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LeftishBrit

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3. I tend to think that one of our biggest problems is....

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Mon Jun 22, 2026, 06:50 PM

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that ten years ago we became the first country to impose major economic sanctions on ITSELF, aka Brexit. (Though not the last; see Trump and his tariffs).

Without dealing with this, no Prime Minister can really begin to sort out our problems. And no Prime Minister will dare to deal with this. So here we are.

But all best hopes to Burnham if he can make SOME progress.

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