that to be exposed, even a little, terrifies them.

Yes, Brexit has played a large part in destroying the Conservative Party, but they also could have not chosen five totally abysmal leaders in a row, something which is a significant factor here.

I’m starting to hope the Tories try and bring back Boris Johnson as leader. They would have to have a by-election, which they would almost certainly lose to Reform or the Lib Dems, depending on location. And if he managed to win, that would be the end of the Tories.

One of the great ironies of British politics is that it is now left to the Labour Party to save Brexit. My hunch is, they won’t be able to do it. Brexit is not salvageable.

Trump has become poison for right-wing parties across the west. Unless they successfully disinfect themselves of being seen as Trump-adjacent, they will be destroyed at the ballot box.

The United States abandoning Ukraine will be seen in a very short time to be one America’s most shameful moments as a country.

Most Brexiters like to claim that the mainstream media and the establishment are Remain-leaning, when in fact, the media and every major political party accepts Brexit as the unalterable status quo. This is because Brexit only works as an outsider theory, not in reality.

Behold the spectre, yet again, of the possibility of a “US-UK trade deal”. If something is agreed between the two countries over the next couple of months, it will be razor-thin. It will not be anywhere close to as beneficial as being in the European single market.

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad Should Canada become the 51st state of America?

Should Canada become the 51st state of America? I try and steel man the argument for this and here’s what I came up with:

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Trump has clearly lost patience with Zelensky. Lost patience with Zelensky and his whole standing up for his country, saving it from a despotic regime that invaded for no reason thing. I can see how that must be frustrating for Trump, really can.

Trump’s tariffs on/tariffs off thing isn’t a brilliant plan that will pay off in some amazing way for America one day soon, it’s just bunch of idiots who don’t know what they’re doing completely floundering.

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad Has WWIII begun already? A look at how we might be at war across the planet and not realise it yet

Has World War III begun already and we just haven't realised it yet? A look at how the world might be even scarier than we think:

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I have my doubts that “we are going to bring loads of terribly paid, horrible to do jobs back to America” is going to be a vote winner across the US. Call me overly cynical.

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad Is Trump a complete imbecile? Here's an honest and deep dive attempt to answer that question

Is Trump a complete imbecile? I try and engage with that question in-depth here:

youtu.be/xoCRk3Igeu0?...

If I was an American, I’d be grateful when Trump goes golfing. I’d encourage him to do it more - at least he’s not working on screwing up the US economy any further while he’s doing that.

More convinced than ever that Trump will be the death of Brexit. The Don is good at least for fast-forwarding the national nightmare closer to the end, where we can talk about being back in the EU where we belong.

The Tories need to look at how Labour turned things around. They ditched Corbynism so much, they ditched Corbyn himself. The Tories could do something similar by ditching Brexit. Saying it was a mistake and hasn’t worked out and rejoin is worth considering.