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22 Mar

A THREAD: The war of rhetoric between UK and EU cannot be deescalated while dismissing their complaint as sour grapes over Brexit. It creates a narrative that the UK cannot influence, by declaring fatalistically the EU already decided to 'punish us'. It's also not true. ~AA 1/7

Of course there is an equitable solution to be found but both parties have to look for it. And a precondition to finding it is the ability to see their grievance from their point of view - a skill for which our gov't (and much of our press) has shown little aptitude. ~AA 2/7

This is how it looks to EU leaders: they're battling a variant third wave, for which they see the UK as partly responsible, while our gov't wastes no opportunity to provoke them, humiliate them in front of their electorates, and gloat about its own vaccination programme. ~AA 3/7

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16 Feb

This morning’s @DCMSCommons committee evidence session on touring musicians and EU arrangements for them post-Brexit - a thread 🧵:

@DeborahAnnetts

“I think we’re already seeing damage to individuals. We’re also hearing that some of the touring bodies that are based in the UK are facing immediate insolvency. We have about 4 months, until the festival season, to tackle this issue” - @DeborahAnnetts @CommonsDCMS

@CommonsDCMS

2/ “If you’re at an early stage in your career then you’re going to find [touring] problematic. If you’re the Foo Fighters you won’t have a problem” @CommonsDCMS

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4 Feb

@scotfoodjames

"We have ended up with a trading regime that has become complex, costly, slow, prone to break down at its best, and at worst that the door to the EU markets has been closed altogether for some food exporters across Scotland and the UK." - @scotfoodjames at @CommonsScotAffs 1/

@scotfoodjames

"Unfortunately it's a very predictable outcome of trying to test a multibillion pound new trading system in realtime during a global pandemic. We pleaded for a grace period and that plea fell on deaf ears." @scotfoodjames 2/

@scotfoodjames

"Trade is not flowing smoothly and it hasn't done for 5 weeks now. One business I spoke to said that it feels as though Britain has made history and become the first country to impose economic sanctions on itself." @scotfoodjames 3/

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15 Jan

We’re deeply concerned about the government’s plans to cut workers’ rights enshrined in EU law, including the 48-hour working week. A thread. 1/

@KwasiKwarteng

Everything you need to know is in the Cabinet. In 2018 new business secretary @KwasiKwarteng co-authored a pamphlet with @DominicRaab @pritipatel & @trussliz arguing that Brits were “among the worst idlers in the world.” 2/
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Titled 'Britannia Unchained', the pamphlet argued for tearing up rules which protect workers and the environment, Euroscepticism, and lower tax rate; saying that the UK’s culture “rewards laziness” and that “too many people in Britain prefer a lie-in to hard work”. 3/

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14 Jan

No 10 finally admits the UK rejected visa-free tours offer from EU

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@pimlicat

Commenting BfB CEO @pimlicat "From the Beatles to backing singers, British music is without question one of Britain’s best exports. But this Government is thwarting our place in the global charts."

"Given the huge contribution of British music to the UK economy and the way in which musicians and other performers carry British values worldwide, it is bewildering to hear that the Government rejected the offer of short-term visas."

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12 Jan

With Covid raging across the country, important issues are sliding down the news agenda. So let’s talk about scrutiny: a thread. 1/

@Keir_Starmer

First up: freedom of movement (FoM). Less than a year ago, Labour leader @Keir_Starmer said he would ‘bring back, argue for, challenge’ the elimination of EU FoM. As made clear on #Marr, that position has now changed. 2/ mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Without an opposition ‘arguing for’ FoM, the Govt has carte blanche to make UK workers the least competitive in Europe. And, whether or not you think supporting FoM is an electable position (as internationalists, we do), restricting immigration will hurt our economy. 3/

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