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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

1 year

#ReesMogg had all the power to deliver, when he was #Brexit opportunities #Minister , but he failed, so now blames 'remainers'. It's truly pathetic, but pleasing to see more people realising that the opportunities were a big lie all the way along. 1/2

Jacob Rees-Mogg warns Remainers deliberately undermining Brexit as they look to make UK a failure

Jacob Rees-Mogg claims Remainers are being 'obstructive' in a bid to make it 'more difficult' for Britain to benefit from Brexit

www.gbnews.com

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@Juergen_Maier

1 year

If a CEO presented this to his Board, it would be thrown out. It is such a basic, bland and obvious list, that if delivered, keeps us in the lower quartile of high performing nations. We deserve and are capable of so much better. #SunakSpeech .

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7 months

I've slept on #HS2 and replacing with a #NetworkNorth transport plan, looked at as much detail I could find, and it doesn't hang together at all. We have taken a strategy that was built over 15 years, with cross-party political consensus, with numerous expert studies and…

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8 months

How to kill business confidence in a month: 1. Don't listen to industry and take all ambition and hope out of the future of #UK 's successful #Offshore wind Industry. 2. Threaten to cut back #HS2 even further. 3. Announce a weakening of UK's #NetZero ambitions. It's truly…

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@Juergen_Maier

5 months

This #Government created the post #Brexit points-based #immigration system, and now accuses immigrants of ‘abusing the system'. Indeed, the word abuse was used several times in today's statement. What are they (we) abusing exactly? We came here to work, add value & help our…

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

3 years

These headlines are not going down well in #Germany / #EU , but then you have never missed an opportunity to whip up #Xenophopbia @DailyMailUK . It is always dreadful, but at this point, to undermine a last minute hope of a deal is particularly irresponsible.

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@Juergen_Maier

1 month

Slowly, slowly, the #Brexit truths are emerging. The rushed post Brexit trade deals are damaging #farmers , and not being aligned to #EU food standards and subsidy regimes creates an unfair playing field. Who would have known. Joining the #SingleMarket is an easy fix.

Peter Stefanovic

@PeterStefanovi2

1 month

Farmers protesting in London against substandard imports blaming Brexit

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

7 years

As we leave the most advanced tariff free single market in the world, people are fed utter nonsense like this

'Hard' Brexit offers '£135bn annual boost' to economy

But opponents say the proposal to unilaterally ditch tariffs and barriers is "economic suicide".

www.bbc.co.uk

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@Juergen_Maier

4 years

Business has prepared for #NoDeal #Brexit twice. It now has less cash and resources due to #COVID19 , so it seems obvious to me that preparing for a third time is not an option and Gove/Government need to get a damn good deal, and not blame business!

Gove 'concerned' at how few businesses have made Brexit preparations

Michael Gove has said he is worried about how few businesses have made Brexit preparations for the UK's exit from the EU single market and customs union.

www.cityam.com

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@Juergen_Maier

1 year

It seems the new norm is to state the opposite of reality and hope some will believe it. Madness #Brexit .

Brexit has revived politics and is healing democracy, says Lord Frost

Former chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost said leaving the EU had brought politics ‘back to life’

www.independent.co.uk

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@Juergen_Maier

5 months

You really couldn't make this up. This government is cancelling down Northern Rail Infrastructure needed for the next 100 years, to fill in pot holes in London! And it gets sold to the nation as 'tough decisions for the long term'. Really? Hoping we can return to a strategy…

Louise Haigh

@LouHaigh

5 months

This is ludicrous. ❌First Sunak cancels the biggest rail investment in the north in a generation 🔀Then he promises to 'join up' the north and midlands with 'Network North' 🤦Now it turns out 'Network North' actually means... repairing roads in London You couldn't make it up.

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@Juergen_Maier

8 months

When you switch on the TV and wish you hadn't 🤣 Why, why, why, are we giving this airtime? This is not the time for cutting #taxes , delaying #netzero , or any other of this ideological #freemarket theory. #Truss proved it doesn't work! I promise to never mention #Truss again on…

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@Juergen_Maier

3 months

I've been hearing the 'we're doing better than #Germany line' for decades. There are three reasons why this is a stupid argument; 1. A badly performing Germany economy is not good for a #UK economy, so it's self-harming schadenfreude. 2. Whilst we can find periods like this,…

Farrukh

@implausibleblog

3 months

Camilla Tominey, "I'm intrigued by the Brexit comment, I mean Germany's economy is doing worse than ours, what do you put that down to?" Stella Creasy, "Our trade is down. People here have lost jobs. You can look at the impact it has already had on the economy. And this gov in…

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@Juergen_Maier

10 months

Can someone please put a lie detector on this account. Yet more #Brexit porkies from @LiamFox 1. #UK already had #FTA 's with 11 of these countries ( #EU rollover) 2. Access falls well short of #EU #SM 3. #CPTPP is NOT a larger market than #EU Apart from that, it's accurate 🤣🤣

Liam Fox MP

@LiamFox

10 months

5 years after I launched the consultation to join the CPTPP, the historic deal has been signed. The CPTPP gives the UK unfettered access to a market of half a billion people with a combined GDP of £12 trillion - larger than the EU. Let’s celebrate this great achievement.

