this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2025
199 points (99.0% liked)

World News

41185 readers
2845 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Summary

Five years after Brexit, its economic and political effects are still unfolding.

Trade with the EU has become more expensive and complex, with mid-sized businesses struggling the most.

UK economic growth is projected to be 4% lower long-term, and new trade deals haven’t offset EU losses.

While public opinion has turned against Brexit, rejoining the EU remains unlikely.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer aims to improve relations but won’t re-enter the single market, as both sides cautiously rebuild ties.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ReCursing@lemmings.world 56 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It was fucking stupid then, we said it was fucking stupid then, it;s still fucking stupid. Rejoin now

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Going back to the EU with our tail between our legs isn’t going to go down well with anyone so won’t be happening anytime soon.

We’d not be able to reject the Schengen area or Euro so I’d imagine that most remain voters wouldn’t even agree to it.

[–] ReCursing@lemmings.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Schengen would be fucking great. It also gets rid of the small boats "crisis" as well. The Euro is a small price to pay

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I would also happily accept both to go back into the EU personally.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

Yea, schengen is not a deterrence but rather something I'd actually like.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But Reform UK needs that "small boats crisis"! It's its only raison d'être.

[–] ReCursing@lemmings.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. That's another reason to rejoin!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The fact that it completely nixes that completely synthetic crisis is one of the reasons this won’t happen in the near future

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Going back to the EU with our tail between our legs isn’t going to go down well with anyone so won’t be happening anytime soon.

"we would rather the people of the UK continue to suffer economically than be embarrassed on the international stage for a few years."

That's is strong leadership /s

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is British people you're talking about.

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I don’t think that it’s only a leadership thing.

I think that there’d be enough voters who would be too proud to lose the pound that any referendum to rejoin would lose even if opinion polls showed that most people thought that it was a mistake (I don’t actually know what opinion poles say about this topic).

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

While I wish it was an option but, barring some kind of catalyzing event, it isn't. Not in anyone-here's lifetime.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Would suck for us to lose the pound, but it'd be worth it.