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Wing13Nut 19 hr ago +323

“UnBrexit” sounds pretty good for a slogan.

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PensilEraser 19 hr ago +51

Bregret

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SantorumsGayMasseuse 19 hr ago +130

Brenter

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ArgieKB 18 hr ago +137

BritIn

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evilparagon 18 hr ago +40

This is the best word slogan they could go with, but it should be Brit-In to make it more identifiable as an intentional term rather than a typo, or something that looks like Britln (lowercase L).

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ArgieKB 16 hr ago +19

You're 100% correct. However, I would argue that it being badly designed would be better to signify the stupidity of them leaving in the first place

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mmoonbelly 14 hr ago +2

Might anger the Scottish Nationalists (still confused by the individual I met who voted for Brexit on the basis it would enable an independent Scotland to join the EU in its own right)

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Norklander 11 hr ago +4

Are there any non angry Scottish Nationalists?

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Thatchers-Gold 10 hr ago +1

There are lots of angry Scottish nationalists these days that aren’t even Scottish, as evidenced by all the pro independence accounts that went down when Tehran was being bombed last year

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RafikiSykes 10 hr ago +1

Where are you guys pulling all this shite? Pure nonsense 😄

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Thatchers-Gold 10 hr ago +1

There’s no “you guys”, this isn’t a team effort, it’s just readily available information >where [UK Defence Journal](https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/iranian-linked-scottish-accounts-fall-silent-again/) [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/01/12/scottish-independence-accounts-dark-iran-internet-blackout/) [Scottish Liberal Democrats](https://www.scotlibdems.org.uk/news/article/dozens-of-pro-independence-accounts-go-dark-after-israeli-strikes-on-iran) You could’ve just googled it

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macrolidesrule 11 hr ago -1

They are fun to wind up - like most nationalists, they are as thick as mince.

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Zealousideal-Cod-924 11 hr ago +2

I know a lot of Irish nationalists. Most of them very dedicated, capable, clever people. It'd be very wrong to underestimate them. Mind you, a few of them are indeed as thick as mince. But I think that's just statistics.

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Persimmon-Mission 16 hr ago +8

Brejoin

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Fearless_Coconut_137 13 hr ago +7

Bre-do

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TangoPRomeo 19 hr ago +10

But I barely know her!

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Top_Conference_477 18 hr ago +5

Brent over a Barrel

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NizmoxAU 16 hr ago +3

Brenertration?

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Tackit286 13 hr ago +4

Bre-entry

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stalinsnicerbrother 9 hr ago +1

Brit seems we've made a serious mistake

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Alamata626 17 hr ago

Brenewel

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Twiroxi 18 hr ago +25

Breturn

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Starfox-sf 19 hr ago +7

Debrexit

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pmcall221 17 hr ago +12

Regrexit

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ididitforthemusics 18 hr ago +6

Bre-enter

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karma3000 13 hr ago +5

Brentrée

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FxckFxntxnyl 14 hr ago +3

CTRL+Z to Brundoit

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Fearless_Coconut_137 13 hr ago +1

Bre-do [fixed typo]

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Tomdoerr88 12 hr ago +3

‘Breturn’

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Sorry-Climate-7982 17 hr ago +2

DeBrexit? De Brexit of Champions?

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VeryLazyEngineeer 14 hr ago +2

BrEUtern

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umanghome 14 hr ago +2

Brejoin

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Affectionate_Oven_77 12 hr ago +2

Brundo

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Ahlq802 11 hr ago +2

”let’s do brexit, but hear me out, let’s Brexit back in…”

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drivelhead 14 hr ago +1

Great Breturn

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karma3000 13 hr ago +1

Brentry

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Captain_Phobos 13 hr ago +1

Brentry

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Lackof_Creativity 12 hr ago +1

Brexidaisy

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Cachar 10 hr ago +1

Brejoin

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murxman 10 hr ago +1

U Kan Join

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Young_Lochinvar 18 hr ago +128

It takes a degree of bravery to say ‘my old job shouldn’t exist because it’s trying to achieve the wrong outcome.’

