I’m glad to be part of that living bridge, but would quite like it if the maniac populists at either end could stop blowing up the supporting structures. twitter.com/JnbraithwaiteU…
Seriously, though, it’s exactly these ties of history, blood and family between Poland and the UK, and between both countries and the rest of Europe, that Brexit and the current Polish government undermining of the rule of law have betrayed.
Brexit forced a choice between British and European, the dire consequences of which are playing out where that mattered most, in Northern Ireland. The Polish government appear to be pretending there’s a choice between Polish and socially liberal.
Those pretended choices are false and are made with the explicit intention of dividing people and stoking conflict – for the benefit of populist political elites who despise their voters far more than the mainstream parties ever could.
Originally posted as a thread of 4 tweets on Twitter on 15 September 2021. View the original thread.