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Proud to be blocked by Andrea Leadsom. A bloke with a voice ready to challenge bigotry, injustice, and the patently idiotic. Forever anti-Brexit. EU Rejoiner.
May 19, 2019 โ€ข 8 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
Taxi home from a Eurovision party last night, conversation with driver turned to Brexit. He asked if I voted to remain or leave adding that he voted to leave.

I explained that I voted to remain simply because I liked that I could travel to 27 other counties hassle-free
... ...and I could use my mobile phone as if I was at home.

He said โ€œI didnโ€™t really think about it, I just voted leaveโ€

I explained that since the referendum I discovered that my contribution to the EU fee was 19p per day and that for that we get so many things
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May 14, 2019 โ€ข 5 tweets โ€ข 4 min read
I โค๏ธ that EU membership:

- gives me the right to work, live, love, holiday in 27 other member states.
- demands higher standards protecting consumer rights
- has improved environmental protections
- protects my rights as a worker
- improves animal welfare
... ...created hundreds of thousands of jobs in manufacturing and services thanks to FOM, CU and SM
- increases living standards, prosperity and opportunities
- allows for students to experience other cultures and opportunities through its Erasmus programme
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