22-10-2025, 17:20
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Damn, I was gonna sell him the Isle of Wight
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he'll buy it 
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22-10-2025, 17:20
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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everything is now an echo of social media 
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he'll buy it |
he will when I mention planning permission (passed) for the Eurostar Link
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22-10-2025, 17:57
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Carth
everything is now an echo of social media
he will when I mention planning permission (passed) for the Eurostar Link |
Lol, if only I could afford it! Maybe someone with a gold-plated final salary scheme might afford it though...
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26-10-2025, 20:00
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Re: Britain outside the EU
It's still an IF - but if Reeves blames Brexit for our economic woes and their priority remains the economy, then by corollary, it will be their official policy for the next GE to re-join the EU.
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26-10-2025, 22:08
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
It's still an IF - but if Reeves blames Brexit for our economic woes and their priority remains the economy, then by corollary, it will be their official policy for the next GE to re-join the EU.
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Yes, does sound logical - can’t see it going down well with voters, but still!
Look, ultimately it’s impossible to say now as to whether or not Brexit was good or bad for the UK, and it’s all highly subjective.
I like to think of it as similar to claiming that Beethoven would have been an even better composer if his mother had shown him more affection. Something that is completely impossible to prove one way or the other.
If the EU referendum had gone the other way, if the UK government had ignored the result and stayed in*, then, possibly the world might look a bit different, maybe.
* Although the logical conclusion of this would be, yes we claim to be a democracy, but, sorry, screw you, the public, we know best!
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26-10-2025, 22:10
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
It's still an IF - but if Reeves blames Brexit for our economic woes and their priority remains the economy, then by corollary, it will be their official policy for the next GE to re-join the EU.
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Let the games commence 
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27-10-2025, 09:26
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
It's still an IF - but if Reeves blames Brexit for our economic woes and their priority remains the economy, then by corollary, it will be their official policy for the next GE to re-join the EU.
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The OBR will cite it so I assume Reeves can add her own take on it. The next election is likely to be four years away but if we want growth and an end to ever-increasing tax rises, then I think re-joining the Single Market could make it into their manifesto.
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27-10-2025, 11:40
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Re: Britain outside the EU
Are you really missing those EU 'handouts' we used to get?
We won't get any growth if all we do is import (buy) things from everywhere else.
We also can't reduce taxation while 2/3 of the country are on benefits of one kind or another and the other 1/3 are screaming for wage rises
Either IN or OUT will not make the slightest difference now, it's a Global thing
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27-10-2025, 11:52
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
The OBR will cite it so I assume Reeves can add her own take on it. The next election is likely to be four years away but if we want growth and an end to ever-increasing tax rises, then I think re-joining the Single Market could make it into their manifesto.
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Well they odds on to lose the next election, they might as well make it a complete certainty
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