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Apparently today is the 7th anniversary of Britain deciding to impose economic sanctions on itself?
in reply to Elizaaaarghhhh :sheher:

@eliza I think the mood was set when Honda announced the closure of their Swindon plant and literally turned a ship around that was carrying a load of equipment to update the production line.

swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/1…

in reply to Sarah Brown

I can feel the winning on the air, the sovereignty that somehow, majestically lifts up us Brits as everything is Someone Else's Fault
in reply to Sarah Brown

it's gone better than I expected TBH. Other countries have been kinder than they needed to be.
in reply to Sarah Brown

oh my god that is exactly what is happening, this is such a perfect description, how have I not heard this before?
in reply to Sarah Brown

Certainly disposes of the claim that sanctions are ineffective.
in reply to Sarah Brown

yup. Or more accurately the day a minority of Britons imposed economic sanctions, poverty and dislocation on everybody else.
in reply to Sarah Brown

It takes a special kind of stupidity... or was it the Russians after all...
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@northernlights
Yes indeed...

csis.org/blogs/brexit-bits-bob…

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