<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[For some reason I think its necessary to say this:]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>For some reason I think its necessary to say this:</p><p>Anyone who's saying that we should stop blaming Brexit for the UK's economic travails knows little about economics.</p><p>Certainly, the UK's economic problems pre-date Brexit, but the departure from the European Union has compounded &amp; worsened pretty much every negative trend that the UK suffers from....</p><p>To deny this is world-class bulls*t.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Brexit" rel="tag">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/news" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/UK" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> </p><p>[apologies, spotted this headline in the supermarket earlier &amp; it pissed me right off!]</p>

<div class="row mt-3"><div class="col-12 mt-3"><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/116/245/894/211/869/161/original/7cd585cc57eb52dd.png" alt="Link Preview Image" /></div></div>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/65ab8c2e-70d2-4189-96a0-41e595eaeeb8/for-some-reason-i-think-its-necessary-to-say-this</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:21:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/65ab8c2e-70d2-4189-96a0-41e595eaeeb8.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:21:12 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to For some reason I think its necessary to say this: on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:11:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mvrenselaar%40mastodon.nl">@<span>mvrenselaar</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/chrismayla6%40zirk.us">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> I'm sure the billionaires are very unhappy that Brexit is splitting up the big EU into smaller pieces so they don't have to fight the behemoth straight on. Now they can just go pinching what they need when they need it.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eq/statuses/116246332062906566</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eq/statuses/116246332062906566</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[eq@mas.to]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to For some reason I think its necessary to say this: on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:03:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/chrismayla6%40zirk.us">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> LOL.  No one seems to want to take responsibility for that fiasco.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116246300916199430</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116246300916199430</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cstamp@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:03:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to For some reason I think its necessary to say this: on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:30:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/chrismayla6%40zirk.us">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> werent they the pro brexit paper backed by billionaire owners?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/mvrenselaar/statuses/116246173316725109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/mvrenselaar/statuses/116246173316725109</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mvrenselaar@mastodon.nl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:30:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to For some reason I think its necessary to say this: on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:19:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/chrismayla6%40zirk.us">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> world class copium by people who want us all to stop talking about the consequences of their actions</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thx.gg/users/interpipes/statuses/116246129662346208</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thx.gg/users/interpipes/statuses/116246129662346208</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[interpipes@thx.gg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:19:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to For some reason I think its necessary to say this: on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:31:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/chrismayla6%40zirk.us">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> </p><p>The thing is, probably one of the best ways to fix the problem is not one they are going to like...</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/ishambard/statuses/116245941697802675</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/ishambard/statuses/116245941697802675</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ishambard@cupoftea.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:31:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to For some reason I think its necessary to say this: on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/chrismayla6%40zirk.us">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> Ah yes. Don't blame our problems on shooting ourselves in the foot. Obviously it's the pavement.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/TerryBTwo/statuses/116245935030352174</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/TerryBTwo/statuses/116245935030352174</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[terrybtwo@ohai.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:02 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>