Keir Starmer’s EU Reset: A Strategy Built on Falsehoods

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, herfiehandbag said:

Perhaps one should ask the people of Switzerland, Norway, and the Balkan states how they feel about EU influence, and the effective limitations it imposed upon their freedoms to run things the way they may wish.

 

Mind you, of course, asking the people is anathema to the EU! Which rather takes us back to my initial point.

I think the Balkan states have all applied for membership. Norway has so much natural gas it is quite happy staying "independent". And as for the Swiss? They seem happy to remain neutral on all matters, as ever.

[herfiehandbag]

25 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

They will do so when the march of demographic change removes the support their ‘Little Englander’ project.

I suppose it was only a question of time before "long march" memes started to be discussed in connection with Starmer.

[Chomper Higgot]

15 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

I suppose it was only a question of time before "long march" memes started to be discussed in connection with Starmer.

Memes?

 

I accept you are making an effort, but don’t think you are in meme territory, or ever will be.

 

 

[mokwit]

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The Mail

The Express

The Sun

The Times

The Financial Times

The Spectator

 

https://www.vuelio.com/uk/blog/newspaper-circulation-linked-twitter-share/

FT has gone woke to the point that people like me who used to read it now regard it as the Financial Guardian. The change was almost overnight with the exit of Pearson as a shareholder. The first act of the new regime was to ban commenting from the people (including me) who punctured the narrative with their comments. Progressives have to censor because their narrative doesn't stand up to scrutiny. HTH.

Edited 4 hours ago by mokwit

[herfiehandbag]

On 10/5/2024 at 7:22 AM, herfiehandbag said:

So begins Starmer's long slow surrender to the demands of the EU. It will take several years, but it will be complete. You can bet your bottom dollar (Euro?) that it will be kept clear of Parliament, and all favours will be called in to ensure that it does not receive proper public or press scrutiny. It all has a familiar ring to It doesn't it?

 

The EU bureaucracy cannot tolerate a major independent economy, physically adjacent to it's own. It has to gain control of it, it's existential for them. 

 

The government know that it cannot rely on support from it's population, so will not consult or involve them.

 

 

Perhaps not formerly rejoining, but some sort of "two tier membership"?

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, mokwit said:

FT has gone woke to the point that people like me who used to read it now regard it as the Financial Guardian. The change was almost overnight with the exit of Pearson as a shareholder. The first act of the new regime was to ban commenting from the people (including me) who punctured the narrative with their comments. Progressives have to censor because their narrative doesn't stand up to scrutiny. HTH.

Er, what did you say that so pissed them off? And where did you say it? Are you really such a bigshot they actually gave a toss what you were saying? I think you flatter yourself.

[mokwit]

4 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Er, what did you say that so pissed them off? And where did you say it? Are you really such a bigshot they actually gave a toss what you were saying? I think you flatter yourself.

Learn to read before commenting on somebody else's post.

 

BTW I had one FT "journalist" formerly of The Guardian post under something that I had posted that he was going to have me banned (but I was actually banned as part of a group ban on those that punctured the narrative).

[Chomper Higgot]

3 hours ago, mokwit said:

The first act of the new regime was to ban commenting from the people (including me) who punctured the narrative with their comments.

Have you considered you might have overestimated your abilities?

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Perhaps not formerly rejoining, but some sort of "two tier membership"?

What Starmer is doing is addressing all the barriers that need to be dealt with in readiness for the Tories returning to the center right where they will back rejoining the EU.

 

 

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, mokwit said:

Learn to read before commenting on somebody else's post.

 

BTW I had one FT "journalist" formerly of The Guardian post under something that I had posted that he was going to have me banned (but I was actually banned as part of a group ban on those that punctured the narrative).

Read what? All your previous drivel? Puncturing the narrative? Where do you get this garbage from?

[Will B Good]

On 10/5/2024 at 3:32 AM, Social Media said:

with critics arguing that his strategy is unlikely to secure a better deal for Britain

 

 

.........with critics arguing that his strategy is likely to secure a better deal for Britain........

 

That's the critics biggest worry.