Coco
@coco321.bsky.social
British/Canadian.
Living in SW France. Anti Brexit pro EU
🇲🇫🇬🇧🇪🇺🇨🇦
Living in SW France. Anti Brexit pro EU
🇲🇫🇬🇧🇪🇺🇨🇦
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.
This is why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn't
While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.
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February 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Trying to do my bit for tariffs.
February 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Trying to do my bit for tariffs.
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#RecipeOfTheDay is that bolstering beef and beer stew of Belgium, Carbonnade à la Flamande. A heads-up: it’s best made a day (or two) ahead, though it’s not obligatory! www.nigella.com/recipes/carb...
Carbonnade a La Flamande
There is something about cooking the classics that feels like coming home and this comforting Belgian casserole is a reassuringly simple recipe — I scarcely bother to sear the meat — that feeds a huge...
www.nigella.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay is that bolstering beef and beer stew of Belgium, Carbonnade à la Flamande. A heads-up: it’s best made a day (or two) ahead, though it’s not obligatory! www.nigella.com/recipes/carb...
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This remains, and I say this advisedly, one of the best exchanges I have ever seen on social media
December 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
This remains, and I say this advisedly, one of the best exchanges I have ever seen on social media
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It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
December 28, 2024 at 7:09 AM
It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
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Oh!
Project fear.
Project fear.
December 14, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Oh!
Project fear.
Project fear.
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Article 50 author Lord Kerr: I didn’t have UK in mind – POLITICO
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
Article 50 author Lord Kerr: I didn’t have UK in mind
The EU’s divorce clause was designed amid concerns about a ‘dictatorial regime.’
www.politico.eu
December 13, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Article 50 author Lord Kerr: I didn’t have UK in mind – POLITICO
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
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"68% of Britons would now accept a return to free movement across borders in exchange for regaining access to the EU's single market. Among those who voted to Leave in 2016, the margin for Returning stands at 54-35%. Even 44% of Reform Party voters are in favour of it."
#RejoineU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoineU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Eye-Opening Poll on British Regret over Brexit
The Guardian has a story out today about a really gob smacking poll by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) regarding closer relations between the UK and EU, based on a survey of more than...
www.dailykos.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:04 AM
"68% of Britons would now accept a return to free movement across borders in exchange for regaining access to the EU's single market. Among those who voted to Leave in 2016, the margin for Returning stands at 54-35%. Even 44% of Reform Party voters are in favour of it."
#RejoineU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoineU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Ma réaction suite à l’annonce de la nomination de François Bayrou au poste de Premier ministre 👇🏻
December 13, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Ma réaction suite à l’annonce de la nomination de François Bayrou au poste de Premier ministre 👇🏻
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The real person of the year.
December 11, 2024 at 2:18 PM
The real person of the year.
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Reality bites
This is the truth. Labour's Brexit reset will likely contribute around 0.5% to GDP, if fully implemented. But Brexit has reduced GDP it by 4 - 5%. So the net effect of the reset would be to mitigate only about 10% of the loss.
That's almost within the noise.
www.cer.eu/insights/gap...
That's almost within the noise.
www.cer.eu/insights/gap...
The gap between the 'Brexit reset' rhetoric and the reality
Rough-and-ready calculations based on the stated demands of the UK and EU suggest the reset might raise Britain’s GDP by 0.3-0.7 per cent.
www.cer.eu
December 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Reality bites
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Even Larry the cat could have told her focusing on this at #PMQs would end badly
Kemi Badenoch, who just a few months ago was part of a government that oversaw migration numbers rising to their highest levels since records began, says that Keir Starmer "will never take responsibility" for his own record on immigration
December 11, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Even Larry the cat could have told her focusing on this at #PMQs would end badly
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How many times must it be said? #Brexit is an ongoing disaster for the UK.
£3bn-a-year hit to food exports.
No recent signs of regaining previous levels.
Added layers of regulations required to send food to the EU.
£3bn-a-year hit to food exports.
No recent signs of regaining previous levels.
Added layers of regulations required to send food to the EU.
'Mind-boggling' Brexit rules hit British food exports by £3bn a year
British food sales to the EU have fallen by more than 16% on average across the three years since Brexit, a new report found, with businesses blaming new border checks.
news.sky.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:47 PM
How many times must it be said? #Brexit is an ongoing disaster for the UK.
£3bn-a-year hit to food exports.
No recent signs of regaining previous levels.
Added layers of regulations required to send food to the EU.
£3bn-a-year hit to food exports.
No recent signs of regaining previous levels.
Added layers of regulations required to send food to the EU.
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RFK Jr. is a fraud. Always has been.
December 1, 2024 at 2:32 AM
RFK Jr. is a fraud. Always has been.
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Meta’s Threads is losing ground to Bluesky in capitalising on the exodus of users from Elon Musk’s X following Donald Trump’s election www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
November 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Meta’s Threads is losing ground to Bluesky in capitalising on the exodus of users from Elon Musk’s X following Donald Trump’s election www.ft.com/content/e1b5...
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Le Royaume-Uni post-brexit acte l'échec de la privatisation de son secteur ferroviaire.
Les opérateurs seront nationalisés.
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
Les opérateurs seront nationalisés.
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
Royaume-Uni : la renationalisation du rail votée au Parlement après les «performances inacceptables» du secteur privé
La loi pour faire revenir les opérateurs privés dans le giron public a reçu le feu vert de la chambre des Lords. Les deux tiers des Britanniques soutiennent le projet de renationalisation, face aux ma...
www.liberation.fr
November 25, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Le Royaume-Uni post-brexit acte l'échec de la privatisation de son secteur ferroviaire.
Les opérateurs seront nationalisés.
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
Les opérateurs seront nationalisés.
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
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We were on French television this morning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mgX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mgX...
Les Animaux de la 8 - Travis & Sigrid
YouTube video by Travis and Sigrid
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
We were on French television this morning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mgX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mgX...
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
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Last time Trump was unprepared and hampered by a democratic system of checks and balances. This time he is well prepared to cause domestic and international chaos and stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop him having the last laugh. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Without the EU, the joke is on us if Trump gets his tariffs | William Keegan
Stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop the president-elect from having the last laugh
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Last time Trump was unprepared and hampered by a democratic system of checks and balances. This time he is well prepared to cause domestic and international chaos and stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop him having the last laugh. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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November 24, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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Hello Bluesky! Here’s hoping we can recapture the magic of Twitter before is was highjacked by the Bond villain.
November 21, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Hello Bluesky! Here’s hoping we can recapture the magic of Twitter before is was highjacked by the Bond villain.