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I'm not enjoying this ugly mood of our national public debate, as very evident in last nights #BBCQT . It seems however, that we might have arrived at a point of key learning; #Values and #Integrity matter. You simply cannot seed division and keep turning a blind eye to…

North West Bylines

@NWBylines

2 months

Fiona Bruce: “Will you give the money back?” Lee Rowley MP: “Well, I'm not in charge, but I don't think we are going to give the money back. No.”👀 Ayesha Hazarika "So basically £15m gives you a blank cheque for racism" #bbcqt

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1 year

Some uncomfortable truths about #CPTPP 👇 I'm staggered by the lack of questioning about the loss of #sovereignty to our very important #food , #environmental & #safety #standards . I predict this rush to show a minimal #Brexit benefit will come back to haunt us.

Peter Stefanovic

@PeterStefanovi2

1 year

How long are we going to allow these truth twisting chancers to get away with taking the public for fools over post Brexit trade deals? If you are as sick to death as I am of this absolute bull**** RT this widely

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@Juergen_Maier

4 months

#Express you are a joke. There are 48% of us (now many more) who wanted to be part of visionary #transport and other #EU schemes like this. You damn well know that you campaigned to remove us from these privileges, so stop misleading your readers. #Brexit

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

3 years

Interesting to hear #Raab on #Marr this morning admitting that we will trade less with the #EU , but #Brexit will all be fine in 10 years when we trade more with 'Indo-Pacific', 1000s of miles away. Not many commercial boards would buy that business case!

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

3 months

#Mogg , it's time to give up. You are wrong and always were. If you'd like to have a similar argument on your incorrect views for the #UK #wine economy, get @DanielLambert29 on. You'll lose that argument also. It's time to find solutions; close alignment on standards and the…

Edwin Hayward

@edwinhayward

3 months

A favourite Brexiter trick is to tell experts that they know nothing whatsoever about their own field, and that the reality they experience every day is wrong. Here's Jacob Rees-Mogg, trying it on a farmer. What happens next is glorious...

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3 years

We don't really want you, but please come and help us whilst we are in trouble isn't going to cut it. I'm going to say it; we need to enter the #SingleMarket or become the red tape cul de sac of #Europe BBC News Government working on temporary visa scheme

Lorry driver shortage: Temporary visa scheme to run until Christmas Eve

Ministers move to bring in overseas workers as disrupted fuel deliveries lead to queues at petrol stations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@Juergen_Maier

3 months

I think there is a failed assumption here; that the over 50's (like me) don't care about what is right for #nextgen like; decent #rail infrastructure, a working #NHS , freedom to live and work in the #EU , accelerated #climateaction , care for our #environment , and #integrity …

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

4 months

I'm so fed up with this #Boats & #Rwanda debate. It is all we seem to have talked about this year, when we have many other pressing priorities. I accept that we need a more sensible debate about managing #Asylum and #Immigration , but this #Rwanda debate is surely not it. Why…

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

2 months

Watching #BBCLauraK this morning and seeing our cultural divisions in the #UK escalate, the fundamental problem is that our #government has no credibility to bring the nation together because it made its policy to sow these divisions. #BBCLauraK

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@Juergen_Maier

2 months

It wasn't that long ago since this government wanted to increase #NationalInsurance for a health and social care levy/investment. Given today's likely further drop in #NI , does that mean social care is now sorted and well funded?

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

3 months

I'm not a fan of the scaling back of this £28bn #greeneconomy plan. It's not good for #climatechange or for the growth of our economy. But let's be clear, your government is the root cause for this, and you have scaled back your green ambition a long time ago.

Rishi Sunak

@RishiSunak

3 months

Keir Starmer confirms he doesn’t have a plan for Britain. His pledge has a £28bn price tag and now he's admitted there's no plan to pay for it, which means going back to square one with higher taxes for working people. That's why we need to stick with our plan that’s working.

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1 year

From my personal experience, the likes of #Davis and #Raab did not understand the detail or #economics of #Brexit . It was ideology that drove them. To now blame those for failing to negotiate their version of the deal that was never possible, shows they still don't understand.

