Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialKresten @kresten2.bsky.social · 13hIf he could get away with a unicorn deal then you are probably correct. He can’t though. Getting the UK to even qualify for membership will be hard enough. Getting it to accept that there will be no opt outs…might prove impossible…unless the UK really goes broke. 071
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialMani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 14h"They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew” Miriam Margolyes, Michael Rosen & Alexei Sayle youtu.be/URpIy_pWthk?... 243
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yep. Rejecting our core fundamentals like FoM, monetary union and open borders. It really is a case of closing the file and moving on. 0203
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You'll be surprised to hear the word 'Brexit' doesn't appear anywhere in the article. 521817
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why might that be, Telegraph? 40632152
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialMsBlueWednesday @msbluewednesday.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...bbc.co.ukVote Leave's targeted Brexit ads released by FacebookThe social media ads that helped Vote Leave win the EU referendum are published in full for the first time. 111
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialPhil Jones' body double @philsbodydouble.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The shortages underline how precarious the health service’s supply chains for basic medicines have become in recent years as a result of trade disputes, global conflict and manufacturing problems." For some really weird reason, Brexit isn't mentioned in this article. At all.theguardian.comHospitals in England hit by shortages of common drugs such as paracetamolNHS trusts also report disruption to supplies last winter of co-codamol and blood pressure medication ramipril 262
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialDr Charles Smith @smith-brocca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Will #BBCR4Today please stop obsessing about the "Triple Lock". It's not a good look when overpaid journalists with gold plated pensions actively promote cuts to one of the meanest state pensions in Europe. 32717
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialFeral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Over 3500 people have been arrested in the UK for voicing support for Palestine Action. Anti-terrorism legislation was used for these arrests. The result is that one of the largest demographics of terrorist in the UK is now elderly middle class white people. 471003465
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialjameslongsdonprice @jamesprice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Exceptionalism Trap. westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/brit...westenglandbylines.co.ukBritain and the EU – the exceptionalism trapBrexit has weakened the UK, but the country still seems unwilling to contemplate a return to the EU 144
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Brexit survives because of exceptionalism, which itself is a multifaceted. Interesting arguments and points from @jamesprice.bsky.social in @westenglandbylines.co.uk westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/brit...westenglandbylines.co.ukBritain and the EU – the exceptionalism trapBrexit has weakened the UK, but the country still seems unwilling to contemplate a return to the EU 85424
draditrapani.bsky.social @draditrapani.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No free bathrooms on arrivals at Brussels Charleroi airport. Is this a @ryanairofficials.bsky.social stint? Charging 1 € to pee?? Ffs 🤦♀️ 133
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialAdrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Remember when brexiters all complained that the EU was a protectionist racket? 🙄 111
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There will be no celebration in history larger than when the War Criminal State of Israel collapses. 3241985
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The answer to "Does Israel have a right to exist?" Is NO. It was setup on stolen land given by one colonial invader to another and Genocide was their first action when they arrived. It has NEVER had a right to exist. 63562167
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I remind you that half of your political/media class frantically urged you to vote for this pig-ignorant, disastrously incompetent crook, and the other half frantically urged you not to vote for the only viable opposition, and then put two and two together about why they did that. 46679169
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialRivoluzionario della melanzana @caponatacommie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Israel should not be playing football on a pitch. Israel shouldn't be performing songs on stage. Israel should be ostracised and a pariah. That it still is not, shows what a disgrace our world is. 0103
draditrapani.bsky.social @draditrapani.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think there’s nothing more cumbersome than logging in in the EU login system when my other laptop cannot connect and cannot be registered … ffs 🤦♀️ Really it’s just a shambles to do anything with them. 010
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialWear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. 874286028240
draditrapani.bsky.social @draditrapani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I have not read the whole paper but what bothers me is that thd paper is not much about the fact UK joins EU but they (third country, not members) think they can have a say on how the EU should evolve … a reformed Europe? 😵💫 Your views? institute.global/insights/geo...institute.global 000
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialPatrick Osgood @patrickosgood.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Wife and I are about to cough up her second round of visa and NHS surcharges. £4,000. She works full time, paying into the system twice over. The application process is, once again, extraordinarily demanding and overtly hostile. This must be an extremely stressful burden on lower income households 312040
draditrapani.bsky.social @draditrapani.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Friends, European/British, had to apply for their spouse visa. They had to fork out around 10K each with lawyer fees and going through lots of hurdles. The UK govt is petty, mean and disgraceful. They charge the highest fees among G7, ask to pay twice in the system, and they make a huge profit. 020
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialPye @pyewhite.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Well said, Owen Jones! I know which book I want to buy next. Historical context matters. It serves to show us where we have been, which road we are on, and where we are destined to land. The west, you will see, is on the road to ruin and collapse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hdp...youtube.comThe Biggest Lie You've Been ToldYouTube video by Owen Jones 05416
