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@EmporersNewC
Sep 8, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Would an extension be breaching the WA in a very specific and limited way?
I only ask because if I had decided to arrogantly and stupidly declare I didn't need an extension until the deadline for requesting was gone, what could I do?
I could manufacture some "unforeseen" issue with the original deal that would limit progress. Something I could blame the other party for...
Then of course it would just be common sense to extend.
I'm not saying that is what they are doing, but there has to be some reason they have done something which will obviously have a negative impact to the current negotiation, and I don't have much beyond sheer stupidity.

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1. Dear @mariannaspring, you don’t know me, but I work on breaking up a particular conspiracy theory, and if you have time, I’d really like to talk to you about a possible story for BBC Verify. 🧵
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This is why I think the CPTPP deal isn't a great deal. I'm not against it, but the cumulation gain is of greater benefit to companies located in the other signatories than to UK industry.

Another example of the government putting bragging rights over British companies.
Cumulation is a good thing, but it is more likely to be a factor among countries that are geographically closer.
And when I think about CPTPP it's very difficult to forget there are low wage economies and high-tech economies and conclude that's quite a good recipe for cumulation.
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Mar 31, 2023
"This is a win against all those disdainful Europhiles who said that an independent Britain would be too weak and unimportant to run its own trade policy."

Those 'Europhiles' were in equal number to the Brexiteers who said the same thing.
If every one of their strawmen had a vote, we'd have won the referendum by a landslide.
"The UK and China applied for CPTPP membership within six months of each other in 2021. Our accession provides us with a veto on other members joining the agreement"

A kick in the teeth when you remember we could always veto Turkey...
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Mar 30, 2023
1. A superstate from the start? 🧵 Image
2. The EU originates from the Schuman plan and Schuman did not support a superstate. It would be nice if we could leave it there, but... Image
3. Some Eurosceptic historians argue this is irrelevant because, they claim, Schuman didn’t understand what the Schuman plan was about. Image
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Mar 24, 2023
They really are trying to kill the Lords off.
I cannot think of another reason behind elevating people like this.
Shamelessly packing the Lords with thinktank people.

More mockery of our democratic system.
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Mar 12, 2023
Does the BBC's argument make any sense to anyone? That the BBC can have someone like Robbie Gibb in charge of BBC Westminster, but as long as he keeps his leanings secret, the BBC will be seen as less impartial?

Surely being impartial is more important than being seen to be.
I understand that in producing impartial news content the process and the professionalism involved can be undermined by people's own bias of the people who created it, and therefore the public views of the creators might be counterproductive.
But the BBC's position is treating the license fee payer like children when they pursue a policy of pretending nobody at the BBC has a political opinion.

People have political opinions.
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