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[Magilla 510]

On 28/03/2022 at 12:43, L00b said:

”We’ve had enough of exports” 😬

Brexit blamed as UK misses out on global trade rebound:

https://www.ft.com/content/021c629d-5853-4111-9600-ab5f0eb65a35

"Britain’s 14 per cent fall in goods exports stands in contrast to 8.2 per cent rise for rest of world"

 

[L00b 441]

Lest we forget (since July 2020), given the current times.

 

The HoC Intelligence Committee found that Johnson's government “actively avoided” looking into Russian involvment in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

 

RT and Sputnik spend on Brexit, estimated at £4m, exceeded the Leave campaigns combined.

[ads36 217]

(Jan-Feb 2022 vs Jan-Feb 2019)

 

German imports from:

+3% Belgium

+18% Netherlands

-2% France

+14% Italy

+13% Spain

+19% Poland

+10% Czech Republic

+12% Austria

-18% UK

 

Oh...

[Magilla 510]

 

32 minutes ago, ads36 said:

Oh...

Indeed, exports are down, not just to the EU.

 

 

Tories fall back on tribal pull of Brexit

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/mar/27/tories-fall-back-on-tribal-pull-of-brexit

 

Prepare for a general election next year, No 10 staff told as inflation bites:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prepare-general-election-inflation-uk-ukraine-boris-johnson-fr8dgcwlw

Brexit reportedly the top issue for the next General Election campaign, above the cost of living crisis, the NHS, crime, and migration.

 

..get ready for Brexit 2.0!

[Dromedary 166]

26 minutes ago, Magilla said:

..get ready for Brexit 2.0!

No chance especially as the Tories will still be at the helm!

[L00b 441]

1 hour ago, Magilla said:

..get ready for Brexit 2.0!

Technically, you’ve yet to reach 1.0, what with the SPS checks still outstanding (and which the gvt will inevitably ask the EU to postpone a while longer, before July) 😉

[Magilla 510]

30 minutes ago, Dromedary said:

No chance especially as the Tories will still be at the helm!

"Brexit 2.0" refers to the platform the Tories are reportedly planning to stand on at the next general election.

[geared 317]

2 hours ago, Magilla said:

"Brexit 2.0" refers to the platform the Tories are reportedly planning to stand on at the next general election.

Would that be where they promise to deliver on the promises they made over Brexit?

 

Risky strategy if you ask me, is one thing to promise the moon on a stick, is another thing to make any of it a reality.

[Magilla 510]

3 minutes ago, geared said:

Would that be where they promise to deliver on the promises they made over Brexit?

According to the Guardian piece it's about "trying to shift the focus away from the economy and back towards identity and value conflicts" because identity politics is the only thing the Conservative party is united on...

 

...taxes up, the economy and public services in the dumps, red wall seats unhappy!

 

So they're trying to whip up the Leave vote again. (apparently)

 

3 minutes ago, geared said:

Risky strategy if you ask me, is one thing to promise the moon on a stick, is another thing to make any of it a reality.

"This strategy requires an electorate willing to dance once again to the beat of a Brexit drum. That is by no means certain. Attention to Brexit is now lower than at any time since before the referendum vote, and attention to immigration at its lowest for over two decades. With economic chaos at home, conflict abroad and record levels of anxiety about climate change, the issue agenda today is radically different to the terrain on which the previous elections were fought and won.

The Tories may want to shift the conversation back to more favourable terrain. The risk is that they cannot do so, and are left with nothing to say."

 

A case of not having much else to campaign on.

[geared 317]

Why is the election being called early though?

 

They've got till Jan 2025 and hold a stonking majority in Parliament, just crack on because it's unlikely you'll be in a position this good for a while.

[L00b 441]

2 hours ago, West 77 said:

The next general election will be a Thursday in May 2024.   It's will only be called about 6 months early because the winter months aren't a good time normally to hold general elections.

A winter month GE worked OK for Mr Johnson 🤔

 

Obligatory Brexit goodness:

 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/m20-closed-amid-brock-chaos-265078/

 

Much as I’m looking forward to visit Sheffield shortly, can’t say I’m looking forward to brave the M20 on Friday 😬

 

[L00b 441]

1 minute ago, West 77 said:

Unique circumstances.  It worked okay for Boris because the decent respectable members of the electorate were sick and tired by the way the disgraceful rogue parliament had blocked the implementation of the 2016 EU referendum result and wanted Brexit to get finally done.

Still in megaphone-operably-connected-to-bum mode, I see? Pity.
 

Brexit is still not “done”.
 

Parliament cannot be ‘rogue’ or ‘disgraceful’, either. Only the honourable members that comprise it, individually and collectively, with each such honourable member elected as they are by those decent respectable members of the electorate.