The Conversation (0)
x
Louis Staples
Sep 17, 2019
Boris Johnson’s trip to Luxembourg didn’t go so well, did it?
Out of fear of heckling, the prime minister cancelled a planned press conference after being booed and heckled with chants of “bog off Boris and “stop Brexit”.
Yeesh.
Naturally, given the adversarial vibe of UK politics right now, Brexiteers wasted no time laying into Luxembourg and blaming the whole issues on them.
People have blamed Luxembourg’s government, but also the protestors who gathered to express their anger towards Johnson. Some Brexiteers even think that Luxembourg, a nation with a population smaller than Glasgow, has "humiliated" the UK.
But a thread by Laura Shields has explained exactly why the protestors in Luxembourg were so upset with Boris Johnson and the UK's approach to Brexit.
The viral thread explains with brutal honesty the reality of how Brexit is going to affect people’s lives.
1. .👇 This. The 6000 Brits in Luxembourg are having their lives overturned by Brexit - and that’s even before you f… https://t.co/gxEDZQKSWe— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654501
2. In a tiny country like Luxembourg, crossing the border for work and family is as normal as popping out to buy br… https://t.co/DzVhTaIoyM— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654501
3. So even with a deal, Brexit is going to hurt many people’s livelihoods.— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654501
4. Then there’s the fact that many Brits in Luxembourg are married to someone from another EU country. Thanks to Th… https://t.co/9wRkmwqvYB— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654502
5. So many people- most of them not wealthy despite the expat stereotype - who moved to and stayed in Luxembourg f… https://t.co/D1YDdiPIA6— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654502
6. They moved in good faith. Many grabbed all the opportunities EU membership offered them to help build self reliant lives and careers.— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654502
7. Then, in 2016, 60% of British people on the continent were denied a vote over their direct future. A vote, the… https://t.co/0OH1lP7Ctv— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654503
8. So yes, people are more than a bit peeved. Not least because Boris Johnson is on the record in 2016 as saying t… https://t.co/GfIYpMIpOA— Laura Shields (@Laura Shields) 1568654503
It just goes to show that, despite what we may think, Brexit isn't all about the UK.
Keep reading...Show less
Top 100
