RubberDuck@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 5 months agoBritain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmerwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldeurope@feddit.org
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkBritain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmerwww.theguardian.comRubberDuck@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 5 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldeurope@feddit.org
minus-squareDrCake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoHe can agree with the referendum and say we won’t join whilst he’s leader. But to say lifetime is a long fucking time
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoBasically this. If it’s a Ming vase strategy that’s one thing, but this is overcommitting to the bit, if so.
minus-squarefrazorth@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoBecause you’ll also need to convince the other members of the EU that we aren’t going to come in, shit in the corner and then fuck off again? Yes it’s a long time, but we have burnt so many fucking bridges.
minus-squareTwiglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·5 months agoIt’s almost as if he needs to say these things to get elected.
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoI don’t credit that one bit. Going back is an increasingly popular view, and then there’s the whole Russian interference angle; it was a bad idea with a fumbled execution. Why commit, because it’s gone so well for us?
minus-squareTwiglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·5 months agoBecause it’d be political suicide to go back on it.
He can agree with the referendum and say we won’t join whilst he’s leader. But to say lifetime is a long fucking time
Basically this. If it’s a Ming vase strategy that’s one thing, but this is overcommitting to the bit, if so.
Because you’ll also need to convince the other members of the EU that we aren’t going to come in, shit in the corner and then fuck off again?
Yes it’s a long time, but we have burnt so many fucking bridges.
It’s almost as if he needs to say these things to get elected.
I don’t credit that one bit. Going back is an increasingly popular view, and then there’s the whole Russian interference angle; it was a bad idea with a fumbled execution. Why commit, because it’s gone so well for us?
Because it’d be political suicide to go back on it.