Sebastian Blunt

Actor/Writer, represented by The Artists Partnership (UK) and CAA (USA)

[Sebastian Blunt @SebastianBlunt]

@practicalgolf Van de Velde

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Rosalie Chapman's call to rejoin the EU is a must watch - one of the best speeches by a young person 👏

"Years ago, the people of this country made a choice"

"A choice that has left us isolated, diminished and weaker than before"

"To those who voted leave, I say this. You were lied to"

"Not just misled, not just misinformed. Lied to"

"Do not forget the promises emblazoned on buses and broadcast in campaign ads"

"Promises of £350 million a week for the NHS"

"Promises of trade deals so plentiful they'd fall in our laps"

"Promises of an economy unshackled from EU bureaucracy"

"Promises of falling migration, promises of sovereignty restored, and promises that Britain would reclaim its place as a leader on the world stage"

"Every single one of those promises was broken"

"And today we bear that cost"

"They will tell you that this country was broken and they fought to fix it"

"The reality is they broke it and now we have to fix it"

"If you voted to regain sovereignty, instead, you got borders that have never been more porous"

"If you voted to cut migration, instead you have a doubling of net migration since 2016"

"If you voted for 350 million pounds a week for the NHS, instead you have an NHS in crisis, understaffed, underfunded and overwhelmed"

"Ambulance wait times, the longest on record"

"Cancer care, the longest on record"

"If you voted for bold new trade deals, instead, you got five new trade deals, dwarfed in scale by the unparalleled access we once enjoyed with the European single market"

"If you voted for a trade revolution, instead, you got a trade collapse"

"If you voted for a booming economy, instead, exports have plummeted, small businesses are suffocating in paperwork and industries like fishing, once the poster child of Brexit, are being decimated by domestic tariffs and quotas"

"If you voted for a Great Britain, you were left with a little Britain"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is not sovereignty, this
is not controlled, this is not opportunity"

"Let's call it what it is, a total national tragedy"

"By 2035, Brexit is predicted to have cost the UK 300 billion pounds"

"That is not a distant abstraction. It is a fiscal black hole that will impact every community, every classroom, every hospital bed in this country"

"The pound has plummeted, our exports have fallen by 15% and foreign investment is slipping through our fingers"

"40,000 jobs in London lost"

"2 million jobs nationwide lost"

"These are mere statistics. Until it's you"

"They say that Brexit hasn't changed much, but tell
that to the single mother in Manchester skipping meals to feed her children, as the average person is 2,000 pounds worse off than each year"

"Tell that to the small business owner in Birmingham, a steel parts manufacturer struggling to survive"

"After losing European clients and facing regulatory chaos that has crushed his trade"

"Tell that to the cancer patient in Bristol whose life saving treatments has been delayed because the NHS is short of 4,000 European doctors"

"And tell that to the young graduate in Liverpool stuck in a dead end job because opportunities to work, study and live abroad evaporated"

"These aren't just numbers, they are lives disrupted, dreams deferred and futures stolen"

"Brexit has robbed a generation of its future"

"My generation"

"Your generation"

"Our generation"

"The Erasmus scheme scrapped"

"Horizon Europe funding scrapped"

"And let us not forget the most personal loss of all our rights as EU citizens"

"The fettering of our freedom to live, work and thrive across 27 countries. Gone"

"Now we have less rights than no thank you than our parents enjoyed"

"And that is atrocious, because this isn't just about economics"

"It is about identity"

"It is a debate of hearts and a debate of minds"

"Brexit has not only shrunk our wallets, it has shrunk our role in the world"

"And we have lost a seat at the table. Instead of leading, we are following"

"Instead of shaping the global agenda, we are reacting to it"

"Instead of being a voice of authority, we are a nation on mute"

"Nobody mentions the UK anymore"

"We have made ourselves irrelevant. Members"

"These are not my words"

"They're Sir Richard Dearloves, the former head of MI6, and he could not have put it clearer. Irrelevant"

"He could not have put it more alarmingly irrelevant"

"And now, Brexit has not just failed, it has been rejected"

"Rejected by Brexiteers and rejected by remainers"

"Even Marine Le Pen, the firebrand of French Euroscepticism, has given up on Brexit, admitting that leaving the EU is a surefire path to disaster"

"And the British people know it too"