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bisouscribe 16 hr ago +46

They knew what they were doing.

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Young_Lochinvar 15 hr ago +25

One would hope the technocratic head of a civil service department knew what they were doing. Government wouldn’t run otherwise.

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fang_xianfu 12 hr ago +27

Civil Servants don't get to choose policy, and you would hope they would faithfully carry out the instructions of the government no matter their personal political opinion. That's the system working.

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Darius_Rubinx 10 hr ago +1

Yes, civil servants have to carry out the government's policy even when they disagree with it. Of course, taking a moral stance and quitting is an option.

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kriebelrui 10 hr ago -1

Most civil servants don't do jobs that go squarely against their own beliefs.

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mykkenny 9 hr ago +1

That's one argument; I'd say the belief that someone wants to continue to have a roof over their head, food on their table and enjoy the lifestyle they currently have could make a lot of people put aside personal feelings.

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cinderubella 12 hr ago +13

Anywhere except a civil service, yes. But the civil service is supposed to do what the government tells it to do. Down the other road lies a shitshow like the USA where parts of the government are stuffed with Trump loyalists right now.

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ClaroStar 14 hr ago +4

Ask Tucker Carlson about that...

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Remarkable_Set1842 20 hr ago +51

Moscow delenda est

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ClubSoda 17 hr ago +5

> Moscow delenda est Specifically, the Kremlin and all the criminal oligarchs affiliated with P.

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Sorry-Climate-7982 17 hr ago +56

Brexit should have been a warning to the world that a huge wave of crazy was about to happen.

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Toth-Amon 19 hr ago +140

Well, Britain being part of EU makes sense from everyone else’s perspective. But also if they are going to join and be disruptive at every turn, then perhaps it is better if they stay out.

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oliviashrewtonbong 16 hr ago +85

There is very little serious momentum in the UK for this to happen. People would rather put up with the status quo than go through another 5-10 years of constant bickering. And in any case, if the EU did insist on normal joining conditions, Schengen and the Euro etc, then support to join would absolutely plummet. I just don't see it as a viable thing for at least another few decades, and for the avoidance of doubt I voted remain and would rejoin tomorrow.

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IanT86 16 hr ago +32

Exactly the same here and I totally agree. I actually think you'd be able to sway the masses again by showing how difficult a time the EU members are having anyways. It's not like Germany, France etc are watching their economies fly while we struggle along. I imagine we'll end up in the EU again at some point, but to your point, probably not for a generation

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Colbert2020 15 hr ago +7

Okay but Hungary was a constant thorn in the side of the EU due to Russian interference. I think the media pipeline between the USA and the UK is a short one. What are the odds a UK in the EU would be even worse than Hungary was?

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Zanadar 13 hr ago +7

Hungary was a leader selling themselves to a hostile foreign power. A majority of the population are not looking to advance Russian interests over European ones. Britain is a completely different situation. The gap between the goals of the European project and what the average Britton wants out of it is not something which can be bridged in this generation, or maybe even ever. The most that can realistically happen is for some future UK government to dupe the public into accepting a shit deal like Norway has, with most of the responsibilities and no real representation, just to get back into the EEA. Probably couch it in terms of "maintaining sovereignty" while downplaying the whole "most of the drawbacks without the ability to vote" part.

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Darius_Rubinx 10 hr ago +1

The UK at its worst still does not remotely compare to Trump or Orban. The UK is currently proving why having strong civil institutions matters. Britain is extremely good at course-correcting.

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GaZzErZz 12 hr ago +2

I'm a millennial, I'm done with "events". I'm just trying to survive my life right now and not have another spanner in the works.

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Danielharris1260 11 hr ago +2

Yeah rejoin is popular in principle on polls but once you start mentioning joint the Euro and Freedom of movement popularity drops massively.

