CAVOK

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The overall ranking of Best Countries measure global performance on a variety of metrics. Switzerland is the best country in the world for 2026.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are they though? Reform has already split into reform and restore, so they aren't as united as you think.

About labour, are they really that bad or do people have unrealistic expectations? I don't know tbh.

 

The first tunnel element of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel was immersed on the Danish side this week marking a key construction milestone in the long-running effort to create a fixed link between continental Europe and Scandinavia.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

Most likely "They did Brexit wrong!". The Brexit that Farage would have delivered, given the chance, would have unicorns crapping out rainbows all over Britain making everything magically better.

 

Ten years after the Brexit vote, Britain is still debating whether leaving the EU was the right decision. Supporters promised stronger growth, more control and a new global future outside Europe. But a decade later, the UK economy has struggled with weak growth, lower investment, trade barriers, labour shortages and falling living standards. Meanwhile, public opinion has shifted sharply, with a majority now saying Brexit was a mistake. In this video, we look at the economic cost of Brexit, why Brexit regret keeps rising, how the EU became more popular after 2016, and whether Britain could ever move closer to Europe again. We also examine trade data, migration, investment, inflation, food prices and the political consequences of leaving the EU. Has Brexit delivered what was promised — or has it become Britain’s lost decade?

0:00 Brexit

2:52 Costs of Brexit

3:35 Referendum

4:44 Migration

5:49 Free Trade Deal

6:39 Is Brexit really that bad?

7:50 Rejoining?

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Well, there's always someone who'll have access to your data, that's just how life works, so do you want a say on how that's used, how much is shared and with whom? Or do you want to hand it over to the US. To me that's an easy choice.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Maybe? Vetoing spends political capital.

But I agree that getting an EU army is not an easy task.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Did I? I might have tbf, can't remember.

I'm not out to antagonize people, but also if the best article on a subject is Politico then I'm not going to avoid posting it. The second link was some sort of dodgy blog that could have been run by literal Nazis for all I know. I hope not, but I don't know.

I still call on the anti-Politico brigade to post interesting articles from other sources. I check the feed before I post and if the subject is already there I don't post the same news again.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Kind of depends on how you set up the command structure, doesn't it? I'm sure clever people in the EU could figure out a way to avoid being held hostage by a bad actor.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Because to me Politico is good enough. I did however add a second link for people with an aversion to politico, as a courtesy.

I get that you don't like politico, but that's not my problem. I post links that I find interesting. You don't have to read them. You can even block me to avoid seeing any of my links. That's fine, I don't mind.

I strongly disagree with the idea of "Only sources that I find acceptable should be allowed". You don't have to agree, and nobody is stopping you from posting your own content. I won't even complain about your sources, I promise.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (7 children)

👆 Right up there.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (10 children)
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