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialResist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New Footage From Gaza - The City Is WIPED From The Map 💔 Israel Is Not Allowing Journalists !! How Much Were Killed ?? 46258
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialStephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 18/09/2026 915180
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialLuigi di Angeli @luigidiangeli.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Well, Canada never spent decades demanding opt-outs, attacking the European project, holding a referendum to leave it and then expecting Europe to cushion the consequences. Perhaps that helps explain why Europeans might regard Canada rather differently. Funny, that. 1144
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialbillkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026 25088423000
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Oh, and just to round this out, yes, your claim about allowing "rapists and murderers" into the country is as inherently racist as it is bs. Not only are people seeking asylum statistically less likely to be perpetrators, but they are more likely to be victims. Tatty bye now. 10/ 5565
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I think the bare minimum of international diplomacy is that you be diplomatic. Constantly criticising the union, and worse actions that show you don't think the union should exist, are a real problem Canada sees 🇪🇺 as the centre and leader of the West. When's a UK pol going to acknowledge that? 4174
draditrapani.bsky.social @draditrapani.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Having commuted for years on TGV, Thalys and Eurostar, I can say that the Frecciarossa is not a freccia (a dart), too slow, too bumpy and too many stops … HST has not caught Italy yet… max speed 140 km/h 😱 more like an upgraded steam train 🚂 020
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 20/09/2026 722622641
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I cannot understand how they think lecturing us, calling us names, and trying to divide us helps? 2172
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialAlfred Wickens @wickens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I believe that there is a certain degree of ingrained arrogance in the U.K. collective psyche that needs to disappear before any sort of constructive relationship with the EU can be fostered. 195
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialLuigi di Angeli @luigidiangeli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Britain wants “Made in Europe” privileges after choosing to leave Europe’s economic institutions. SAFE should have cured this delusion: friendship buys a hearing, not membership benefits. Those still come with rules, obligations and money. Brexit means being outside. 1115
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 19/09/2026 241811452
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialLuigi di Angeli @luigidiangeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The British sense of sheer entitlement is impressive. Britain leaves the EU, rejects its obligations, then threatens to delay the “reset” unless Brussels discusses protecting British industry from an EU policy designed to protect EU industry. Brexit exceptionalism remains remarkably incurable. 2315
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 18/09/2026 1132410538
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We shared an image of Gaza earlier that was apparently not real, saying it’s what macklemore was booted from tour for protesting. Apologies. Here, this is real: 15730841256
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialElena Adaal @elenaadaal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The cartoon below shows another thing: Brexit was not about leaving the EU, it was about leaving the world. Splendid isolation. 162
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialElena Adaal @elenaadaal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It was always a mystery to me why UK students and their parents put up with such a shoddy university system: 9,790 pounds per year... Well, at least some start to understand that it does not have to be so dismal: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWhy has university become such a scam? | Zoe WilliamsGraduates are leaving with an average debt of £53,000 – while entry-level jobs plummet. It’s time for politicians to stop burying their heads in the sand, writes Zoe Williams 011
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialElena Adaal @elenaadaal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026See my previous post - and I even missed this one: 141
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialIrish Unity @irishunity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026British exceptionalism in it's approach to the EU is alive and well. The Brirish Government has learned nothing in the last decade. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comJohn Healey to ask EU finance ministers to let UK into Made in Europe schemeThe chancellor wants the Made in Europe programme to deepen ties with the UK "rather than erecting new barriers". 53012
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialResist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#BREAKING | 47 Israeli Human Rights Movements Released A Statement Supporting The Creators Of The Movie "NAZA", Condemning Gaza Genocide - Interact - Moms Against Violence - No Well-Being Without Democracy - Academy For Equality - State For All - Bimkum - B’Tselem - Gisha - Black Flag Academy 15225
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialjjsalmo @jjsalmo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Brits refuse to learn and so the clown show continues. Unless they scrap the risible "redlines" the TCA is as good as it gets. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.com‘Made in Europe’ law threatens UK plans for reset with EUGovernment sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed 1104
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialElena Adaal @elenaadaal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026An interesting document on how UK should negotiate with EU. No one in UK gov. will notice however (deaf and blind). Notable point inside: The UK indeed badly fumbled on its lobbying to be included Made in Europe - by lecturing EU on its failings. encompass-europe.com/comment/how-...encompass-europe.comHow to achieve UK aims in Brussels(a companion piece to everything Brussels really thinks about the UK) There are 27 countries present and permanently negotiating almost every policy area in Brussels. These are the member… 122
Reposted by @draditrapani.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026 10249661701