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12 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
As Brexiters are keen to point out, the EU Budget will be massively hit once the huge financial contribution made by the UK has been removed.

To help you understand the extent of the problem, I have created an explainer.

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Here is the daily extra contribution that EU citizens will need to make as a result of the UK leaving.

5 cents.
However, EU budget contributions are proportionate to economic activity/size. So this presupposes that the EU does not find a way of replacing the trade it does with the UK...

Which it already has.
Basically, what I'm saying is, don't worry too much, Brexiters. We've already got it covered. 👍

Anyway, how are your trade deals going?

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James Barisic 🇭🇷 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 Profile picture
13 Dec
Today is significant for Britain but not for the reasons you're thinking

In the late 69s and early 70s, Britain lost the final bits of its empire. They were faced with two questions "Who are we and what is our place in the world?"
Concerned at the potential economic strength of the fledgling European community coming together on its doorstep, rather than coming to terms with the answers to those questions, it sensibly decided to join them.
Today is the moment of reckoning. Britain must come to terms with its new position in the world.

Small.

Alone.

Entirely under the control of whichever large trading bloc it ends up submitting to.

No vetos. No special treatment. No rebates.
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28 Oct
JAPANESE SOY SAUCE - A PRIMER

Here I will set out all you need to know about Japanese Soy Sauce imports and Brexit.

Let's start with a doozy.

1) It's "soy sauce", not "soya sauce".
2) Your main imported Jananese soy sauce is the excellent Kikkoman brand.

3) Soy sauce from Japan under EU import rules carries a 0% tariff. So it would not be cheaper under the UK trade deal.
4) You Kikkoman Soy Sauce comes from... the Netherlands. For those not paying attention, that's in the EU.

5) This is the factory.
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2 Jun
Dear fellow white people

I never thought I’d start a message like that.

But we need to talk.

What is happening today in America is not just about race in America.

#BlackOutTuesday #BlackLivesMatter

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People of colour around the world are still treated worse than animals. Watch the reaction as people are disgusted by the destruction of TVs in a Target but don’t show the same reaction to the continual victimisation and killing of innocent people of colour...

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because apparently, to them, there’s some kind of moral equivalence between the two.

This is a problem. Obviously, it is a problem for people of colour – they are the victims of it. But it is a problem for white people more and we need to step up.

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25 May
Let's have a chat about digital diversion, manipulation, Twitter bots and the misspelling of Dominic Cummings' name...

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This is not a coincidence.

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This has been going on for a few hours now - and it is still the case.

So why are there so many versions of Dominic Cummings doing the rounds? And why should you ensure that you use the correct spelling and not one of the trending ones?

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7 Apr
A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

This #ClapForBoris thing. Put down your burning torch and have a listen.

Dominic Cummings has one technique. It's not complicated. It works like this

Find a group
Divide the group
Create conflict
Do what you want while everyone is distracted

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#ClapForBoris is very much #ClassicDom.

You take a group - people who use #ClapForTheNHS or #ClapForOurCarers
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Create conflict - happening now
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YOU ARE VITAL TO THIS PLAN

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If you remove step 2 - you automatically remove step 3 and that means step 4 can't happen.

So, how do you stop #ClassicDom dividing the group?

Ignore him. Ignore #ClapForBoris. Get on with your lives. Do not mention it. Do not rise to it. IGNORE IT.

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