Farrukh

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18 October 2026 12:21

In 2016 the Conservative Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, "The only country that would like us to leave the EU is Russia" In 2026 the former Head of MI6 Sir John Sawers, "Because that would marginalise Britain as a global player and weaken Europe in general"

Andyinafield

andyinafield.bsky.social

18 October 2026 12:20

Cunts. Despicable cunts. Each and every one. And we have to understand and accept that we, collectively, sent these cunts there.

Chris Grey

chrisgrey.bsky.social

18 October 2026 12:19

Ha, yes - good point. But UK was (and is) conflcted in that delight - if that were not so, it would no longer have the political heat it clearly has.

Maurice O'Leary

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18 October 2026 12:19

A little late to the party but as brutal as the others.

Maurice O'Leary

mauriceoleary.bsky.social

18 October 2026 12:18

The conversation has to be moved from the transactional economic plane which dominated pre-2016 British policy to the shared values and mutual defence. At a simple level, Britain shares a post-imperial legacy/trauma with France, Spain, Portugal and even Netherlands and Belgium.