Lord Neil Kinnock on that party conference speech - UK in a changing Europe
In 1985, Neil Kinnock delivered one of the most dramatic political speeches of modern times at Labour Party Conference. “…implausible promises don’t...
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💬 40 years on from his dramatic conference speech, they reflect on "the grotesque chaos" then and ponder paralells with today
18.10.2025 07:00 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Well precisely. So the change in tone won’t achieve anything beyond what is already agreed.
17.10.2025 10:32 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Some are. But the uK wants to align in other sectors short of Single Market membership, and that crosses and EU red line, so the impediments are on both sides. Unless you think 'you can have more but only on our terms' is indicative of great flexibility.
17.10.2025 10:28 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
Yeah, the EU are famous for giving generous concessions if the other side asks nicely.
17.10.2025 10:17 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
UKICE Lunch Hour: the state of the right
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For a full and frank assessment of the state of the right in the UK, you can catch up on the conversation in full here 👇
www.youtube.com/live/ivRLHUb...
16.10.2025 12:40 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"I think the two party system does look to me to be very broken… And so we could have the most unpredictable general election of modern times. And it's going to really test voters' faith in democracy."
🔮 Tim Montgomerie reluctantly offers his predictions on the next general election in the UK
16.10.2025 12:40 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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Prof Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social will be speaking on the various challenges – international and domestic – confronting the UK. Looking at how these interact, and what, if anything, the government could do to mitigate them
16.10.2025 11:20 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This year's Mackenzie Stuart lecture “Reflections on the Brexit Revolution” will be given by the brilliant Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social on 3 November 2025. Come and join at 5.30pm in the @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @ukandeu.bsky.social chaired by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social
16.10.2025 10:45 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
Stability is not enough. A bit of boldness is needed too. This seems to be what the Government doesn't get.
16.10.2025 10:13 — 👍 23 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
40 years on from that speech, have a listen as Neil Kinnock reflects on politics then and now on.soundcloud.com/3bkq9XDdvEHq...
16.10.2025 07:01 — 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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15.10.2025 16:05 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Europe's hard power problem - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon reflects on Europe's role in its own security and argues that it must rapidly undo the consequences of underinvestment in defence and relience on the US.
"Yet the EU can only do so much. When it comes to marshalling the use of force, an institution intended to tame rather than to deploy power has its limits."
@anandmenon.bsky.social on Europe's 'hard power problem' and why defence cooperation must go beyond the EU
ukandeu.ac.uk/europes_hard...
15.10.2025 08:21 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The yogurt kingpin, the radio DJ coup, and the most interesting island on Earth
Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.
The president (or maybe not president) of Madagascar—a radio DJ who overthrew the island’s yogurt kingpin in a coup d’état—just fled the country in a French helicopter after Gen Z protests. I wrote about the most interesting island you know nothing about, with bonus pictures of me with lemurs:
14.10.2025 10:13 — 👍 348 🔁 106 💬 6 📌 12
The government is in a serious bind argues @anandmenon.bsky.social: to deliver its manifesto pledges it might have to break its promises .
Catch up on the full discussion about the tough policy choices facing the government 👇
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14.10.2025 08:29 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
Lord Neil Kinnock on that party conference speech - UK in a changing Europe
In 1985, Neil Kinnock delivered one of the most dramatic political speeches of modern times at Labour Party Conference. “…implausible promises don’t...
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‼️ @anandmenon.bsky.social is joined by none other than Neil Kinnock in our latest podcast episode
💬 40 years on from his dramatic party conference speech, they reflect on "the grotesque chaos" then and ponder paralells with today
🎧 Listen now 🎧
ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/lor...
14.10.2025 08:21 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Good discussion.
Tim Montgomerie coming across quite reasonable here, saying Reform needs to get rid of its undesirables, praise for Nigel Farage for his work on this so far, distancing himself from people like Tommy Robinson.
bsky.app/profile/ukan...
13.10.2025 18:30 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1
Yesterday marked the launch of the Entry/Exit System (EES)!
To have comprehensive information about how it works, check the official site: travel-europe.europa.eu/ees##
Here is the link to the guidelines published by @fra.europa.eu: fra.europa.eu/en/publicati...
13.10.2025 14:35 — 👍 7 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
"The Conservatives have been in very deep holes before… But the big difference this time is that they face a threat on their right flank, which is something they have never had to face before."
@timbale.bsky.social on whether the Tories face an existential threat
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivRL...
10.10.2025 14:26 — 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
A New Chapter for UK-German Relations
The Kensington Treaty, signed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in July, has great potential. But, crucially, its success or otherwise will be linked to EU-UK...
In our fall issue, @jannikewachowiak.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social write about the potential of the Kensington Treaty, signed by Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz in July. But, crucially, its success (or otherwise) will be linked to EU-UK relations.
ip-quarterly.com/en/new-chapt...
13.10.2025 11:28 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
⏰ TOMORROW ⏰
👀 Keep an eye out for the next episode of The UK in a Changing Europe podcast
@anandmenon.bsky.social is joined by Neil Kinnock, 40 years on from his renowned Party Conference speech
💭 Listen for his reflections on UK politics and how things have (or haven't) changed since then
13.10.2025 09:55 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I think it's really important. When we say '50% of kids go to Uni, we forget that that means 50% don't'
13.10.2025 07:55 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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