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Emeritus Prof. Christopher May@ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk

Retired Professor of Political Economy; now enjoying the fediverse.

Previous Lives: Record industry; bookseller; Charter 88
Interests: politics & economics, music, art
Previous Mastodon: This account was previously @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us but moved after that instance became compromised
Joined: 2026-10-15 23:31:04
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Emeritus Prof. Christopher May@ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk (2026-10-19 14:32:29)
The argument about the negative economic impact of Brexit is well known, but damage to the UK's geopolitical position has been less commented on; not least as the UK political class still think the UK is a major power (due to having some nukes & a seat on the UNSC).

Now the IPPR have concluded:
'Sovereignty without the ability to act on it is not autonomy; hedging between larger powers is, at best, a strategy for survival rather than for success'

#Brexit #politics 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/britain-geopolitical-crises-rejoin-eu-thinktank

Emeritus Prof. Christopher May@ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk (2026-10-15 02:24:45)
As Fernando Quintana (Guardian letters) says: 

'A country that cannot afford to lose its billionaires should ask itself why it can apparently afford to impoverish everyone else'!

#politics #inequality #tax
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