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Two referendums created Scottish Parliament: 1️⃣ Yes-No? 2️⃣Tax powers Yes-No? No wonder MPs don't know what Brexit we want!

As a Scot he loves England but the way the Tories have treated Scotland, promising stability in 2014, then showing utter contempt during Brexit...
@BigC1874
He gave me a proper education on Scottish politics. That's why I love getting insights from people across the country. Because I know the areas where I know nothing. (I realise now that this makes him my Ygritte, but I stand by my words😅)
One thing I wasn't surprised at but needed confirmed...
Scotland has many Sunderlands waiting to happen. Areas which saw their coal/steel industries close as we became a services economy but got left out of our services industry. But they knew to blame Westminster, not Brussels.
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Let's face it.
The type of Brexit that most of the 52% wanted when they ticked 'Leave' just isn't on the table. That's why Parliament is in utter chaos scrambling for a way out.
So we're taking over Parliament to give them one!
#ParliamentTakeover 20 Feb.
People wanted a Brexit that'd mean more control. But we've got a deal that takes us out of the most powerful decision-making bodies in the world but we'd still follow their rules.
If 52% voted Brexit when we were told we'd get a good deal, how many would've voted for No Deal?
If we've voted for something that is going directly against the wishes of those who voted for it, the only democratic solution is to have more democracy.
That means a #PeoplesVote on the Brexit Deal.
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Femi
@Femi_Sorry
There were non-Brexit factors involved in the decision not to build the Nissan X-Trail in Sunderland. That's why the conversation is so messy, so let's just look at the Brexit effect for now. Thanks @SkyNews
With the X-Trail, a major factor was the new EU-Japan Free Trade deal, which a post-Brexit UK won't benefit from. So Nissan chose to build it in Japan, not Europe in general, but by the same logic, a UK OUTSIDE the EU-Japan deal would be even less attractive for other investment.
When Nissan said they would build the X-Trail here, this is what the government had promised them in 2016.
🔺No Deal Brexit does not fulfil that promise.
🔺Even the deal doesn't guarantee it long-term.
ft.com/content/01191c…
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@Femi_Sorry
In a few minutes (around 10pm), I'll be on LBC with Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP. I'd hate to get people drunk on a Sunday night by making this a drinking game, but if you want to place you bets as to how many times he'll interrupt me?
This is what happened last time
Of course he cited GATT Article 24. Because when the country's hurtling towards a National Disaster Brexit you created, go with: No deal is fine because we'll have a deal... That makes sense.
Article 24 requires BOTH parties to agree & just covers tariffs, not the Single Market.
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THREAD: right here's what I think is really going on with #Brexit:

May's game is move to a 2nd ref but blame Corbyn by havin all neolib forces pressure him to support it. then rig the vote while scaring us out of 'no deal' which is actually just 'brexit' - what we voted for 1/18
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The EU is in watch and wait mode but this is some of the thinking going on behind the scenes ahead of tonight’s vote in parliament #Brexit 1
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Jon Worth
@jonworth
I have long maintained that a second referendum on #Brexit is the only way out of the UK's current conundrum.

But a few aspects of this have been nagging at me.

Now having been put on the spot by @edaross I am going to explore this a bit more in a thread.

1/17
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2/17
At the time of writing we are 123 days, or just over 18 weeks away from exit day 29.3.2019

If Commons has its "Meaningful Vote" (that failing might be the starting gun for a referendum process) on 10 December that is 104 days, less than 15 weeks from exit day. Too tight.

3/17
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@simon_brooke
OK, look, sometimes people mess up. We all have times when we mess up. We all have times when we make two or three bad errors in succession. We're human. #1/23
The @newsundayherald is one of the important institutions of Scotland's news media. Admittedly it's less important now as our new media develops, but it was a big win for #Yes when, in 2014, it nailed our colours to its mast. #2/23
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