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Happy Europe Day! 🇪🇺 May it become more and more united, setting an example of how we can work together to improve everybody's life, leaving nobody behind.

Oliver Turner

@oliverturner.cloud

[cries in British]

One day 🤞

Unfortunately our trajectory isn't looking good... The left is split and our system doesn't reward that.

Oliver Turner

@oliverturner.cloud

9 May

All too true. It’s getting to the point where I’m looking at how I can become a citizen of an EU country: Brexit opened a path for this one that I’m finding increasingly at odds with everything I value and believe in.

Luke

@lukewarlow.dev

The UK's freedom of movement agreement with Ireland is probably the easiest approach. We can live there and work there freely and once you have for long enough (might be 10 years mind) you can apply for Irish citizenship, which gets you EU citizenship.

9/5/26, 10:44 am0 reposts2 likes

Oliver Turner

@oliverturner.cloud

9 May

That’s actually a very solid suggestion!

Luke

@lukewarlow.dev

9 May

Potential alternatives include joining a Welsh or Scottish independence movement, hope they succeed and then manage to join the EU...

Oliver Turner

@oliverturner.cloud

9 May

Also an interesting suggestion and, considering that Scotland voted to remain within the EU, somewhat appropriate… Just not much of a fan of separatism in general: there’s always a cohort who ends up getting stripped of an aspect of their identity that they cherish