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fun fact! The 2006 "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act" that permanently wrecks the Postal Services budget was co-sponsored by two Democrats and passed by a voice vote
This is not actually a fun fact, this is just yet another example of how centrist "reforms" lay the groundwork for far right sabotage
tfw all you wanted to do was screw the unions, smash labor, and force the postal service to do the dirty work for Amazon, UPS, and FedEx, but then Trump came along and used your neoliberalism to smash democracy. #whoops
Who isn’t fed up of the #Brexit hell-on-wheels show?
We want certainty, agreement, realism... In fact, we need compromise!
Could the #MalthouseCompromise be the olive branch that shows sign of dry land on the distant horizon? 🕊️
(I'm thinking esp of you, @BorderIrish)
1/15
We want certainty, agreement, realism... In fact, we need compromise!
Could the #MalthouseCompromise be the olive branch that shows sign of dry land on the distant horizon? 🕊️
(I'm thinking esp of you, @BorderIrish)
1/15
The Malthouse Compromise involves 2 Plans.
Plan A: limit transition to Dec 2021 & then go to ‘A Better Deal’.
Plan B: have a quasi transition period & prepare for WTO rules kicking in on 1 Jan 2021.
The choice is clear for the EU, right?
Except…
2/15
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Plan A: limit transition to Dec 2021 & then go to ‘A Better Deal’.
Plan B: have a quasi transition period & prepare for WTO rules kicking in on 1 Jan 2021.
The choice is clear for the EU, right?
Except…
2/15
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…it’s not.
Because the #MalthouseCompromise really doesn’t meet the challenges that the Protocol in the Withdrawal Agreement tries to meet.
Let’s remember the purpose of the Protocol:
3/15
Because the #MalthouseCompromise really doesn’t meet the challenges that the Protocol in the Withdrawal Agreement tries to meet.
Let’s remember the purpose of the Protocol:
3/15
