Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast
Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast
Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economically
Should we try to bolster our friendship with Europe?
The author claims that the UK government "must unambiguously launch talks on a big, expansive trade deal with the EU coupled with a deal on European defence".
Do you agree?
If there just was a union of european countries to be part of, that would be perfect ... oh wait.
UK should rejoin EU ASAP. Ideally 6 months ago.
I mean, ideally 5 years ago
That's an excellent idea. Undo Brexit, and strengthen NATO so it can survive the inevitable Trump back-stab.
Should we try to bolster our friendship with Europe?
I once had a girlfriend who started acting like a little bitch, created much drama and dumped me for no good reason. Then she tried to come back to me a few months later. Can you guess what I told her to do? It rhymes with "thereof".
Hint hint Britain.
Holding a grudge is for losers. UK is more than welcome to rejoin as far as I'm concerned, speaking as a Swede.
Agreed and I feel like people are sleepwalking on this. Between Russian agression and concerns from the USA and China - we shouldn't just be welcoming the UK, we should be working hard to bring them back to the fold. If the EU want to keep living in a world where the EU is possible, they've got to start making stronger efforts to protect and shape it.
Well, I don't care either way personally. I'm just saying, not everybody is ready to welcome them back, should they so desire.
The UK doesn't need to necessarily jump straight back into EU membership. There are other ways we can work together with Europe. Maybe at some point the UK government will consider rejoining the EU customs union and/or single market.
It rhymes with "thereof".
...clear...off?
Exactly! 🙂
CANZUK cough cough
Ah, yes, continuing to prioritise economy over society, and even humanity, that's sure to start working out (for anyone other than the billionaires in power) any fucking day now... 🙄
If your economy is in chaos, you'll quickly find yourself unable to care for society.
Healthcare, pensions, other benefits, infrastructure, schooling, law enforcement, fire services... the list goes on.
And I'm not sure what you mean by continue to prioritise economy. The economy hasn't been prioritised in a long while. Brexit, covid handling, slashing infrastructure spending, etc have been awful for the economy.
The only way out of the mess we're in is to make meaningful steps in improving the economy.
We need a good economy so we can afford things like the NHS, but yes the economy ideally would benefit every Brit, rather than just a few rich people.
No, we need to abolish capitalism so we can have free access to healthcare (and food, water, shelter), not to continue playing by the rules set out for us by those who profit from commodifying our basic needs and human rights.