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Brexit is happening, so why's it important that the #LabourLeadership NOT be MPs who opposed a 2nd referendum?
Because by 2024 it'll be clear to everyone Brexit was a bad idea, so Labour, as a credible alternative government, needs to be able to say they offered people a way out.
You know what the Tories are like.
They'll say "Labour's 2017 manifesto committed to Brexit. Corbyn couldn't make up his mind whether he wanted Brexit or not, and you *bailey/kinnock/nandy* opposed a 2nd referendum. So BOTH parties are responsible for our current difficulties."
They will use that stick to beat the #LabourLeadership every chance they get.
The only way Labour can even begin to wash its hands of this mess is if those leading the party are the ones who said that once Brexit was negotiated, people should have a chance to accept or reject it.
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Do FTSE 100 CEOs work 117 times harder than everyone else? Because they're paid as if they do.
My eye started physically twitching when that wage inequality was called "irrelevant" on @ThePledge.
@ThePledge The point is simple:
Earning £3.5 million instead of £2 million doesn't make you better at your job.
Whereas earning e.g. £17,000 instead of 16,000 almost definitely would.
Closing the wage gap wouldn't just be fairer, it makes economic sense.
@ThePledge e.g.
An extra £1,000 a year for someone earning very little could help with childcare, transport, and even diet/nutrition. All of which would help them be more productive at work.
An extra £100,000/year for a FTSE 100 CEO wouldn't have anywhere near the same effect.
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Dear Labour MPs,
When you're talking about the kind of change you want to deliver for people, maybe try using the word "serious", "deep" or "wide-spread".
The word "Radical" has lots of connotations... none of them good!
#BBCqt
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Who are you talking to?
If you're talking to fellow socialists, fine. Use words like radical & comrade.
But if you want to appeal to those in the middle ground who want real change but worry when they hear Labour called Extreme in the media...Get your thesaurus out!
To those calling me a hypocrite because I used the word radical when I was trying to convince MPs on the left of Labour that they could support a second referendum without compromising their values...
You're proving my point. Speak the language of the person you're speaking to!
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Erasmus was the best year of my life. I got to study/live among French students & many from around Europe. The French speaking-skills I developed that year MADE my early career.
The government's decision not to commit to keeping it is unforgivable.
PS: NO TUITION FEES IN FRANCE!
My Erasmus year was part of my Law with French Law degree.
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My uni classmates who studied Law with American Law:
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#FreeMovement
My year post-uni:
▪️ French-speaking customer services in a hotel in the French alps
▪️ French-speaking credit-controller for a roofing company in Worcester
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All made possible by skills I got on Erasmus. Our government is stealing that from future Brits:
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tony nog
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1) @UKLabour - what happened?
Fundamentally 4 blindingly big errors were made by Labour, and at least 3 of them were obvious years ago

Firstly, Labour could only ever, strategically, be a Remain party - they could never out #Brexit the Tories - but they never found a route
@UKLabour 2) whatever the northern seat position was, you cannot win as Labour with Brexit lite, just as Labour couldn't win 10 years ago with austerity lite

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Inevitable extremist reactions to #johnmajor. Yet he is reaching an audience they can not. A statesman recognises concerns and answers them. Extremists shout down. Suppress.

I'll take a few tweets to list what he's doing.

Because I think moderates will decide next Thursday.
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Instead, he asks where are the promises made to people for their vote?

Anyone who voted for frictionless trade or Norway immediately relates.
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You don't need to reject everything they propose.

You might even acknowledge they exist and listen to concerns

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Moderates are all saying "at last"
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1) For all the praise laid on @Keir_Starmer and others, there is *no* authentic Labour Leadership voice saying *unambiguously* that #Brexit is a bad idea, only that this or that particular deal is

Because Labour will not displace Corbyn eventually the brexiters will win
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Today we are voting on the whether Brexit is a "Regrettable event" & that UK financial obligations will continue in the case of a no deal. Enjoy other cherry picked fantasies of @guyverhofstadt's Brexit steering committee today! (With the equivalent power of a student union)
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I am proud to present the updated ladybird story of #Brexit the story of a heroic national triumph
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Support for ‘no deal’ Brexit is the pinnacle of Leave's descent into zealotry. The end result of refusing to plan

Like Trump, 'no deal' advocates have flooded the debate with “alternative facts”
It won't end well

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The increased support for a ‘no deal’ Brexit is the ultimate failure of the Leave movement. It’s the inevitable consequence of the refusal to grasp details, come to terms with complexity & coalesce around a plan. Compromise can be frustrating. So instead they will have a tantrum.
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