@simonusherwood.bsky.social
Researcher of UK-EU relations, euroscepticism and learning & teaching. Open University and formerly UK in a Changing Europe. Renowned for my bubbly personality, I imagine.
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialSince I'm well located to lobby senior politicians on this, currently loitering
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialVery sad that @ukandeu.bsky.social can't continue, especially at the moment when evidence-led insights on UK-EU relations might be of particular use
It's been a pleasure to work with all the excellent members of this team over the last decade
@matisaksk.bsky.socialReposted by @simonusherwood.bsky.social#Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU? My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @simonusherwood.bsky.social.
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@columnist.bsky.socialReposted by @simonusherwood.bsky.socialI generally agree with this. It’s politically sensible for KB to appeal to wealthier liberal voters with tax cuts. But the proposition needs to be coherent. Leaving the ECHR and reversing any Labour accommodations with the EU makes it incoherent. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
@simonusherwood.bsky.social[Coughs pointedly in Open University]
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialAnother part of the reset is in place for the summit, so focus remains on Youth Mobility
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialDelighted to speak with @matisaksk.bsky.social about this
@oupolitics.bsky.social @ou-gcsj.bsky.social
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialOn a meeting and someone is demanding something happens "at pace" and I'm channelling my inner @aiannucci.bsky.social, while biting my lip
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialTop work by organisers to communicate both what's happened and how they feel about it
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialEuropean Broadcast Union ≠ EU, boringly
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialNo idea: just listed in their budget savings
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialDon't like current UK policy on the EU? Nor do any of the parties
@hetanshah.bsky.socialReposted by @simonusherwood.bsky.socialWe’ve opened the call for our Senior Research Fellowships giving a scholar in the humanities and social sciences a year to complete a significant piece of research
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@simonusherwood.bsky.socialSo we are discussing Made in Europe, or we're not? Last week the pitch was that this had been parked until EU had worked out its position on this
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialpoorly?
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialBadenoch on Brexit Can see that "Soooo boring/difficult" might resonate with many voters, but lack of substantive argument behind that (either on policy or process) leaves CON more exposed as and when Burnham does get going
@simonusherwood.bsky.socialAnd read it you should, not least for the responses that the book should generate
@sundersays.bsky.socialReposted by @simonusherwood.bsky.socialA note from Richard Barfield sets out why Matt Goodwin's projections of population & ethnic change are entirely unreliable, using simplistic + false premises that are not valid but have the impact & intent of exaggerating the rate of change
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@simonusherwood.bsky.socialConsequential (in a good way) for the UK if it comes to pass
@simonusherwood.bsky.social"Britain is coming back. Maybe. If we can agree on what we want, and if the EU lets us"
Useful piece from @rostaylor.bsky.social