Christopher Hope📝

@christopherhope

1 year

Whitehall did a really c–p job negotiating Brexit, says David Davis

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

5 months

We can sit back and criticise the mess we have made of our UK #Railway & #UrbanTransport (and I've done plenty of that), or you can get involved to try and do something about it. I'm delighted that @UKLabour have given me a chance to help with the latter, and am overwhelmed by…

Louise Haigh

@LouHaigh

5 months

13 years of costly failure has held our country back. Labour are serious about delivering transport infrastructure fit for the century ahead. That's why I'm delighted Juergen Maier will lead an expert review on delivering infrastructure better, faster and cost effectively.

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

1 year

The good news is that there is an alternative, it's just a different and economically much more sensible version of #Brexit - to keep standards aligned and ultimately rejoin the #EEA / #SingleMarket . I think there is a great deal to be done, even an #EEA + 2/2.

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

10 months

I am a champion of #diversity and #inclusion and have never seen anything remotely "sinister" about it. Our purpose is to empower the under-represented and help create a stronger sense of fairness. I recommend trying it. It's so much more rewarding than stirring up hatred.

Suella Braverman MP

@SuellaBraverman

10 months

The Coutts scandal exposes the sinister nature of much of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion industry. Apparently anyone who wants to control our borders & stop the boats can be branded ‘xenophobic’ & have their bank account closed in the name of ‘inclusivity’. 1/2

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

4 years

Staggering that Gove writes to business to tell them what they/we have been warning him about for 5 years (but fell on deaf ears). #BrexitReality

Joe Mayes

@Joe_Mayes

4 years

Scoop: Michael Gove has written to the U.K. border industry warning of 7,000-truck-long queues in a reasonable worst-case Brexit scenario 1/

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

3 years

The more I hear this guy trying to justify his #Brexit strategy, the more ridiculous it sounds. It's so demoralising for those left struggling with the realities; fishing industry, farmers, logistics companies, travelling artists, small business exporters, logistics companies...

Dominic Cummings

@Dominic2306

3 years

More complex than this. If IRE hadn't switched approach & decided to go for opaque deal punting much to future, there'd probably have been a GE *without a deal*, VL beats Corbyn, then Brexit probably *without* a deal - as consequence of Benn/Surrender Act...

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

10 months

Congratulations to all #MP 's & Parties that won their seats today. I am however totally confused by #ULEZ , having apparently been such a factor in #Uxbridge How can we stop political campaigns being so misleading? 1/2

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@Juergen_Maier

2 months

Whilst so many in our political parties just repeat party lines rather than what they believe, I truly admire the bravery of @SayeedaWarsi on #bbcqt last night 👏👏

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@Zero_4

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Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi: “This is either two things; either my colleagues are so dim that they cannot understand the consequences of what they’re doing when it’s staring them in the face or they are doing this deliberately to divide communities” #bbcqt

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

2 years

Well done @Tobias_Ellwood for speaking up, when others in your party who believe the same won't. Joining the #SingleMarket is exactly the right way forward and we need to now openly consider and debate this.

Tory MP sparks Brexiter backlash with call to rejoin EU single market

Boris Johnson allies seize on Tobias Ellwood’s comments to say Brexit would not be safe with rebel Tories

www.theguardian.com

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

6 months

It is exactly this 👇 The #Brexit ultras promised us 'control of our borders'. Then they did a runner and are now complaining about the mess THEY have created. All the tools were available to us within the #EU , and still are. We now just need political leaders that dare tell…

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL

@campbellclaret

6 months

Brexit. The disaster that keeps on disastering. But hey, Johnson is raking in millions, Farage is in the jungle launching his Tory leadership bid, Sunak is PM, Braverman is plotting his downfall, and if the NHS is on its knees surely a small price to pay for their lies and vanity

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9 months

This is what happens, when your entire focus is on messaging and attempting to win the populist vote - rather than solving a difficult problem. It's so tragic, and our reputation as a once sensible, responsible international leading nation is in tatters.

How the ‘small boats week’ unravelled

First asylum seekers were forced on to the Bibby Stockholm barge – then they were taken off when Legionella was detected

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

4 months

The @Telegraph is so pathetic. The narrative is now constantly talking down the #EU , to make the #UK look slightly better. The truth is that a bad EU economy is not good for UK's and that #Brexit has harmed both! Looking forward to Adults being back in the room that collaborate…

Catherine McBride OBE

@CeeMacBee

4 months

The EU has given up on growth – and could soon self-destruct

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

4 years

It wasn't brutal at all, it was a refreshingly honest and authentic answer by @Ed_Miliband on #Marr . We need more of this from all parties to balance the increasing sloganism and dishonesty.