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AntonioH02 15 hr ago +5

Sounds like sunk cost fallacy to me

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lesh666 12 hr ago +2

Well, you had your pound and your special treatment, to keep those you had to not leave. If you rejoin, it will indeed be with the euro and the rest. People who believe the EU would let them join back with their past privileges are deeply mistaken.

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oliviashrewtonbong 12 hr ago +10

> People who believe the EU would let them join back with their past privileges are deeply mistaken. I don't think many people believe this. Hence my point - the UK is a generation away from rejoining and articles like this are odd - anyone that lives here knows it is not a real thing right now.

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lesh666 12 hr ago -1

Yeah I understand. I’ve had long talks with people who voted Leave. The issue is that as time passes and the US discards the special relationship even further, the appeal of the UK as a member and its bargaining power will only decrease. I don’t know what the UK or the EU will look like in a generation, but my guess is we need each other now instead of later.

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Fast-Satisfaction482 11 hr ago +1

The eastern European countries will never allow the UK to enter at conditions they didn't get themselves. Even in Germany, going back to the pre-Brexit deal between EU and UK is unpopular. If you rejoin (which I sincerely hope for), it will be with all strings attached.

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ThereAndFapAgain2 9 hr ago +1

Then the UK simply won’t ever rejoin imo. No politician would ever be able to sell that to the British people so the conversation isn’t even worth having at that point.

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Fast-Satisfaction482 9 hr ago +1

Yes, it seems to be a non-starter at the moment. And as much as we would like to have the UK back at the table, upholding principles is more important now than ever.

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Otis_Inf 13 hr ago -2

If the UK doesn't want to join on the EU's terms, then ... well, don't join and live with the consequences of being a small country in a world with big economic blocks. Working together as countries requires compromises. The UK wasn't willing to compromise when they were part of the EU, demanding exceptions for a lot of things the other member states were subject to, but rejoining should absolutely be about the UK making compromises and show they really want to be part of the EU.

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oliviashrewtonbong 13 hr ago +4

Sure. I don't disagree. The two parties would likely be so far apart in terms of starting position that it is going to be, as someone else said, at least a generation before this settles down into something workable. Which is why I find articles like this which drip feed out about the UK rejoining bizarre. People that live here understand we are miles away from that point, sadly.

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Darius_Rubinx 10 hr ago +1

The EU has yet to make a serious good faith proposal on how the UK would come back. France is just going to throw a hissy fit over the f\*cking fish again, and you know it.

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Sieve-Boy 18 hr ago -13

Its probably time for the Poms to enjoy some humble pie that they purchased with Euros.

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pmcall221 17 hr ago +41

Yeah, it's better in than out. Every frickin economist knew it. It will be at least 20 years before it happens again. No sweetheart deal this time. And probably need to adopt the euro so leaving will be even harder next time.

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Blah_McBlah_ 16 hr ago +18

Given that the USA is increasingly hostile towards European countries, the EU might not play hard ball with the UK. I doubt it'll be the same exceptions as before, but if the UK is able to bring some of its former domions of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand into a closer alignment with the EU, the EU may still be willing to have a sweetheart deal again.

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FaultOutside2449 13 hr ago +2

Actually with all the bullshit between Western and Eastern members over things like: migration, defense and Russia. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the EU leadership prefer less members.

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kriebelrui 10 hr ago +1

It's more about the kind of members (do they really fit) than about the number.

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ParticularTable5921 10 hr ago +1

The UK has no power in the policies of its former dominions; it's like saying they'd bring India and Hong Kong into closer alignment with the EU.

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Swangthemthings 11 hr ago +6

You Brexit, you buy it.

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no_kids-and-3_money 20 hr ago +20

I mean better late than never? That was a particularly terrible decision that left Britain vulnerable in so many ways. 3-5% drop in expected GDP is huge. The better trade deals that were supposed to come with sovereignty never materialized and now the cost of living is higher than it would have been. Time to admit the mistake and begin the long, complicated process of making their way back. (I say this as an American that has much bigger problems of our own to worry about.)

