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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A considerably higher proportion of the electorate than that would have little if any idea about the substantive content of the convention – or indeed, about many other rather salient aspects of that and why it is in the interests of 70 million UK residents to remain bound by the convention.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An apparent inability to enter into debate without repeatedly misrepresenting the views of your interlocutor – whether thru incompetence or disingenuity – is a very BAD look. Do come back when you've fixed that. 'Til then – to put this as politely as possible – fuck off & stop wasting my time.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You seem to be determined to have an argument that nobody except you is interested in. What's neither grown-up nor serious is mis-representing the arguments of your interlocutors in this way. And that's why I'm drawing this discussion to a close. We're done here, dude...

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Again, you're attributing arguments/opinions to your interlocutors which they did not make/do not hold. Nobody said anything about not embracing more democracy. But the question is: How? UK desperately needs constitutional reform; introducing referenda is well down the list of urgent priorities.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The evidence that Brexit "caused the influx of boats" is far from compelling – in fact, unconvincing. Whereas the evidence that Brexit was a highly proximate cause for the rise in LEGAL immigration is immeasurably more persuasive.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You've half answered your own Q. You live in CH. When Brits have acquired the 200 or so years of experience of organizing referenda available in the Swiss cantons, they'll be ready to have another go, and we can discuss again. But really, referenda sit badly in UK's system of political governance.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We're drifting further and further away from my off-the-cuff response to Anand's fairly casual tweet. Nor do I wish to plunge into a discussion about whether and if so how to conduct a referendum – which could quickly become quite lengthy. CoE (Venice Commission) has some useful guidelines.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Well... he was making clear to Brits (and to anybody else who cared), the inevitable consequences of the UK govt's red lines. We don't really need the pointless abstraction and over-complication of calling that an "eco-system", surely?

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A fine example of a necessary, but not a sufficient condition...

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I don't think that anybody here, except maybe you, suggested that it was about cherry picking.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Excellent! I've been missing the Barnier staircase...😅

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've been a big fan ever since "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" (1989).

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You can go so much faster on a paddleboard if you use a kayak paddle ....

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What a pity that we don' hear more about this kind of experience.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wanting a fantasy single market that has no resemblance to the real thing isn't that much of an improvement, surely?

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Isn't she shacked up with some new fella now, anyway?

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Alas! The "bad chap" theory is alive and well...

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

An unimpeachable expert ! 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A little bit faster, because of the lack of air resistance?

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Well, careless and insouciant at best. Otherwise, outright lying.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

You have a remarkable flair for making an ass of yourself in the public domain.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ahah!! That was driving me mad a few weeks ago as well, especially after buying a new tablet. REALLY annoying function from Adobe, too! Luckily I asked another AI assistant (Gemini), which quickly told me how to kill this unwelcome intruder.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Like the clearly labelled highlighting scheme!

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Thou shalt not kill; but need not strive officiously to keep alive."

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Absolutely – and not enough focus on this aspect in the thread. For all the hatespeech, the ragebait, the conflict, the provocation, the promotion of extremist views, etc... The most damaging element in Twitter BY FAR was the introduction of financial rewards for posting.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Extra credit for correct pronunciation of "scones", and whether or not to put the cream on first....

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

" Not sure I buy that given low general salience of the issue, weak public understanding, and past potency of populist attack lines " 💯

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Probably the criterion on which we have most chance of actually resembling Singapore in ANY way, however.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's almost as if some people in this country have NOT YET had enough of experts...

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Still not too late to make that switch...

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Special shout-out to all those who circumvent this bifurcation by working a minimum 5 days a week IN the office, in order to benefit from the office AC...

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Not many of us saw that coming – least of all from a government headed by a distinguished former HR barrister ...🤦🏾‍♂️

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I was really only being facetious, anyway...😉

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Pretty sure they use the EUR in Slovenia...🤔

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"war-torn France"...Seriously? War is not even **mentioned** among the five so-called "Convention grounds" (Art. 1A(2)) upon which a claim for refugee status can be based.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We seem to be heading that way...🤦🏾‍♂️

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The social fault-lines, and the extent and persistence of the tribalism that were brought to the surface and then amplified by Brexit, have certainly been quite a surprise.

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Probably just mad at you because you're an egregious dumbass?? Just a wild stab in the dark...

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Hugh Mann Wright @hughmannwright.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yep, we've still got a way to go before this lot learn that they're not special...🤦🏾‍♂️

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