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James Young

@jay5672

Automotive industry, agriculture & international economics, dog lover, cricket, rugger, footy, sailor, cathedral chorister, fisherman, husband and father.

Fernhurst, England Katılım Mart 2012
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James Young
James Young@jay5672·
Thinking somehow that removing power from ancient states of Europe (which is absolutely what it would do) with how the USA arrived at federalism is comparable is to ignore history.
Brave Romania@brave_romania

🇪🇺 Federalization doesn’t mean losing sovereignty. Just look at the United States: every state keeps its own government, laws, and identity. The federal level only manages shared matters like defense, foreign policy, currency, and trade. You don’t give up what you already have — you simply add a powerful new layer on top. If this model didn’t work, the USA wouldn’t be the superpower it is today.

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James Young@jay5672·
Since Brexit: - GDP has kept pace with France, exceeded Germany's - Trade in goods AND services with EU has grown, on trend - Inflation is lower than EU since Brexit - UK is no 1 for AI/tech investment in Europe. EU is nowhere. Your analysis @marcosagusstinn is cherry-picked.
Marcos Agustín@marcosagusstinn

Since Brexit, the UK has taken a clear economic hit: GDP loss: ~4–5% lower than it would have been (BoE estimates) Trade: goods trade down ~10–15% vs trend Inflation: +2–3 percentage points higher (peaked >11% in 2022) Investment: ~10–15% below pre-Brexit trend GDP per capita: stagnating vs EU, gap widening since 2016 The EU also lost its #2 global financial center (London), reducing capital access for European firms. Reintegration is mutual economic gain.

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James Young@jay5672·
@Simon_Nixon Not really. Most brexiteers complain EU and UK are too bureaucratic. Neither need to be, but especially the EU which doesn't even have any public services to manage.
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Simon Nixon@Simon_Nixon·
It’s funny, when you consider that Brexiteers used to complain that the EU was too bureaucratic, to learn that the UK civil service has ballooned since 2016 from 385,000 to 516,000. That increase of 130,000 compares with an entire EU staff of just 60,000! open.substack.com/pub/nixons/p/t…
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James Young@jay5672·
@Capybarapond @ramonagusta Any architecture Thatcher devised assumed complete sovereignty over laws and financial / foreign policy as a condition. That condition was threatened in her final year as PM and breached thereafter in Maastricht and Lisbon treaties. "No, no, no".
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Ramon Agusta
Ramon Agusta@ramonagusta·
Never forget how bad the EU's single market has been for the UK... this chart represents millions of lost jobs and hundreds of £billions in lost wealth. The only thing that saved us, was growth in financial services, which we didn't need the EU for anyway as we dominated that to start with. #Brexit
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James Young@jay5672·
@stephenj_colvin UK had little force in preventing ever increasing integration as a member. What makes you think it would be any different if we rejoined? They want to control us, suck our industries dry, (Finance would be next) and pay for the privilege.
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James Young
James Young@jay5672·
It was a great speech. 'What you do matters more than what you say'...is a message to all of us, but it is especially appealing to those, I think, who get all upset with Trump's rhetoric, to judge actions rather than words.
Piers Morgan@piersmorgan

Brilliant, bold and challenging address by King Charles to the U.S. Congress which was (very unusually!) united in regular standing ovations. The best speech of his life, right when his country needed him to step up and repair the Special Relationship. Bravo, Your Majesty! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

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James Young@jay5672·
It's true - Brexit has allowed people fleeing from far flung destinations in pursuit of a better life to more easily enter the UK...it is a world problem that we all need to deal with. But to somehow blame Brexit is a selfish, uncaring and ignorant way to respond to the problem.
Daniel Lismore@daniellismore

Regardless of your political beliefs, this is fact, not opinion. Nigel Farage was instrumental in making this happen by bringing about Brexit. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☕️🫖

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James Young@jay5672·
Perhaps most Argentines should go back to Spain in that case? Why can't we all agree, as UN charter stipulates, that living people should choose their nationality/country rather than history or geographical proximity. share.google/iYfTScq8LfIEhj…
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James Young@jay5672·
Rycroft was a civil servant in high office of the civil service. He didn't head up an organisation that has any right to take a view on Brexit. What he thought then and thinks now is irrelevant.
Peter Stefanovic@PeterStefanovi2

Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

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Neo@Realneo101·
🚨PRINCE REZA PAHLAVI JUST WENT FULL NUCLEAR ON THE ENTIRE EU PRESS & PARLIAMENT! 🔥🧨 I want to speak DIRECTLY to the people of Europe. In the past two weeks I held TWO MAJOR press conferences — one in Stockholm, one in Berlin. Over 150 JOURNALISTS showed up. We spent MORE THAN TWO HOURS with them… And guess what? NOT ONE SINGLE of those 150 journalists asked about the 40,000 IRANIANS SLAUGHTERED on the streets of my country on January 8th and 9th! NOT ONE asked about the 19 political prisoners EXECUTED in the last two weeks. When I told them 20 more are currently sentenced to death — CRICKETS. Not a damn question. I stood right next to a grieving mother and father who lost their sons in that massacre and begged them to listen to their stories… NOT A SINGLE ONE of those 150 journalists asked them a thing. Let that sink in. My 40,000 BRAVE INNOCENT COMPATRIOTS who were butchered fighting for liberty? They don’t give a damn. They are too busy criticizing America and Israel for taking out the dictator who’s been slaughtering our people for 47 YEARS — instead of going after the regime that’s actually doing the killing! They’d rather dig up Iran’s history than talk about what’s happening RIGHT NOW or the free democratic Iran we’re fighting for. One EU parliament member even had the nerve to say Iranians aren’t ready for democracy. To that coward and to every fake journalist in the room I say this: Iranians aren’t just “ready” for democracy… 40,000 of them just DIED for it! And I will NOT let their blood be in vain. SO HEAR ME LOUD AND CLEAR: Whether Europe stands with us or not… Whether your journalists do their damn jobs or not… Whether your politicians grow a spine or not… I WILL FIGHT FOR MY PEOPLE AND MY COUNTRY. Even if we have to do this ALONE — we are fighting until IRAN IS FREE! 🇮🇷💪 #RezaPahlavi‌ForIran @PahlaviReza
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James Young@jay5672·
@daniellismore Try cost of insurance cover for these v average tax paid for the same cover, if that's your question.
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Daniel Lismore
Daniel Lismore@daniellismore·
Can you afford to Vote Reform UK?
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James Young@jay5672·
@julianHjessop I don't believe for one minute, as much as I would like to, that the UK economy is that much larger than France's or nearly as big as Japan's.
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Julian Jessop
Julian Jessop@julianHjessop·
"UK has quietly regained its position as the world’s 5th largest economy" 🤔 I was going to ignore this but as it's still being trumpeted by the usual suspects... This is based on nominal GDP (so doesn't account for inflation) and is in US dollars at current market exchange rates (so the rankings switch around based solely on fluctuations in the value of the pound and in other currencies, in this case the Indian rupee). So not very meaningful, and nobody with a basic grasp of economics would make a big deal of it.
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James Young@jay5672·
@RichardGCorbett @James7Holland Except that laws the Commission proposes and EU Parliament legislates supersede the laws of countries absolutely whose people only have a fractional say. That is coercion and abuse of centralised power, not democracy.
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Richard Corbett
Richard Corbett@RichardGCorbett·
@James7Holland Nonsense: - The European Commission’s job is to PROPOSE (not adopt) legislation to the EU Council (of elected national governments) and the elected European Parliament, who decide. - Its President is elected by the Parliament, and the Commission as a body needs its approval
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James Holland
James Holland@James7Holland·
EU enters full Owellian mode, where words start to mean the opposite of what they once did.. …placing the word “DEMOCRACY” on the side of the EU HQ in Brussels—an institution now with arguably more power than any other in Europe, and one where not a single person is elected.
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Ambassador Andrew Puzder@USAmbEU·
America wants the European Union, and Europe in general, to be prosperous. A prosperous Europe is a better trade partner; a prosperous Europe is better able to defend itself. The EU’s tremendous amount of regulation has caused it to miss the digital economic revolution and lag in GDP growth compared to the United States in particular. My interview with @irishexaminer ↓ irishexaminer.com/news/politics/…
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James Young@jay5672·
'rejoining' Erasmus 😂
Richard Corbett@RichardGCorbett

At #EUUKForum , Nick Thomas-Symonds ( @NickTorfaen ) welcomes Britain rejoining Erasmus+ , confirms that agreement is close on agriculture, carbon & electricity trading, and announces that this year’s UK-EU summit will open new areas of ambition for alignment and cooperation

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James Young@jay5672·
@danielmgmoylan Starmer is selling the UK down the river in order to satisfy his party's socialist ideologies, no matter how much it may damage the country's finances, security or even its public services. Reckless.
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Lord Moylan
Lord Moylan@danielmgmoylan·
Really one’s heart bleeds at British leaders who have no clue what to do other than ask the EU to run the country. Erasmus+ is expensive and useless compared to Turing, but it has an EU sticker on it and so they fall for it. Just resign.
Emmanuel Igwe@mannieigwe

So, Britain would have to pay the EU £570m next year, followed by £840m in future years for the privilege of joining this scheme. The Turing scheme is more targeted, cheaper (£110m per year), has broader global reach and only funds British talent. Tell me something Erasmus+ offers British students that Turing doesn't.

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