Paul Brand

@PaulBrandITV

4 years

Will Keir Starmer be a better leader of the Labour Party than Ed Miliband? “Definitely” says Miliband... “I’ve certainly never had his approval ratings.” Politics is brutal. #Marr

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

1 year

Just as there seems to be an opportunity to move #EU / #UK relations to a much needed more constructive level, #Boris Johnson tries to wreck it. Hopefully, we have learnt that 'Boris being Boris' has created this #Brexit & #NIProtocol mess and his lies 👇 won't help us out of it.

Peter Stefanovic

@PeterStefanovi2

1 year

With all the coverage today about the Northern Ireland Protocol why is no one pointing out Boris Johnson deliberately misled the public by saying there would be “no checks” under his “oven ready” deal? If UK news shows won’t remind the public I will

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1 year

Sad prediction: This won't end well. Inflaming with #antistrike legislation, especially at this critical time, mid negotiations, can only inflame and not help find much needed common ground. 1/2

Union fury as Rishi Sunak unveils anti-strike laws for ‘minimum service levels’

Legislation will allow bosses of key public services to sue unions and sack employees who refuse to work

www.theguardian.com

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

5 years

Wonderful day at the Palace for the honour of receiving my #CBE . HRH Prince Charles thanked me for the great work #Siemens do for UK Industry, which I pass on to our tremendous @SiemensUKNews team!

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@Juergen_Maier

1 year

Fascinating #ElectionResults today, and I'm wondering if, as a country, we are finally realising that there are more than two parties, and that #ProportionalRepresentation would serve us so much better. 1/2

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

5 months

I've got a suggestion. Why don't all your party fractions split from the #ToryParty and form their own parties. We then bring in #PR , and if each fraction gets a few seats, your ideas get discussed openly & democratically, rather than in some secret 'Star Chamber'. ps: Please…

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

1 year

I have been struggling to find the words to express my feeling very uncomfortable with the latest #UK #Government #immigration #asylum #rhetoric and the @GaryLineker debate. I however, couldn't have done it better than @TanjaBueltmann in this excellent and thoughtful thread 👇

Prof Tanja Bueltmann 

@TanjaBueltmann

1 year

Hi @BBC , As a German I can tell you this: when politicians speak in a language not dissimilar to that used in 1930s Germany, I recognise it. Why? Because I have been taught about it all my life—and that it needs to be called out and rejected. It’s a duty to do so, in fact. 🧵

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@Juergen_Maier

1 year

Happy #AprilFoolsDay #Brexitfoolsday everyone 😃 #CPTTP #Brexit

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

5 years

After 33 years at our great company #Siemens , I have today announced my plans to early retire. This was not an easy decision! Some reflections in my blog:

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

4 months

Exactly this 👇 It is the #Tories 'religious belief in #freemarkets ' that lies behind our failure in key industries like #steel making and is reducing opportunities in new emerging #greenindustries . Time for a decent #IndustrialStrategy The truth is,…

The Guardian view on the Tory low tax, free trade pitch: a hard sell in a world that needs neither...

Editorial: Jeremy Hunt has an almost religious belief that the invisible hand of the market works – even when it punches Britons

www.theguardian.com

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

4 years

I'm supporting this call in the FT from UK's important medium sized businesses for a close #EU trade deal. This is not about #remainers or #leavers . We have left the #EU , and it is now incumbent on #Government to deliver for us ALL on their promise. 1/3

Johnson warned by business on ‘hugely damaging’ no-deal Brexit

Letter signed by more than 100 company chiefs and entrepreneurs signals renewed concern over EU talks

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@Juergen_Maier

3 months

I thought this was a bad joke @mikegalsworthy . Sadly, it is as you say, #Britain in 2024, and a terrible insensitive look. #Rwanda

Mike Galsworthy

@mikegalsworthy

3 months

Two very rich men, in a fireside chat, place a £1,000 sporting bet on whether one of them can effect a punishment on people desperately seeking refuge, within a mutually-agreed time. A Dickensian tale? No - it’s Britain in 2024. And the men are Rishi Sunak & Piers Morgan.

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@Juergen_Maier

3 months

More #Brexit lies exposed. Sadly, this one will really hurt our exporters. If only we were still part of a trading block that has the scale to negotiate #Canada -style free tade deals.

David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 months

So we haven’t got a Canada-style free trade agreement with Canada?

