Being with my mum while she dispensed a prescription for John Pertwee

@nialloconghaile.bsky.social This is one of the problems with trying to build a new future, the old problems haven’t gone away.

There are theses to be written. Not comprehensive, but here are some thoughts on Ireland and Brexit. It pays to take a wide-angle lens for this type of thing. The story is nevertheless informative A 🧵

Alastair Campbell, "Of the mistakes I have made, the biggest is Brexit..It has made us al weaker and poorer..A campaign won by liars and conmen" From a hypothetical scenario of what AC would do if he was PM

@happytoast.co.uk Thank you for the ‘Tournee de grumpoir’ that arrived today. It will find a lovely spot once the redecorating is finished

@kinglucythe1st.bsky.social Here’s one for you

Another type of border @nialloconghaile.bsky.social ?

@chillaxbcn.bsky.social Another one for you

Get out your dictionary. It is the Braw Lads’ festival this week. Involves lots of ride outs outs or common tidings,that were traditionally to the border with England to keep the English Reivers (cattle thieves) at bay. Here are my horses watching a ride out going past their field. Zoom in.

Thanks for reading. Please feel free to share the above 👆 to get it out there on Bluesky. Slava Ukraini, etc. Ends

@botrange694.bsky.social David Sylvian ❤️ Japan ❤️ Quiet Life I’m old

This is looking like the worst week for remainers/joiners since Boris Johnson's landslide. And it wasn't because of the new Pope's elevation. The obstacles to joining the Brussels system are mounting; even the medium term now looks unlikely A 🧵 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐱

Firstly, within the UK establishment, there was wbat I have called the Yalta problem. Chatting to Slovakia and Sweden (and Belgium) about seatbelt standards and espartame was too small ball. The UK foreign-policy establishment wanted to be carving up Eastern Europe with Stalin and Roosevelt. + 3

No evidence. Except for the electorate selecting "Brexit", "Red, White and Blue Brexit", and "Get Brexit Done". Leaving the treaties was the only option ever. So, whatever they thought they were doing, they voted to end FOM, among many other things.

There is pathos in someone who clearly wants the UK to do well, but can't actually say the words that need to be said. Stiffling. Please, do share this thread as it's the only way to get it out there on Bluesky. 👆👆 9

Peter Kellner's article in @theneweuropean.bsky.social sets out the issues that Brexit has caused to the British economy before hitting this key argument: The problems come from being a third country. 1

Superb article from John Clarke in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk Virtually flawless setting out of where UKG is at and what needs to be done. A 🧵 yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...

With all this talk about what should the UK look for in the reset, a lot of us are forgetting that there are two sides. So what should Europe have in its negotiating-mandate mix? And should we have priorites above others. A 🧵

One of humankind's greatest inventions, and the least appreciated one The modern washing machine Washing clothes used to take women a whole day of work* Now you can just throw your clothes in, add powder and liquid, press a few buttons – walk away and get on with your day * It was always women

The latest @chrisgrey.bsky.social Brexit blog is a ranging. sprawling beast, covering most of the latest news about in Brexitland. Chris sees this as indicative of a general drift. It is had to argue with that. UKG seems meandering both at home and abroad. A 🧵

Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.

Brexit thread (from 2020) UK: We don't like our trade deal EU: Why not? UK: We only get 95% of what we want EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of EU: But you signed a deal UK: We don't care, we hate you 1/21

Edinburgh Christmas Market last night. Very continental.

So, Ignacio Garcia has written a paper on changes to the Euro-UK relationship, in particular around trade. It would be fair to say that the paper feels Henigian (? Henigesque? Henigese? @davidheniguk.bsky.social, please advise). Let's have a look inside in a 🧵

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Hello to all my new friends on Bluesky. It’s nice to be part of social media that is sociable! I’m looking forward to following those who I followed on the other place and not being called a liar when I try to explain mRNA🧬I’m currently in the garden being a lonely-goat herd.

Good Afternoon from Scotland.