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Reply | Venezuela
at 14:35 4 Jan 2026
Is trade better now?
Which national policies did the EU stop from enacting in the approaching 50 years of membership?
Of course reducing GDP isn’t a good thing, but neither is rising GDP with widening wealth inequality. |
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Reply | Venezuela
at 13:08 4 Jan 2026
Which examples of us being subservient to the EU for decades were you particularly concerned about? If the EU didn’t pay us much attention, why need to get out.
GDP isn’t a great measure of an individuals life experience. Yes, the headline figures look good for the States but it tempered by (compared to us) their higher crime rates, income inequality, poor overall health outcomes including higher infant mortality, vast amounts of people in jail, poor workers rights etc.
I agree with you the world is changing but, for me, isolating ourselves is not the answer. The other option is going to the states with a begging bowl and all that entails. |
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Reply | Venezuela
at 11:36 4 Jan 2026
For a start :
Our voice would be amplified significantly with more global leverage in trade, security, and diplomacy.
We’d have a larger economic clout through being part of a significantly larger trading bloc.
Collective security support.
We’d have increased leverage with the US being able to influence policy with the EU.
Just to be clear, I don’t want to rejoin as that ship (and its terms) has sailed. I’ll continue to point out the issues it has presents. |
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Reply | Venezuela
at 11:12 4 Jan 2026
Trump does what he likes.
I’d feel far safer as part of a larger support network. |
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Reply | Venezuela
at 10:51 4 Jan 2026
We’d be far less irrelevant if we were still part of the EU. |
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Reply | Johnson’s mates
at 11:36 31 Dec 2025
It just seems sensible to me.
We need to maintain room for discourse for long term unemployed, mental health (particularly for 18-25 year olds), SEN spending, NHS reform and housing to name but a few.
The ratio of headlines of small boats to these and others doesn’t seem commensurate to me. |
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Reply | Johnson’s mates
at 10:26 31 Dec 2025
But if we blocked all immigration and replaced it with the needed increased birth rate we’d still be in the same position.
It’s ping to take more than just sorting immigration out. |
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Reply | Johnson’s mates
at 08:53 31 Dec 2025
It’s very challenging to find precise figures for all these things.
The point I’m making is although small boats needs solving, it’s not the silver bullet that will sort everything out and I do think the amount of coverage it generates is disproportionate when you think of all the other things that need addressing. |
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Reply | Johnson’s mates
at 08:27 31 Dec 2025
I agree with all that, hence me saying it’s tricky.
For me, the first place to start is cost of housing. It’s so hard (and expensive) to do the right things as a young person today. They’re trapped. The only way many can get on the housing ladder is the bank of mum and dad meaning those without parents with means find it near impossible to get on the housing ladder. |
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Reply | Johnson’s mates
at 16:15 30 Dec 2025
That’s legal migration, isn’t it?
The only way to counter it is by British people having more children. That’s tricky. |
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Reply | Johnson’s mates
at 16:14 30 Dec 2025
That’s why I said it needs solving. |
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Reply | Johnson’s mates
at 15:01 30 Dec 2025
Agree about housing.
As for the small boats, I’m not trying to minimise the issue but from a financial perspective, the cost about a third of the annual bill for benefit fraud/error.
Boats need solving but the are other huge amounts that shouldn’t be forgotten. |
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Reply | Help needed
at 10:34 28 Dec 2025
Please could someone put the link back up that gets rid of the ‘agree and proceed’ message that was effecting Safari.
I did on in my tablet but forgot to do it on my phone. |
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Reply | U Turn on Farm Inheritance Tax
at 20:51 26 Dec 2025
True.
Of course one option would be to buy a farm. Great way of escaping inheritance tax. |
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Reply | Two city rugby
at 20:50 26 Dec 2025
Great win. Very frustrated at the reffing, mind. |
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Reply | Two city rugby
at 20:17 26 Dec 2025
Great win. Very frustrated at the reffing, mind. |
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Reply | Who can this mystery person possibly be?
at 16:49 23 Dec 2025
It’s not going away is it.
Bill Clinton has asked for everything about him in there to be released unredacted which will only put pressure on others to do the same. |
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