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@Juergen_Maier

3 months

Encouraging to see more of #Europe turning against #populism . #Hungary

Foreign policy

@ForeignpolicyWB

3 months

Budapest, we hear you. Massive demonstrations against the Hungarian regime. The people no longer want to be ruled by Moscow. We must support the struggle of the Hungarian people against the Hungarian dictator.

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@Juergen_Maier

4 months

As @Chris says, eight years on and chief #Brexiteers like Rees-Mogg still have no idea what #Brexit really meant. It really is tragic.

Chris Grey 🇺🇦

@chrisgreybrexit

4 months

Eight years on, and Rees-Mogg still doesn't grasp that leaving the institutions that remove the bureaucracy of borders = re-creating the bureaucracy of borders. It's truly pitiful in itself, and tragic that dolts like this achieved a policy they didn't even understand.

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4 years

I have met 1000's of #EU workers in the UK and have never met one that didn't quickly learn and speak excellent English. I hope the EU doesn't respond with Brits needing to speak their languages as it's not often I meet one that does! #Brexit #Immigration

Lisa O'Carroll

@lisaocarroll

4 years

Immigration bill: - EU ID cards not acceptable at borders - new migrants from EU and RoW have to speak English - have to have a job offer - have to get salary of £25.6k unless PhD or in skills shortage - no change for Irish Biggest reform for 40 years

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@Juergen_Maier

9 months

If senior leaders 'attack' their staff publicly and call them work shy, snowflakes, the blob, etc, then morale goes down. It doesn't need an 'inquiry' to tell us - it's obvious! It only doesn't seem obvious to a few of our over-privileged Minsiters.

Ministers’ attacks on civil servants ‘damaged Whitehall staff retention’

Exclusive: Ethics watchdog castigates government over power imbalance and effect on morale of erosion in conventions

www.theguardian.com

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Juergen Maier CBE

@Juergen_Maier

4 years

Our little home #3Dprinting production line for #PPE . Production Manager, Production operative and Distribution to local care homes all by my wonderful husband Richard :) #COVID19

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@Juergen_Maier

4 months

That wasn't on my 2024 wish list, and I am wondering how many of us in the #UK believe this is a top priority? And posting this on New Years day? Anyway, a #HappyNewYear to you @RishiSunak and also to our international #Student population. We are a very welcoming country…

Rishi Sunak

@RishiSunak

4 months

From today, the majority of foreign university students cannot bring family members to the UK. In 2024, we’re already delivering for the British people.

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3 years

Is it too early to be calling for much closer alignment to #EUs Single Market? I know it's not populist or popular with many, but it's the only way to get rid of this #Brexit disruption. My comments on @SkyIanKingLive this morning...

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Juergen Maier CBE

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6 months

The intentional misleading of this communication as being a European issue, and its entire tone is tone deaf. Just to be 100% clear, the #Rwanda decision today was made by the #UK Supreme Court. A key lesson of leadership survival at critical moments of feedback like this is…

Rishi Sunak

@RishiSunak

6 months

Following today’s ruling, I’m taking the extraordinary step of introducing emergency legislation to confirm Rwanda is safe. I will not allow a foreign court, like the European Court of Human Rights, to block these flights. Here’s the plan in full ⬇️ 1/5

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It was your turn last week @RishiSunak , we listened carefully, and it didn't inspire much confidence for #business #investment . Always very happy to engage to help reverse that. It's now @LabourParty 's turn and please allow us to listen and make up our own minds up, rather than…

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Enough is Enough. This week we need responsible action from our #UKParliament and a #Brexit compromise that puts our economy and country first. See my open letter to MPs:

UK Brexit plan has failed — but a customs union can unite MPs

A customs union can deliver ‘economic security and stability’ for business, writes Siemens boss.

www.politico.eu

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- It is a #Labour AND #Tory policy and is a good policy, as we have committed to getting poluting older vehicles off our roads. - The problem is that policies to aquire alternative vehicles are not generous enough, which is not just a local but a national #Government issue. 2/2

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This #Brexiteer celebration of #EU (especially #Germany ’s) slowing economy is incredibly self defeating: - The larger economies across Europe, including the #UK are ALL in a largely no growth scenario. - Any slowing of EUs economy will have a negative effect on UKs economy. -…

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@afneil

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New data signals sharper slowdown in Eurozone economic growth than first thought, caused largely by a slump in German manufacturing. Final estimate of eurozone GDP growth was 0.1% in the three months to June, down from the initial estimate of a 0.3%. German manufacturing output…

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Good to see #business speaking out on the damage done to confidence for business to invest and drive #investment , #productivity and well paid jobs. @drechsler_paul @iain_w_anderson . Will the #Tories finally listen, or are #Labour / #LibDems now the parties of business? #bemorevocL

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Bit by bit, and not noticed by most, our #environmental standards keep declining, with no #EU to keep us honest. Being in the #EU and aligning on standards with 27 nations was not easy. Being without is a disaster for our #environment . It's definitely…

England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards

Exclusive: campaigners fear less rigorous methods could lead to more pollution in rivers and waterways

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@Juergen_Maier

4 months

@Anna_Soubry Agreed Anna, desperate stuff and very strange timing. Happy New Year to you!