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kriebelrui 10 hr ago +1

It was well known even before the 2016 referendum that a Brexit would be bad for the British economy. Even Boris Johnson admitted that at the time. However, a part of the British politicians class figured it would be in their own interest to promote a Brexit regardless. And their campaign was way better then the Remain campaign. The process got it's own dynamic and the rest is history.

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JaVelin-X- 19 hr ago -16

and the worst part there are still black people there! /s

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HarshComputing 13 hr ago +2

BReturn!

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MaxMouseOCX 10 hr ago +1

With how much we've been fucked about over the last several years, I can see europe forcing us to take the euro, I can't see that making many people happy.

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sparklybeast 9 hr ago +1

I can't see the UK ever accepting the Euro so if that's a condition of rejoining the EU it's likely never going to happen.

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MaxMouseOCX 9 hr ago +1

I get it, it's a valid "actually f*** you" from Europe, I just don't think we could accept it.

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Corpus76 9 hr ago +1

Can't you just do like Sweden and postpone it indefinitely?

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MaxMouseOCX 9 hr ago +1

Yea probably, there's a few other pretty hot topic things though. Being in Europe (or going back) is a good idea, there's just a handful of things the general public won't accept. And I have no idea how to fix those things from any angle.

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Extension-Truth 10 hr ago +1

The civil service remaining politically neutral again I see….

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ledoscreen 10 hr ago +1

Bureaucrats of all nations, unite!

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Idlers_Dream 14 hr ago +3

Europe trying to block the drunk texts from the ex

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PaymentTurbulent193 14 hr ago +2

I knew that Britain should do this since literally the moment it happened. It was so blatantly obvious.

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FeistySloth 11 hr ago +1

Breentry

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rocketstopya 11 hr ago +1

Well, why not try a lighter agreement like the Norwegian contract?

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Jensen1994 11 hr ago +1

That Rycroft been employed anywhere since Brexit is damning in itself.

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Cold_Drawer_7780 10 hr ago +1

Brexit was the David Cameron’s biggest mistake (well the Tories and Nigel Farrage), and now people want to rejoin the EU as they now see all the benefits it gave the UK.

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Durzo_Blintt 10 hr ago +1

He used the Brexit vote as a political tool thinking people would vote no, then when it came through as yes he left cause he knew it was wrong. The fact he is the reason for this and he's just able to live his fancy life without repercussions pisses me off. F*** David Cameron and Nigel farage.

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bottleflick 10 hr ago +1

Cameron wantied the political debate to give him more power. Farage saw it as way to get richer and blame real problems on Europe. British and American citizens just are right kind of privileged stupid to give conmen power

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Tigereyesxx 10 hr ago +1

100% agree and Labour can get it through Parliament with their majority..

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patiperro_v3 9 hr ago +1

Does he still have a job?

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TickingTheMoments 14 hr ago -1

Should the EU accept England back into the union? “I know I was a wanker and I left you but I see I’m not as good as I was when I was with you.”

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Fast-Satisfaction482 11 hr ago

It's not a zero sum game and the EU is not losing out on being with a decent partner like my ex would, lol. We're stronger together, but there will be no more special treatment for the UK.

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leiwulongT3 13 hr ago

This time they should have to give up the pound if they really want to join.

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basetheory 10 hr ago +1

UK resident here. Totally fine with that, personally. I don’t understand the apprehension some people in the UK have over the euro. Then again, I’m no economist

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maguirenumber6 13 hr ago +1

Breturn

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Obulgaryan 12 hr ago +1

Europe, init

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Edoian 12 hr ago +1

What a waste of a decade due to a bunch of clowns. Incidentally, the same clowns might win the next election.

