Labour peer says in meantime it is essential to try to reduce damage of Brexit deal struck by Boris Johnson
  • anytimesoon@feddit.ukEnglish
    15·
    1 month ago

    Pretty sure they said something like that after the referendum, which is coming up to 10 years ago at this point

  • Zer0_F0x@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    The “Go to your room and think about what you’ve done” approach is weirdly appropriate here

    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      1 month ago

      The Netherlands also had a massive anti-EU sentiment at around the time of the 2015 refugee crisis. As did several other countries. Shit, the UK was only the 3rd most anti-EU country in the EU at the time.

      I imagine you wouldn’t be having this uncaring sentiment if it was your own government who called for a referendum that went the same way as the UK’s did.

    • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      42·
      1 month ago

      “Now does that mean to say we can and should do nothing, of course not. We’ve got to build trust, mutual respect, we’ve got to identify areas where we can cooperate and collaborate. Defence and security is an example; we’ve got to find ways to mitigate the trade costs that we’re incurring.”

      Former empire had to learn its lesson, I guess.