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9 months

The same people that brought us #Brexit , which is damaging our #UK economy, are now prepared to damage the world by slowing #climatechange action. It's depressing, but I have hope that the UK is waking up to this #populism , designed to profit only a few.

Net zero sceptics warm to Rishi Sunak's climate shift

The PM's change in tone has emboldened some Tories to call for an overhaul of the key climate target.

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@Juergen_Maier

4 years

#Marr 'How are the #Brexit negotiations going?' #Gove 'Well, only we have some fundamental differences' I.e. they won't give us all the upsides of the single market, without being in it, which has been blindingly obvious from day one. I guess he really meant not well at all!

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5 years

My thanks to the entire @SiemensUKNews and @MadeSmarterUK teams for the work we do, to stay focused and responsible in creating jobs, investment, diversity and society value for the UK. Very proud of the work we do together. Thanks for all your very kind #NYHonours19 messages.

Siemens UK

@SiemensUKNews

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Delighted that our UK CEO @Juergen_Maier has been awarded #CBE in the #NYHonours19 . Juergen is a proactive voice for #ukmfg and has helped bring high skilled jobs and investment to the UK :

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This is the problem with so called #Sovereignty . It is fine until your #Sovereign power has hidden intentions and we don't have the democratic checks and balances to counter it. Sadly, the powers behind #Brexit always wanted us to lower our #standards , and here we are 👇 The…

Alex Taylor

@AlexTaylorNews

4 months

Brexit means the UK "falling behind the EU on almost every area of green regulation" 👇 Dirtier water Dirtier air More pesticides Dangerous chemicals banned in the EU etc etc etc (the list actually goes on👇) "Those Brexit freedoms" in practice 👇

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4 months

Doesn't seem a very positive wish for 2024 @NeilDotObrien ? Deprive our citizens of basic human rights? Surely, we have real priorities to be focusing on. I enjoyed our work together on #Innovation led growth, which seems to be something much more optimistic ? 😀 #HappyNewYear

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@NeilDotObrien

4 months

Let's make 2024 the year where we start the process leading to ECHR exit

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2 months

Can we have a few of these #Billions to re-establish a #HS2 / modern high capacity northern #rail connection please? I'm struggling to find the £Billions.

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#Francois #ERG quote: “Given the history of this, for the government to try and bludgeon this ( #Brexit #NIP deal) through without a vote of any kind would be incredibly unwise” Does he mean the history that bludgeoned through the terrible deal we have?

Sunak warned of Tory chaos over Northern Ireland protocol deal

Conservative Brexiters and DUP unable to back plan that retains any role for EU court, key backbencher says

www.theguardian.com

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@Juergen_Maier

18 days

I very much agree @GermanAmbUK , and I have no idea, why we in the #UK would want to dismiss this obvious benefit for young people without debate. #Brexit

Miguel Berger

@GermanAmbUK

19 days

Young people are the most suffering the consequences of Brexit. Obstacles instead of the freedom to live and work everywhere in Europe. Youth mobility between EU member states and the UK for 18-30 year olds would be a great opportunity for young people.

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1 year

This is embarrassing 👇. Given the economic damage the #ERG have caused. That they have never come up with a solution to a complex problem (their hard #Brexit created) - any responsible group would now seek compromise. Just not the #ERG or #DUP . Time to ignore them and move on.

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@BestForBritain

1 year

The ERG's 'Star Chamber' has decreed that they don't like the Windsor Framework. Also, Mark Francois is quoting Mark Francois. ~AA

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4 months

I'm saying exactly the opposite, that there is so much wasted spend, add #Rwanda add opportunities lost because of #Brexit , add wasted #PPE & badly handled Covid fraud etc, this is very easily funded, and it is actually an investment with excellent returns. As a journalist, I…

Harry Cole

@MrHarryCole

4 months

Mr Maier is currently a Labour adviser and appears to have just admitted the £28 billion flagship green pledge is currently unfunded....

