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Long, long thread, but please bear with me. It's kind of a 'what if' thread about fascism...
Now, historically fascism has appeared and re-appeared under different guises... with very different leaders...
Now, historically fascism has appeared and re-appeared under different guises... with very different leaders...
... but it has one thing in common: it arrives as your friend - restoring pride and all that, so the majority don't SEE what the agenda is...
... Fascism, in its broadest sense, has taken many forms in the past. But it's important to go back to its definition and main traits... in other words, it's not a case of 'well, I don't have a concentration camp on my doorstep, so all is well'...
Have you all read .@michaelgove's Ditchley Lecture?
"The Privilege of Public Service" runs to 139 paragraphs over 69 (double-spaced) pages.
The main topic is civil service *reform* —but it covers so much more & raises interesting QUESTIONS...
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"The Privilege of Public Service" runs to 139 paragraphs over 69 (double-spaced) pages.
The main topic is civil service *reform* —but it covers so much more & raises interesting QUESTIONS...
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assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
MG quotes Antonio Gramsci,"The crisis consists precisely of the fact that the inherited is dying—and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear."
In our case the inherited was assassinated, the loss an uncompensated diminishment...
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In our case the inherited was assassinated, the loss an uncompensated diminishment...
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Brexiters have put NOTHING forward to compensate for stripping 66m of us Brits of our #FreedomOfMovement — a FREEDOM millions in service industries rely on it to do our jobs. Without it, we're less competitive on our own Continent.
Govt isn't even being honest abt it...
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Govt isn't even being honest abt it...
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DO YOU WORRY ABOUT WHAT TO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN TO EAT?
When you shop in a UK supermarket anywhere, you want to be sure that the food you buy is safe for you and your family to eat. Do you ever wonder who ensures that you can shop with confidence?
When you shop in a UK supermarket anywhere, you want to be sure that the food you buy is safe for you and your family to eat. Do you ever wonder who ensures that you can shop with confidence?
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an independent source of scientific advice on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain. This advice is based on research undertaken in the 28 EU member states and is the foundation for European policies
and legislation by the EU Commission and EU Parliament. EFSA’s remit covers food and feed safety, nutrition, animal health and welfare and plant protection and welfare. Food businesses are required to make an application for approval.
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Brexit has happened
The 'transition' period ends at the end of 2020.
If the UK and EU can't agree a trade agreement with the EU due to other things like the #COVID19 pandemic then it will need to agree an extension of 1 or 2 years by 30 June.
Brexit has happened
The 'transition' period ends at the end of 2020.
If the UK and EU can't agree a trade agreement with the EU due to other things like the #COVID19 pandemic then it will need to agree an extension of 1 or 2 years by 30 June.
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A agrement to extend the 'transition' period needs to be made by 30 June and it isn't as 'easy' as extending #Article50 was because each of the EU27 needs to be asked, which isn't a last last-minute thing.
A agrement to extend the 'transition' period needs to be made by 30 June and it isn't as 'easy' as extending #Article50 was because each of the EU27 needs to be asked, which isn't a last last-minute thing.
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Civil and diplomatic service grandees, including Ivan Rogers, Philip Rycroft and Gus O'Donnell have called for an extension to the transition period to deal with #COVID19
"It is simple common sense"
Philip Rycroft, former head of the Brexit department
prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/civil…
Civil and diplomatic service grandees, including Ivan Rogers, Philip Rycroft and Gus O'Donnell have called for an extension to the transition period to deal with #COVID19
"It is simple common sense"
Philip Rycroft, former head of the Brexit department
prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/civil…
