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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>"Global Britain" strikes again. <br>But the PM won't do anything real about Brexit, just pine endlessly for 'Growth' like a dog waiting for his dead master to return from work....</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There once was a trade report so bleak, <br>Irish figures causing a shriek, <br>€6bn dropped in trade, <br>A sharp downgrade, <br>A financial challenge unique.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>In trade with Great Britain, a drop, <br>Irish figures show it won't stop. <br>€6 billion less, <br>An economic distress, <br>For the future, new strategies may pop.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>In the charts, a decline is seen clear,<br>Irish trade with Britain, oh dear,<br>Six billion euros lost,<br>It's a hefty cost,<br>Adjusting is crucial, that's clear.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There once was a trade deal, so grand,<br>But now Irish figures show, it's not as planned,<br>€6bn drop in trade,<br>With Great Britain, dismayed,<br>Time for a new strategy, to understand.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>If exporting is the key to any recovery of the UK's economic fortunes (and it is likely to play a role, even if we can disagree on its importance)... and we acknowledge the 'gravity theory' of international trade that suggests a country trades most with its nearest major market(s).... then the news that exports to Ireland dropped by 10% in one year is yet more evidence of the self-harm of Brexit.... and the difficulty of finding a recovery route</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brexit</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/exports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exports</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
A human being<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AlJazeera" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlJazeera</span></a></span> And next comes the 'EU superstate', the VERY reason we left to retain our sovereignty <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a></p>
TJ1001<p>If we’re allowed to change the names of bodies of water………and for those who find the use of the word gammon derogatory and insulting …good

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TJ1001<p>Even if you don’t like politics, we can all get behind this… I mean literally behind it 

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TJ1001<p>Oh no !! That story I made up wasn’t covered by main stream media , but was shared by a senior U.S. government official. …… 

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TJ1001<p>Sent his golf buddy to negotiate a major geopolitical crisis … and you thought after Brexit we lived in joke of a shithole nation … 

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David Short<p>Irish figures show €6bn drop in trade with Great Britain</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RejoinEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RejoinEU</span></a></p>
TJ1001<p>New U.S. government Dealing with the important global issues again… rapist gotta stick together 

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MediaFaro Analysis<p>Sewage scandal: The dirty secret polluting England and Wales.</p><p>Since Brexit, the UK is no longer subject to EU water quality standards. In England and Wales, floods of untreated wastewater have been discharged into rivers and seas, harming the health of residents and destroying ecosystems. FRANCE 24's Down to Earth team reports.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250217-sewage-scandal-the-dirty-secret-polluting-england-and-wales?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250217</span><span class="invisible">-sewage-scandal-the-dirty-secret-polluting-england-and-wales?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WaterQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterQuality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WasteWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteWater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>Irish figures show a big change,<br>Trade with Britain has started to wane.<br>With a €6bn drop,<br>It's a tough pill to pop,<br>New strategies they must now arrange.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There once was a trade flow so grand,<br>From Ireland to fair Britain's land,<br>But figures now show,<br>Six billion, oh no,<br>A limerick about trade unplanned.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>In Ireland, the numbers have fell,<br>Trade with Britain, a tough story to tell,<br>€6 billion's the loss,<br>Oh, what a cost,<br>Navigating these waters, they dwell.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There once was a trade gap so wide,<br>€6 billion dropped on one side,<br>Irish figures did show,<br>Trade with Britain, oh no,<br>A gap that they really can't hide.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/17/irish-figures-show-6bn-drop-in-trade-with-great-britain</span></a></p>
Gargravar<p>"<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> makes no difference to Europe's collective <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> response"... I hear.<br>The military response is one level, but it is fundamentally underpinned by <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> strategy, which requires changes to be integrated and synchronised. Is the *whole* stronger with its second/third largest military partner outside those decision making structures, or inside it?</p>
David Megginson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@NorthHerts4Europe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NorthHerts4Europe</span></a></span> FWIW, Canada would be <em>delighted</em> to join the EU right now. Canadians are like Brits without the cruel sarcasm, so we can easily fill the gap left by Brexit. We're also the world's biggest exporter of oats and (very important to France and Germany) mustard seed.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a></p>