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@Juergen_Maier

5 months

I love the #British humour and use it every day. Sometimes, it's a perfect way to get through tough situations. At other times, it just adds a much needed laugh to the day. I have, however, often felt that there are some people who use this humour, to disguise their sinister…

Tracy Brabin WY 🌹

@TracyBrabin

5 months

The Home Secretary has a responsibility to lead by example and this ill-judged & misogynistic ‘joke’ diminishes the seriousness of spiking. To end violence against women and girls, we need allies at the top of govt not locker room jokers.

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5 months

Given that we didn't get the new #Government #immigration plan today. Here is my version, which I know is rather obvious, although also not very popular; 1. Start the path to return to the #EU #SingleMarket , which includes freedom of movement ( #fom ) for work. 2. Use the economic…

Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge

@SkyPoliticsHub

5 months

"We didn't actually get the shiny new government plan to tackle immigration". @SophyRidgeSky explains that James Cleverly was expected to make a speech today outlining the government's migration plan - however this did not happen. #PoliticsHub

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@Juergen_Maier

1 year

I'm very proud to belong to the " #woke ", #responsible growth coalition and not this anti #ESG , low #regulation , low #standards , low #tax race to the bottom. We, and our planet were very lucky to escape the #Truss version of it.

Sky News

@SkyNews

1 year

Liz Truss says a new economic model is taking over and it is focused on 'redistributionism, stagnation and woke culture' pushed by the "anti-growth movement" and "socialists in environmental clothing" 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

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2 years

Spending some time in #Germany , who are now regularly boost #vaccinating more than 1 million people per day. And I have not once heard world class or better than #UK . Mostly just thankful to be living in a sensible country.

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@Juergen_Maier

1 year

@LordMarkPrice 1. A crisis plan on dealing with immediate NHS/Public services crisis. 2. An economic growth plan, including a coherent green Industrial Strategy, to create high value growth and truly green our economy. 3. A proper national skills/upskilling strategy to support the above 1/2

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@Juergen_Maier

3 years

Horrible to see the #Telegraph embracing this tabloid nastiness. The French Ministers threat was stupid, to which the smart answer is de-escalation, not ‘Gunboats' and this ludicrous and inflammatory comparison to Nazis, in desperation to justify #Brexit

‘At least the Nazis kept the lights on’: UK blasts France for threat to cut off Jersey’s power

French ministers said they would cut off electricity to the Channel Island unless a row over Brexit fishing licences was resolved

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8 months

We've had 6 years since #Brexit to show the benefits of #divergence from #EU standards, and we've mainly had stupid ideas like pint glasses. The cost of divergence is, however huge, hence, I very much support 'beneficial alignement' 👇 ps: I don't…

As business leaders, we support closer alignment with the EU | Letter

Letter: Paul Drechsler, Peter Norris, Naomi Pohl, Emma Degg and Juergen Maier say a policy of ‘beneficial alignment’ would reassure businesses and investors, both domestically and internationally,...

www.theguardian.com

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11 months

Thank you @PeterStefanovi2 for educating us and pointing out the truth on this important issue. Both the #Government and #Labour have let us down on citizens right to #protest . This is a backward step in the great #liberal values of our country.

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@PeterStefanovi2

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I’M SO VERY SORRY EVERYONE. WE CAME TOGETHER in our tens of thousands to try & stop the Government using an unprecedented abuse of power to restrict the publics right to protest. Over 55,000 of you supported us. Tonight #labour @LabourLordsUK shamelessly ignored the publics…

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Well done @CSkidmoreUK for putting the #climatemergency above #UK 's current short term politics. I totally agree with you, that it is a tragedy that we are losing the climate leadership position, many of us worked so hard for. Well done for your tremendous support over the…

Chris Skidmore

@CSkidmoreUK

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I'd be embarrassed and standing down if I failed so spectacularly to achieve my business plan 👇 I think there should be an independent body providing much more regular and clear updates on achievement against manifesto pledges, for all voters to see. That shouldn't be hard to…

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@BestForBritain

1 month

THREAD🧵: With so many leadership changes and policy u-turns, it is hard to keep track of the promises on which the Conservatives were elected to gov't in 2019. I have had a detailed look back at their 2019 manifesto. ~AA 1/

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A very proud day to have the society value we brought to #Hull2017 recognised with this wonderful visit from Her Majesty #QueeninHull . Many thanks for the honour @RoyalFamily #RoyalVisitHull

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Exactly, @Jacobbe79601492 . These guys spent years in prestigious debating societies and are very good at it. The truth is, however, that #trade is complex and the simplistic solutions they persist in selling us don't exist. Above all, the practical #Brexit realities, now…

Jacob Öberg

@Jacobbe79601492

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🚨🚨 These are grossly dishonest and misleading claims by @Jacob_Rees_Mogg who lied and advocated for exactly this- import controls on EU goods- which is an inescapable and unsurprising implication of the hard #brexit chosen by his government and chums (Johnson & Frost). 👇👇

