That is the result of our decision to leave the EU.'
'Jacob Rees-Smug said it will add cost to business.'

Caller Daniel says the new border checks will cost his company another £100,000 a year, telling ＠mrjamesob he'd 'love' someone to give him 'a single benefit' of Brexit.

The international Left-wing elites are well on their way to crushing democracy: In September 2022, Heath welcomed the Liz Truss budget with unbridled enthusiasm so he clearly knows what he’s talking about! 😉 telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

New Brexit checks to cost UK business £2bn and fuel inflation theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The Guardian view on Labour and the tax gap: By setting its face against taxes on wealth or extra borrowing, the Labour leadership has boxed itself into an exceedingly and unnecessarily tight corner. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

More public spending is within Labour’s grasp – here’s how it could find an extra £90bn a year - Five simple policy ideas could generate billions for a Labour chancellor and end the threat of continued austerity | Richard Murphy | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'Power to the People': our new report published with Compass and written by Arianna Giovannini & Jonathan Davies now on Mastodon, Threads and BSky! offers a timely challenge to Westminster:

If the parties believe in levelling up, will they act on its recommendations?

Read the report here ➡️ bit.ly/4aty0gb

Incredibly important proof that Sure Start was a fantastic social innovation eviscerated by purposeless Austerity. From 3500 centres in 2010 to 1000 today. All to achieve - what? To turn back the clock on social mobility and the relief of inequality.

We must get rid of Freedom of Movement.

Later: Hurrah! We got rid of Freedom of Movement.

Much later: It's disgusting how hard other countries are making things now we no longer have Freedom of Movement.

(Easy fix: rejoin the EU. Problem melts away like snow in a supernova.)

Brexit was a mistake, pure and simple. But mistakes can be corrected 🙂

🇪🇺🤝🇳🇿 The EU-New Zealand trade agreement enters into force on 1st May.

Need a reminder on how this deal works and why it matters? Look no further 👇💚

Cracking story.

The Guardian view on Sure Start’s success: Labour should see the latest findings as an opportunity | Editorial | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

First Past the Post and the Electoral College can both cause ‘wrong winner’ results, for example, both Al Gore and Hilary Clinton got more votes than their opponents. The same thing has happened in the UK. electoral-reform.org.uk/changes-to-fir…

Dame Prue Leith speaks about assisted dying

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We need more European Strategic Autonomy. And fast

Today new EU rules on transparency and targeting of political advertising enter into force.

Citizens will be empowered to identify messages that seek to influence their political views and decisions.

Class act. This is the guy of whom Truss said she couldn’t decide if he was friend or foe. Despite all the abuse thrown by the Brextremists he remains a friend of 🇬🇧 and is signalling (probably to the next Government) a commitment to getting back to strong and positive relations

Absolutely no one is talking about the ‘duty to die’. It’s about respecting the wishes of the terminally ill. I want the choice when the time comes, why should I deny it to others?

Graham Simpson Lovely Ladies #FBPE #Rejoin🇪🇺🇺🇦 🇵🇸#GTTO #BLM Brexit cartoons from India, Australia, New Zealand and Canada

Also a little thread on international trade post-Brexit

#BrexitReality

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