Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Palma11/01/2023 11:45
Former Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has said that he is in favour of the European Union reconsidering the United Kingdom’s re-entry because, he said, the polls “show an anti-Brexit turn” among the British population, “increasingly in favour of closer ties with the European Union”.
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David HollandFog in the channel?
Zoltan TeglasIt’s more than a few sainsburys folk getting a raise. Private sector rates up average 11%. Stop reading the guardian. It only represents the state sector view. If the U.K. had had the 5.5% reduced gdp why is the gbp higher against the euro and dollar. Reuters German industries struggling to get skilled labour. VAG output down 20% France health service under strain Italy importing medical staff from Cuba. French state pension fund exhausted, TGV on strike, 40% nuclear power plants down due to lack of maintenance. U.K. renewables supporting French supply Renault begging Nissan for technical assistance. Nissan investment 1 billion in Sunderland plant. After closing Barcelona. 48 % of output sold in U.K. U.K. infrastructure decayed during European Union membership .. Not the basket case you portray.
David HollandThe 2nd worse performing economy in the G20 (after Russia), a 5.5% cut to GDP, half of the country on strike, almost 3rd world infrastructure, a government that has become a laughing stock. But a few workers at Sainsbury's got a pay rise. And the 350 million extra a week to the NHS, oh, hang on . . . Even the Daily Telegraph is running articles about the UK being a poor country pretending to be rich. But keep telling yourself Brexit is a success if it makes you happy.
John PittsRegard benefits from Brexit. I think the good folk who work at sainsburys who have had two wage increases this year to £11 and £11.80 dependent on location would disagree. And many lower quartile earners that employers have to pay well to attract and keep on their payroll likewise. The increase in general wages raises living standards, reducing in work benefits payments. Hopefully reducing taxation, well maybe not. Excess labour has distorted the labour market in the U.K. for 20 years. Companies that have previously relied on low cost sweated labour will have to adapt or close. By my measure that’s a Brexit benefit.
Desperate! The EU is just missing the UK taxpayers’ net contributions into its fraudulent and unaudited accounts we made for all but one year of membership from 1973 until 2020 and thankfully no longer have to pay!
If the referendum was taken today, with today's knowledge of the real impact, the country would not leave. There have been no benefits at all but Brexit has exacerbated many of the problems resulting from covid, Ukraine etc. However, that is not the same as saying a poll would support rejoining. Pride would inevitably stand in the way but also the negative aspects (as brexiteers and remainers saw them) would remain and indeed, David, there would be enormous opposition to adopting the euro by almost everyone. The best hope for all parties and for peace and prosperity across the whole of continental Europe, is that agreements on everything from trade to defence are made between the UK and the EU that bring us all closer together but without an expectation that the UK will rejoin the EU. I think this will happen in time, but there are al ot of wounds to heal on both sides first.
I hope he has a sweater As it will be a very cold day in hell before that conversation takes place. Except for the zealots and vested interests no one is interested. The requirements for euro currency adoption would close it down anyway. Don’t scratch old wounds just let them heal.
No one likes to admit that they were naive and that they were easily conned so it will take a few years before this is possible.