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Catio Miles

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Liberal. Economics. Governance. Making the argument for Britain’s return at the heart of Europe.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · Aug 30

Banning the 🇪🇺 only shows the post #Brexit British insecurity and provincialism.

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · Aug 30

As we discuss flags and their meaning and values, the 🇪🇺 is banned in the U.K. according to a 2021 Boris Johnson law still in place under Starmer.

But the flag represents everything for people in Ukraine, or Budapest, Romania or Tbilisi. 👇

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....

Lots of stories about Nathan Gill and Russian bribes.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 3h

commonwealth citizens were allowed to vote

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 3h

But the English people resident in Wales and Scotland did vote.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11h

For more on Nadia Sass/Borodi's role at the heart of a pan-European Russian influence machine, read more here

desk-russie.eu/2024/09/08/n...

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 4h

Why not?

It is more democratic.

And I think Labour promised reforms to extend the franchise.

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 4h

This is a classic answer to his pro Putin stance

www.rainews.it/articoli/202...

Salvini contestato in Polonia, il sindaco di Przemysl gli mostra una maglietta con il volto di Putin

Il primo cittadino della località al confine con l'Ucraina ricorda al leader della Lega le sue passate attestazioni di stima per il presidente russo. La replica: "Sono qui per salvare le persone. Cond...

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 11h

Democracy means to give Scotland and Wales the right to choose their own future without Westminster interference.

This also means the BBC should be broken up with independent national broadcasters in Scotland, Wales and NI.

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 11h

There is no liberal case to keep Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as part of the U.K. if those countries want to leave.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 4h

They got in 2014

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 5h

Agree

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 6h

Are Labour really going to try and tie current economic damage (and hence the need for further tax rises) to Farage and to Brexit, whilst at the same time insisting that persevering with Brexit is the right thing to do?

That feels like gaslighting of the very highest order.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 5h

They need to call a border poll as soon as possible.

We know that Ireland Unity will be achieved sooner or later.

So what’s the point in keeping the people of NI in poverty for much longer?

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 5h

Fiona promised they will at the end of the show as they didn’t cover at all the 4th question (usually they have 4 questions), which was on the climate emergency…

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 5h

I feel sorry for Zia Yusuf

Someone please have mercy on him and hand him a history book so he can learn about the role of useful idiots

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 9h

Zack Polanski, "Reform UK's Zia Yusuf was full of b*llocks and I think it was important to call that out on #BBCQT"

"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 5h

yes, but that result excluded the EU residents

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 11h

The main pro independence party in Wales is pro EU.

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 11h

There is no liberal case to keep Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as part of the U.K. if those countries want to leave.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 11h

No one is stopping the English to go on a dinghy and cross the channel to France in this way if it’s easier…

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 11h

Well, Scotland, Wales and NI can join the EU and they want to joi the EU.

The only country that did #Brexit is England and in that process they broke the UK as well.

Better to say goodbye to Britain quickly rather than suffering an agonising long end to it.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 11h

There is no liberal case to keep Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as part of the U.K. if those countries want to leave.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 12h

They should be arrested for not respecting the traffic signage where it clearly says pedestrians are forbidden there.

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 12h

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Here’s the speech in full, watching it should be compulsory in school and in every newsroom 👇

www.youtube.com/live/wrRBGaU...

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

www.youtube.com

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 12h

Can someone ask this news presenter to watch this? 👇

www.youtube.com/live/wrRBGaU...

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 12h

Here‘s in full.

This is compulsory viewing 👇

www.youtube.com/live/wrRBGaU...

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

www.youtube.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12h

In the UK we have Keir -island of strangers- Starmer, whose government is driving right wing anti immigrant and asylum seeker policies

In Spain, Pedro Sánchez is not only celebrating diversity, they're embracing and speaking positively about immigrants

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