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8 months

If this is true, then this #government is just about to cancel #Levellingup . This contant dithering and delay is adding cost, killing investor confidence, and above all failing to deliver #infrastructure for future generations. #HS @NP_Partnership

HS2: Government refuses to guarantee Manchester branch

The prime minister and chancellor are said to have concerns over spiralling costs and delays.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@Juergen_Maier

8 months

Amazing and timely speech by Mark #Carney in #Montreal ... " #Progressives build things that last, #Populists are in the demolition business" ....just as our #UK populists plan to tear down #HS2 #Rail , and haven't built much else that lasts... #Schools , #Hospitals , an…

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2 months

Exactly this 👇. Glad that some of our politicians have the confidence to speak the truth and uphold the word of the courts and decent international standards. #RwandaBill

LBC

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2 months

"I've never told a public lie in all the 16 years of being Minister...I'm not going to tell one now." Conservative Peer Lord Deben tells ＠AndrewMarr9 that the Rwanda bill is 'unconstitutional' and the Labour Party lacks the 'chutzpah' to oppose it.

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2 years

Thanks for having me on @bbcquestiontime . Great to have a proper #northernpowerhouse focus, to continue to raise prosperity and create more equal chances for all, in our great northern cities and towns. @NP_Partnership

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@bbcquestiontime

2 years

“I’ve seen proper levelling up done when Germany reunited with East Germany” Industrialist @Juergen_Maier says the UK’s levelling up plans pale in comparison to the €70bn spent when Germany did similar. #bbcqt

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1 year

Brilliant summary of the #Lineker #BBC debate, and I'm ceetainly with #Marr , let's now talk about something else (as this is just a distraction).

Best for Britain

@BestForBritain

1 year

If you’re feeling frustrated by the constant focus on Gary Lineker by this government, watch @AndrewMarr9 tear it apart! 👏🏽

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1 year

#Britishvolt collapsing into administration is terrible news for #UK 's #Automotive industry. A key factor is #Government not supporting a proper #IndustrialStrategy during this disruptive period for the sector - called for by many of us, but ignored.

Britishvolt: UK battery start-up collapses into administration

The majority of Britishvolt's 232 employees have been made redundant after last minute attempts to find a buyer failed.

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@Juergen_Maier

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As a champion of #responsible business #ukmfg and the #green economy, I strongly disagree with this view from Luke Johnson of @GAILsBakery . Everyone is entitled to their view, but most of #ukmfg , I speak to believes the route to higher competitiveness is to accelerate the route…

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I support this proposed @UKLabour new way of organising our UK #Rail although I don’t like the way our media messaging polarises ' #nationalised v. privately run'. From all our learning of both models, we know that the answer is a simpler rail system that has a good mix of…

BBC Breakfast

@BBCBreakfast

14 days

Labour says it expects to renationalise most passenger rail services in England within five years, if it is elected. Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman had more details on #BBCBreakfast

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@Juergen_Maier

4 years

This is a picture of me in #EastBerlin only a few weeks after #GermanReunification 30 years ago. It was a most amazing moment, to be able to freely visit my family in #EastGermany for the first time in my life. Wonderful memories (and denim was really cool back then!)

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@Juergen_Maier

1 year

Who is going to fix our #Brexit and #Economic problems if we keep putting those who created the problems into #Parliament ?

Liz Truss 'To Send Close Allies To The Lords' In 49-Day Premiership Honours List

Labour blasts "obscene rewards for failure" in hand out of peerages after ex-prime minister's budget caused financial meltdown.

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@Juergen_Maier

4 years

One of my very core values as a leader is to champion those who get things done AND uphold good values Those that get things done but are dishonest undermine so much and need throwing under a bus That is what this #cummings debate is about, not the detail of who was where when

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3 months

We will miss #J ürgen's voice I think. I've certainly enjoyed his very thoughtful #leadership on important #societal and #political issues way beyond just #football . A true #leader And thanks to you #Juergen , people here can now pronounce my name 😀 1/2

Jürgen Klopp blames fatigue for decision to leave Liverpool at end of season

Jürgen Klopp blamed fatigue for his bombshell decision to stand down as Liverpool manager after almost nine years in the job

www.theguardian.com

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2 years

The obvious way to return to #growth & #exports : Rejoin the #SingleMarket & #CustomsUnion . Also resolves #NIP and #Brexit expolsion in customs #redtape I think #business should be the honest brokers and lead the #responsiblegrowthcoalition on this. Anybody in? @BestForBritain

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