For the first time, I've had to block a bunch of Remainers.

So depressing.

But it doesn't matter who you are. I'm not going to have you calling me an idiot.
Keir Starmer *could* say: "The UK needs a much closer relationship with the EU to make Brexit work. We're not going to seek to rejoin, but we will work hard to get businesses trading again and to banish Brexit red tape for firms and individuals".

Instead, he's tinkering.
Meanwhile, the mood of the country has so comprehensively shifted when faced with Brexit reality, even the Express (!) were recently forced to admit there's now a majority for Rejoin in the UK...
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
The counter-argument seems to be "If Keir Starmer says anything else, he'll lose Leavers".

But why in the world will Remainers sit on their hands and vote for Labour even more than in 2019, when it has a weaker position on Brexit than then?
Labour can't out-leave the Tories, who are talking about taking the desperate asylum seekers landing on our beaches straight to the Falklands, for goodness sake! (Whether they actually do it or not, it's the intent that will get the forriner-haters on their feet, cheering...)
"In other words while unsurprisingly there were more Labour leave voters in leave seats, on average there was still a substantial Remain majority. Even in those with a Leave vote of greater than 60%, a clear majority (57%) of Labour voters voted [Remain]"
britishelectionstudy.com/bes-findings/l…

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22 Nov
Labour can't be more "Leave" than the Tories. The latter delivered Brexit - it's rubbish, but it happened - continue to battle the EU every day in the tabloids, and are talking about shipping migrants off to the Falklands.

So they have to win by grouping together OTHER voters.
They won't do that if their big offering is Get the Tories Out. GTTO will never assemble enough votes.

But a stated intent to draw close to the EU through negotiations to rejoin the SM & CU would make huge numbers sit up and take notice. It would unsplit the vote in many seats.
The counter-argument seems to be "If Keir Starmer says anything else, he'll lose Leavers".

But they're already lost. They were lost in 2019, and the Tories have been doing the kind of stuff that gets their blood racing ever since.

Not mentioning Brexit won't win them back!
Read 4 tweets
22 Nov
Keir Starmer writes...

"We have a [PM] who thinks it was enough to ‘get Brexit done’ and cares little about how to make Brexit work. Let me be clear: Labour does not want a rematch. Brexit has happened and we are not going to rejoin. But, clearly, the [deal] is full of holes."
Worth reading in full. Labour has nothing for you if you want to reverse Brexit. KS is trying to focus on other things at lightspeed.
cityam.com/political-dram…
Of course, Brexit can't be overturned overnight.

But there's much to be gained from signalling the intent to form a closer relationship with the EU, especially since there's now a majority in the UK for rejoining. (Even the Express admits it!)
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
Read 5 tweets
21 Nov
Keir Starmer: "Let me be clear: Labour does not want a rematch. Brexit has happened and we are not going to rejoin. But, clearly, the government’s deal is full of holes."

Bye bye Remainers. This is Labour, bidding you adieu.
cityam.com/exclusive-star…
Even the most die-hard Labour apologist can't spin his words into a scenario where Labour first wins a GE, and then pivots towards rejoining.

Keir Starmer's been far too clear for that. And that clarity ensures Labour won't win. So anything after that is defacto irrelevant.
The counter-argument seems to be "If Keir Starmer says anything else, he'll lose Leavers".

But why in the world will Remainers sit on their hands and vote for Labour even more than in 2019, when it has a weaker position on Brexit than then?
Read 5 tweets
19 Nov
"Made in the UK, Sold to the World: New strategy to boost exports to £1 trillion"

Extraordinary fantasist press release from the Tories.

Like a chef claiming that he'll win 3 Michelin stars, while ignoring the fact he just ripped his own taste buds out.
gov.uk/government/new…
Of course, everyone knows that the best way to turbocharge exports is to make trade harder with the trading bloc a stone's throw away with which you do around half of all your trade.

There's nothing like a challenge to get exporters match-fit, and Brexit offers that on steroids.
BTW, there's also a glossy 66-page scribble attached to this fantasy plan.

Full of nuggets like talking about Peppa Pig as the perfect example of a British export, ignoring the fact it was sold off to the US conglomerate Hasbro a couple of years ago.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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18 Nov
Did you know that the Qatar government spent over £100,000 bringing MPs from various parties over for a chat in October?

14 MPs are listed as having accepted a package of flights, hotels and hospitality in the most recent update of Members' interests.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem…
The problem is, the trip can of course be legitimate and above-board.

And yet at the same time, because the trip's being paid for by Qatar, that inevitably leads to an additional degree of deferrence towards the hosts which colours discussions consciously or unconsciously.
Why, if foreign trips are deemed essential for whatever purpose, can't the Government simply pay for them out of some kind of central fund?

That would remove any and all obligations to be beholden to third parties.
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12 Nov
"Brexit poll: Boris dealt huge blow as more than HALF of UK adults want to REJOIN EU"

🎶The tide, the tide is turning.🎶

The Express publishes a straight news story for once, and a very damning one to boot.

Comments are... incensed, to say the least.
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
The thing is, none of this should be a surprise.

The broad shape of the Brexit disaster was a known known long before we left the EU. It was dictated by everything we had to give up as a result of abandoning our membership.

It's a case of perception catching up with reality.
The key thing is the shift since June. If we fast forward a few more months and the effects of Brexit and covid are even more distinct than they are now, there's no reason to think that the move towards a Rejoin stance won't continue to gather support.
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