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róisín_dubh

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4. Umm, we're not the poorest country...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 08:11 AM

May 8

in Europe, for gods sake.
Our economy is positively fucked thanks to 14 miserable years of Tory rule and Brexit. But the UK has zero obligation to do anything for Trump and Starmer should hold his ground.
He needs to lead from the left and stop pandering to the right wing and centrists in the UK.
My opinion, FWIW as a US immigrant to the UK

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The Trade deal with England feels like the "Special Relationship" [View all] underpants May 8 OP

The UK is not even close to being the poorest country in Europe VMA131Marine May 8 #1

These still list it as the UK. underpants May 8 #5

Ireland's GDP is a bit odd, because many multinationals use it as their EU headquarters muriel_volestrangler May 8 #6

To me this feels like fruit of the same poison tree genxlib May 8 #2

Actually UK is desperate....since BREXIT Bread and Circuses May 8 #3

Umm, we're not the poorest country... róisín_dubh May 8 #4

Everything trump does is for show. I'm not expecting much... Wounded Bear May 8 #7

Heard on radio. No actual deal. It's a concept of a deal. 🙄 underpants May 8 #8

Not surprised at all... Wounded Bear May 8 #9

Tangerine Traitor said he's done the deal. Kid Berwyn May 8 #10

Torres already trashing the deal because Johonny May 8 #11

Maddow Blog-Trump's 'trade deal' with the United Kingdom isn't yet an actual trade deal LetMyPeopleVote May 9 #12

Yup, you nailed it. republianmushroom May 9 #13

U.S.-U.K. trade agreement offers significant benefits for American farmers, particularly those in the beef and ethanol s Tickle May 9 #14

trump did not disclose his "agreement" or deal because there was no deal. This was an agreement to agree LetMyPeopleVote May 9 #15