THREAD: The Benefits of EU Membership
Let's remind ourselves of some of the things Brexit took from us when we left the EU. (Not an exhaustive list.)
1. No barriers to trade with the world's largest trading bloc. (Bristol, Berlin, Barcelona all equally accessible.)
After 20 yrs ( Yeap 20 years) of the IOC allowing testosterone fuelled East Germans athletes to dominate womenโs sport in the 70s& 80s I was always going to die on the hill of FAIR sport for females, so a whole new generation didnโt have to suffer the same fate because of terrible governance
To anyone who didn't get Peter Kay tickets today, whether that be because of #O2Priority going down or having to wait for what's left on Saturday, it could be a lot worse.
You could be this lass on Facebook ๐
"Downstream your movies."
"Tennis pitches."
Digital, culture, media, and sport secretary Nadines Dorries proves she has no idea about digital, culture, media, or sport
A group of Ukrainian border guards were stationed on Snake Island, in the Black Sea south of Odessa, when a Russian warship ordered them to surrender under threat of attack.
Their response: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
They held their ground. All 13 were killed.
In 2014, @lborouniversity student Ben Pocock was killed when Russian backed rebels in Donbas, using missiles supplied by Russia from their 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade, shot and downed Malaysian Airways Flight 17.
He was on his way to his gap year.
#NeverForgotten