JoustingJim 🇬🇧

Eurosceptic. Trade makes peace, not political union. Nation first never means nation alone. Loathed by the alphabet people . Fan of #swfc and #ntfc. #F1 fan.

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@BladeoftheS He was a UK citizen from birth you numpty.
The upset is mainly that people being welcomed here are then turning on those that helped them.
Also that the Govt is seemingly allowing people to stay who have come from deeply disturbing ways of life and attitudes.

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@JossSheldon No because the frequency of migrant attacks has risen and migrants don't need to be in the UK, it's by choice/policy.

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@ramonagusta Not fussed about Burnham long-term so no big deal if he gets in.

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@AlexanderHorne1 Bizarre to think Ken Clarke came so close to winning the indicative votes with a Customs Union of all things.

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@ZackPolanski UK immigration policy has torn us apart by itself.

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@patricklohlein Brexit is the status quo indeed, Rejoiners keep asking for 'tangible' benefits of it but it's all on them to sell EU membership.

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@BrianWa46098432 @RobKenyonReform Transferable now.

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@lancelachlan @RobKenyonReform Who are you?

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@BritainUnbound @Eddystone506 Pro-EU side relies on the smoke and mirrors of it all, same as had they won in 2016 Osborne's 'emergency budget' would have done it's job.
It's always speculation.

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@Eddystone506 Data exists for non-EU UK as it actually happened.
An EU remaining UK is pure guess work as it didn't happen.

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@RichardN7 @WJHWhitbread @Frencheconomics @mr_james_c EU membership fee now 1% GDP.

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@TerraOrBust @alexwickham @economics Yes it really is time to knock this 4-8% stuff off, Rejoin fanatics must know in any campaign or genuine Govt drive it'll be picked apart.
I always felt Ashoka Mody would have it about right with up to 2% impact short-term just from the change in approach, then take fees off.

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@alexwickham @economics I believe even Pre-Brexit the EU's own findings were that the SM was only worth about 1% GDP to the UK.

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@Keir_Starmer First job of the Govt is to protect it's citizens.

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@Ipsos_in_the_UK What is it that those wanting to Rejoin desire the most? Are the 18-34 year olds pushing economic reasons or is it FoM driven as I suspect.

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@mdbuckley Bizarre that so many who love the EU want to be opted out of so many things.

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@ChillaxBcn Can you name anything the UK has missed out on or been weaker at since we left the EU?

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@Simon_Nixon It can't and won't ever be.

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@RichardGCorbett So 8% more than the winning side a whole decade earlier.
If the EU was that great and Brexit widely despised wouldn't you expect 70% regularly on polling?

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@BritainUnbound Pretty obvious if we did rejoin the EU that UK growth would probably bounce between -1 and +1% and after a year the Rejoiners would move on to something else like how anti-racist it was to have EU FoM back so GDP not a big deal anymore. They'll try anything.