"Polls after poll tell the same story"

"Out of 233 polls conducted in the last three years, 200 and thirty show majority support for rejoining.
And here's the most damning fact of all"

"Just one constituency, one constituency, one Constituency out of 632 thinks Brexit was the right choice"

"I will concede, however, that the EU is no silver bullet that will terminate all our sorrows, or a shining beacon that will fix every mess. No members"

"The EU is not perfect and it never was. But it is better"

"Better together in trade, as part of the largest economic block in the world"

"Better together in science, where collaboration knows no borders"

"Better together in security, where unity strengthens our defenses against petty tyrants and expansionist dictators"

"And better together in spirit, where shared challenges are met with shared solutions"

"This is not the time to cling to the isolationist fantasies of a little Britain"

"It is time to live up to the true meaning of our name here in a bold Britain, we embrace our fellow Europeans, rejecting the suffocating confines of xenophobic rhetoric"

"Where in a brave Britain, we embrace our global responsibilities and forge alliances that champion unity, we're in a Great Britain"

"We are not shackled by the weight of our past, but are propelled by the promise of an open, outward looking future"

"So what would this look like? Simple"

"There would be another referendum, not necessarily this year, not necessarily in two years, but at some point in our future"

"Voters would receive a fact checked information booklet with details about the vote, what it would mean and accompanied by by party positions"

"And those who are skeptical, let me say this"

"A strong Britain needs a strong Europe, and a strong Europe wants a strong Britain"

"So members, if you seek a more prosperous economy, if you seek a more welcoming country, if you seek more personal freedom, reopen your hearts to Europe, members, reach out your arms to Europe, members, unclench your fists to Europe"

"Because before long, and no doubt within our lifetimes, the arguments which are being traded tonight will be played out before the country as a whole"

"So if there is anyone who doubts Britain's desire to re enter the eu, who still wonders if the dreams of unity are alive in our time, and who questions whether hope can triumph over the bitterness of our past, let tonight be that answer"

"I beg you, members, vote to rejoin the European Union"

"Thank you"

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

[Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek]

Show this to anyone who thinks Brexit hasn’t been an economic disaster.

The true cost spelled out in 5 simple stats:

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jake Horton. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin.

[Dr Tessa Dunlop @Tessadunlop]

Just giving my new friends @johnredwood and @Jacob_Rees_Mogg a little lesson on the economy.

Must not let the authority gap get in the way.

[Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek]

It’s been a great week to be Labour.

While certain parts of the media obsessed over Taylor Swift, there was plenty of good news for progressives.

7 things to celebrate:

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

You may need to read this twice. Because the first time, you just won’t believe your eyes.

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Brendan is a carer. He looks after the elderly and vulnerable in Middlesbrough.

After he finished work, this is how he found his car.

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

DELIVERANCE was released 52 years ago today. John Boorman’s brutal tale of naïve city boys in an unfamiliar environment continues to cause controversy to this day. The behind-the-scenes story was as dangerous as its subject matter…

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[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Kamala Harris just released her first ad as the presumptive Democratic nominee for President. Retweet so all Americans see who Kamala Harris is and what she stands for. https://t.co/SnAdi5STDz

[Jess Phillips @jessphillips]

Not just sad for the nation for some it can be dangerous. Call if you need help.

[Lisa Nandy MP @lisanandy]

Important discussions have been held at the BBC…

[Samuel West 💙💛 @exitthelemming]

Educational makeup of the new cabinet: 90%+ state school educated.

This is big (and very different)

[Angela Rayner @AngelaRayner]

Be part of it.

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

That Nigel Farage will do well tomorrow - despite his public admiration of the adjudicated rapist & convicted felon Donald Trump; the alleged people trafficer & proud misogynist Andrew Tate & the genocidal maniac Vladimir Putin - illustrates perfectly how f*cked the UK media is.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Don’t forget what they have done.

Vote for change with Labour.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

🚨We just dropped in on Farage’s election rally with a beaming picture of Putin. Nigel was not pleased.

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

Anyone tempted by Reform because they think Farage is colourful and a bit of a character should read this. https://t.co/oQIqb0olfz

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

This is an excellent bit of comms by Labour. Jon Richardson, in a bath with a beer, telling you how Sunak made his millions from the downfall of our economy.

Really important message, brilliantly delivered.