Astonishing to think that only 4 years ago:
we were a respected member of the EU helping to design and shape the rules that bound it together.
most of us barely thought about Europe except when considering where to live, study, or go on holiday or which language to learn
we were a respected member of the EU helping to design and shape the rules that bound it together.
most of us barely thought about Europe except when considering where to live, study, or go on holiday or which language to learn
we traded smoothly with 27 countries, exporting and importing to cities across the continent without tariffs or paperwork
our industries and supermarkets operated according to just-in-time supply lines that could deliver goods and components exactly when needed
our industries and supermarkets operated according to just-in-time supply lines that could deliver goods and components exactly when needed
people from across the continent came to live, work, and study here because there was work for them to do and because they liked our country and the people in it
Yet now, in that short space of time:
We have become an international laughing stock
A byword for political chaos and national self-destruction respected only by fascists and the far-right
A negotiator so dishonest that our former partners no longer trust us
We have become an international laughing stock
A byword for political chaos and national self-destruction respected only by fascists and the far-right
A negotiator so dishonest that our former partners no longer trust us
We now face serious shortages of food, medicines, and the collapse of supply lines in 3 weeks time
We are sending gunboats to take military action against the French
We can no longer live, work, or study in Europe without meeting criteria that most of us won’t be able to reach
We are sending gunboats to take military action against the French
We can no longer live, work, or study in Europe without meeting criteria that most of us won’t be able to reach
Those of us who can’t meet them will only be able to stay in Europe for six months
Meanwhile Europeans who came to live here were scorned as parasites and intruders, verbally and physically attacked, forced to apply for permission to live in their own homes
Meanwhile Europeans who came to live here were scorned as parasites and intruders, verbally and physically attacked, forced to apply for permission to live in their own homes
And we have become a pariah state, isolated, devoid of influence, bellicose, perpetually angry and self-pitying, destined to become poorer, mired in perpetual crisis.
All this achieved in 4 years. All this wreckage and destruction.
And still not a single tangible benefit
All this achieved in 4 years. All this wreckage and destruction.
And still not a single tangible benefit
Correction *three months*
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