https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1382 ... 20228.htmlThe EU didn't want hard borders with us. We did.
The EU didn't want us out of the Single Market and the Customs Union. We did.
The EU had no need of a border on the island of Ireland, or down the Irish Sea. We did.
The EU had no desire to undermine the status of Brits in Spain, or Spaniards in Britain. We did.
The EU had no desire to add tariffs and mountainous red tape to trade with the UK. We did.
The EU had no need to trash member states and predict - and wish upon them - the demise of their political union, economy and currency. We did.
The EU did not send delegates to our Parliament to turn their backs upon us in a public display of hostility. We did.
The EU did not wish to put Brits in the "rest of world" queue at airports. We did.
The EU did not want us to leave Erasmus, or Galileo, or science collaborations. We did.
The EU did not want us to drop out of visa-free travel, easy travel for pets, or measures to prevent roaming charges. We did.
The EU did not torpedo its own interests, or those of 27 other states, in June 2016 and every year since. We did.
The EU did not put four navy gunboats on standby to "protect our waters", almost literally holding a gun to the head of EU negotiators. We did.
The EU did not announce (and draft legislation for) its intention knowingly, deliberately and brazenly to break international law by contravening a treaty it had recently feted and signed. We did.
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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1374 ... 99424.htmlLet's talk about patriotism, shall we? People who love their country do not destroy their country's trading position with the world's biggest trading union, or promise "free trade" and deliver the opposite, or deliver barmy borders within their own country.
Let's talk about patriotism, shall we? People who love their country don't sit on their hands and do nothing when they know an infection is sweeping across their country.
Let's talk about patriotism, shall we? People who love their country do not run down its health service for a decade, leave its staff hideously unprotected, promise them a reward in due course and then offer them 1%.
Let's talk about patriotism, shall we? People who love their country do not exploit a pandemic by gifting HUGE contracts to their mates, pub landlords and donors, then hide those contracts and fail to hold useless "suppliers" to account.
Let's talk about patriotism, shall we? People who love their country do not illegally and disgracefully close down its Parliament, lie to its Queen, and deny its people the right to protest.
Let's talk about patriotism, shall we? But when we do, let's talk about it with people who care for others, who value decency and compassion, who are on the side of the people, and the rule of law, and who are genuinely interested in our communities and our prosperity.
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