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Durzo_Blintt 10 hr ago +1

If reform somehow win, the UK is genuinely finished. I don't think they will win, but it's not impossible. Workers rights and quality of life for lower income people will be decimated. Then those crooks will vanish with their money when it hits the fan and we will be left with a broken country. I believe farage is capable of taking us back a century.

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Scar3cr0w_ 11 hr ago +1

Yes. Obviously we should. Anyway, when? Let’s get it done.

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ironedie 14 hr ago -1

Not until the there's supermajority, and they're joining on normal rules without any exemptions. I'm sick of British drama, and it'd be annoying for them to re Brexit a decade or two down the line.

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Objective_Meat2348 11 hr ago

Stupid dumb c*** hypocrite politician *edit. Just a dumb c*** hypocrite

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spribyl 11 hr ago +3

This is not a politician but a civil servant. He was assigned the job and did it, despite the fact he didn't agree. The politicians that supported brexit are dipshits

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Objective_Meat2348 10 hr ago +1

Edited for clarity 👌🏿

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lingeringneutrophil 17 hr ago

Seriously

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Xireka- 12 hr ago -2

UK should seek to fix it's own damn country first You can't tell me it's normal people get arrested for saying "I love bacon" or posting something online

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Inner-Thought9665 12 hr ago

I mean I keep telling people that UK should go back to the EU and no agrees with me. Now I say this: I TOLD YOU SO! Also, get John Oliver NOW!

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SomeUTAUguy 10 hr ago +1

Lol good luck with that. I am pretty sure the EU will never let Great Britain back in after how it acted when leaving.

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Wambo74 19 hr ago -18

Have the problems leading to Brexit been resolved? Excessive immigration, over-regulation from Brussels, etc? Plus economically the EU is worse than ever with loss of Russian oil and gas. Nuke-free Germany is seriously de-industrializing. France seems ungovernable. The Mediterranean countries are existing on handouts from the others. There may be a breakup of Nato and few of those countries have a significant military to defend themselves. Brexit hasn't worked out great but UnBrexit may not work out well either. Tough times all around.

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hadrian_afer 16 hr ago +5

I agree with you. Please, stay where you are.

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gearstars 14 hr ago +3

I think people are more concerned with things happening in the real world.

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ClubSoda 17 hr ago +2

Canada has already stepped in to supplant Russian oil and gas imports to EU. Thanks to the de facto President of the United Europe, Mr. Mark Carney.

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youspiv 17 hr ago -4

Yep

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BuiltStraightStupid 15 hr ago -6

I saw a while ago that the EU doesn't really need the UK at all, and to rejoin we'd really need to buck our ideas up, essentially have and economic boom and pretty much completely get rid of GBP (because us keeping the GBP was a special courtesy afforded to us when we'd first joined). Now that we've left, fucked up the economy and essentially rubbed the EU's nose in it, we'd be expected to drop our currency (which is more valuable) and meet a bunch of other criteria before we can even reapply. The way I see it, the only way to "UnBrexit" as the top commenter said, is with a Time Machine, and if anyone's got one of those lying around I'd say f*** it, let me go back to 2008 and put a couple grand into Bitcoin while we're at it.

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2Eggwall 13 hr ago +1

The Eurozone isn't quite the same as the EU or even the Schengen area. The UK would be perfectly able to join the EU and keep GBP. What you wouldn't get back is the various beneficial carve outs of EU law that Europe had used to get Britain onside for Lisbon. Those are gone and never coming back.

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gcu_vagarist 12 hr ago +2

New members of the EU are obliged to adopt the Euro. The UK had an opt out, but it's not clear if they would upon returning.

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jphamlore 18 hr ago -8

Just agree to but put off 20 years into the future giving Greece back the Elgin Marbles, handing Gibralter over to Spain, and replacing the pound with the Euro.

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Weak_Tower385 16 hr ago -3

Like they’ll get treated as equals after bending the knee before Brussels with hat in hand.

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