The #byelection2022 results give a glimmer of hope for the future of democracy in #Britain

#BrexitReality#thursdayvibes
In only six years….
Sterling’s value has collapsed. 👇
Polio's back, rivers are full of sewage, exports have collapsed, inflation is the worst in Europe, NHS waiting lists at an all time high and the rule of law is basically gone. Happy Brexit day.

“Six years after the referendum, it’s clear to all: #Brexit was a very bad idea”
theneweuropean.co.uk/after-six-year…

The unnecessarily hard #Brexit (the opposite of what they promised) is also damaging #Britain ‘s universities, research & industry
nature.com/articles/d4158…

'Before the last election, ministers chose 101 towns in England for a £25m boost to their economies.

61 were chosen at the discretion of ministers led by Robert Jenrick. All but one were Tory-held seats or Tory targets before the election.'

#peston
thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/m…

Dear Boris Johnson ,
How are your promises for a “high-wage economy” coming along?

Comment from Matt Kelly, editor in chief, The New European regarding #remorsegate and Boris Johnson's threat to sue the newspaper:

Support for EU membership highest in 15 years, survey finds
wtvbam.com/2022/06/22/sup…

Included in our Big Read on the economic effects of Brexit, this highlights why ⁦Rishi Sunak⁩ and ⁦Boris Johnson⁩ keep talking about dismal business investment - the key to growth and future tax cuts

'We should not tolerate bullying in our society' and give people 'the courage to speak out,' says Boris Johnson, who ignored a report showing Priti Patel had bullied her staff, after they spoke out. #pmqs

Dear Boris Johnson ,
How are your promises for a “high-wage economy” coming along?

Ludicrous that U.K. airlines are having to charter in planes from the rest of Europe while their own planes sit on the tarmac because post #Brexit visa rules means they can’t staff their own planes with EU crew to help meet current demand #BrexitReality thetimes.co.uk/article/2e57eb…

Workers' real pay cut by £470 thanks to Brexit, claims report

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Another chart of the day to accompany the Financial Times Big Read on the British taboo over the economic effects of Brexit - which are only now being disentangled from the Covid shock

The deafening silence over Brexit’s economic fallout on.ft.com/3QyfvxB

Why UK should rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ exchange program
brook.gs/3NSDd5N via The Brookings Institution

Labour needs to find its voice on Brexit. We are being hammered by its economic consequences, and yet no-one dares speak about it. Without an opposition party ready to do so, the breadcasters have no peg to ask the questions either.

“I negotiated a #NorthernIreland deal that worked. #Johnson ‘s Putinesque strategy will wreck it”
says Peter Hain
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…