Labour leader also says he cannot foresee circumstances where UK would re-enter single market or customs union
  • Barbarian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 months ago

    He’s right. There just isn’t the political will in the population to reopen the topic of Brexit now. Whether anyone likes it or not, the things British people really care about right now, in no particular order, are:

    • Inflation

    • House & utility & food prices

    • Immigration

    • NHS waiting lists & more dentists

    • Train infrastructure.

    People can make very legitimate arguments linking Brexit to those issues, but it’s not politically viable to open that can of worms again. They just really want their lives to improve for the first time in over a decade.

    • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Yeah this really isn’t that surprising.

      Even if rejoining the EU was a top priority, that’s something that’ll take years to come about.

      • Liam Mayfair@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        5 months ago

        You both are depressingly right. I genuinely believe if there was another referendum, it may sway more for Remain than last time, but not by that much. I reckon a good ~40% would still vote Leave so when the support for Remain is not even overwhelmingly high, it may not be worth reopening this.

        Leavers fucked us all over, that ship has sailed, nothing we can do about it in the foreseeable future. Let’s try and play the cards we’ve been dealt and improve things that way and we’ll see what happens in a few decades.

    • KevonLooney@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 months ago

      So you’re telling me that people in the UK want lower food prices, but don’t want to be part of the EU common market. And they want more doctors and dentists, but less immigration.

      Is there an epidemic of mental illness? Do these people know what cause and effect are?

      • bitwaba@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Is there an epidemic of mental illness?

        Yes, but unfortunately no doctors to diagnose it.

      • Dkarma@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Brexit was a classic example of racists shooting themselves in the foot and not realizing how bad it would be.

      • Barbarian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        5 months ago

        people in the UK want lower food prices, but don’t want to be part of the EU common market

        Yup, it’s pretty dumb. But the way the majority feels is that they’ve had these arguments about Brexit for some many years they’re basically done at this point.

        And they want more doctors and dentists, but less immigration.

        Interestingly, even Reform, the most pro-brexit anti-immigration send everyone to Rwanda party still wants exceptions for doctors, dentists and nurses to allow them to come into the country at will. They are very much considered the exception for immigration.

        • KevonLooney@lemm.eeEnglish
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          5 months ago

          They’re not going to come without their family. And their family isn’t all doctors and nurses. That policy isn’t going to work if their husband / wife can’t join them or can’t work in the country. A lot are doctors from the EU. They don’t need to come to the UK to make money.

  • li10@feddit.ukEnglish
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    5 months ago

    If that’s what it takes then I’m sorry it had to come to this, Keir 😔🔪