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An annual thread on Brexit
TLDR: Brexit is similar to US Prohibition (which lasted 13 years). Brexit won’t end soon but won’t last forever, so take a 10+ year view.
Tweeting on it once a year gives me time to think. This is #slowtwitter 1/19
TLDR: Brexit is similar to US Prohibition (which lasted 13 years). Brexit won’t end soon but won’t last forever, so take a 10+ year view.
Tweeting on it once a year gives me time to think. This is #slowtwitter 1/19
To recap, last year I tweeted about some of the similarities between Brexit and US Prohibition. But there is much more to say. If the similarity holds, I still have 10 years or more to make the comments, hence an annual thread. 2/19
Comparing Prohibition and Brexit throws up interesting combinations of individuals: Wheeler/Farage; Harding/Johnson; Davis/Starmer
The last combo suggests that we should not infer too much from politicians currently ignoring Brexit, the Democrats did the same in the 1920s 3/19
The last combo suggests that we should not infer too much from politicians currently ignoring Brexit, the Democrats did the same in the 1920s 3/19
So this is a very belated response to this article in the guardian a couple of weeks back. It feels ‘Un-Twitter Like’ to respond so late hey.. If we can have Slow Food and Fashion.. Why not... #SlowTwitter. 😁 
Ever since watching All the Presidents Men I’ve kind of assumed all journalists want to inform, clarify and advocate.. I’m sure the author of this of this article intensions were the same. However I think the article fails in this regard...
The article purports to tell the ‘Truth About Gluten, & Non Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity" (NGCS). However it largely ignores the evidence base then relies on anecdote and superficial quotes from selected studies that serve its narrative...
