What's really behind Rishi Sunak's attack on the long-term sick and disabled
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They came for the asylum seekers.

They came for the immigrants.

Now they've come for the sick and those with disabilities.

The Tories won't rest until they've punched down at every single group that is not theirs.

The EU finished expanding and testing its post-Brexit border facilities in 2019.

The Tories still haven't finished ours (some of the work has barely started).

So the much trailed incoming border checks are off, again again.

Uncertainty kills business!
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At this stage, it’s looking like the EU cares more about British youth opportunities than does Keir Starmer.

So, basically, people's health will be assessed not by a doctor, but by a contractor - inevitably, given targets and incentives to find them healthy.

What could go wrong. ~AA

🚨🇬🇧🇪🇺🚨Labour says it has “no plans” for doing a youth mobility deal with EU — says it is “synonymous with free movement” (it isn’t)

…but another poor sign for those hoping Labour will be brave on EU. /1

Via @ft

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FFS. The company my husband works for has just lost a supplier because of these checks coming in. How can they keep messing businesses about like this?
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Presumably the Conservative plan is to kick this shit show down the road until it becomes Labour’s intractable problem. And by the way, Labour show no sign of having a plan to actually solve it either because they are too frightened of saying the bloody obvious, which is Brexit

UK will not ‘turn on’ post-Brexit checks of EU goods for fear of border delays – The Irish Times irishtimes.com/business/2024/…

Brexit is an utter farce.
Such a staggering waste of everyone’s time and resources.
We’re paying so much for this complete pile of shite.

UK will not ‘turn on’ post-Brexit checks of EU goods for fear of border delays and driving up the price of food.
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Brexit has ‘exacerbated’ UK drug shortages, Nuffield Trust research finds , via @ft Ian Johnston

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'Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns'

Who needs medicine when we are shielded by our new-found sovereignty? It's well known viruses run a mile at the mere sight of a blue passport.

Nothing to lose, except our health.
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Kenneth Clarke, 'The only country in Europe which has always rejected the Council of Europe and refused to accept the jurisdiction of the ECHR is Belarus, which is a cruel dictatorship. Russia has been expeleld'

'Can you give an assurance that the government will not reject

'We are the architects of our own demise. And our own demise started in 2016 when we made the ridiculous vote to come out of Europe'

Powerful words from the Chairman of Asda 👏👏

'Expats feared it spelt even further restrictions on their ability to live and work in Spain — both of which have become more difficult since Brexit.'

Paper which demanded darkness now moans about the sunset.
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💥 REMINDER: You have until 11.59pm tomorrow (16 April) to register to vote in the upcoming elections on 2 May.

Cross it off your to-do list and get it done today - or send this to someone who hasn't got round to it yet. 👇 #RegistertoVote #GiveanX
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Happy 8th anniversary to this newspaper headline.

Take a pick - where u at? #BrexitDisaster #BrexitHasFailed

I would urge everyone to read this superb article. It’s very timely and hits the target about so much of what we discuss on here. It’s written by the superb Will Hutton
The best article I’ve read (and there have been many) about the way forward

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