Simon Usherwood
@simonusherwood
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.
Classic of its type: talk up being "more ambitious" then only list things that are already on the agenda from the Cmn Understanding, throw in your negotiating experience with [checks notes] the Taliban and a bunch of can-do-ism www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Today's 'courgette' from my mum's garden (easy drinking red for scale) "It wasn't there 2 days ago" #Sure
Reasonable enough in its diagnosis of the current problems, but conflates geopolitics, security and economics in a way that isn't really going to serve UK, EU or UKR needs
Today's question: what is this animal? Spotted in Surrey today, at a distance, so not a great photo Seems too round-eared to be a fox? (And certainly not a cougar, Google Lens...)
More important UK-EU news today 'Greater role' covers a very wide range, given previously minimal involvement under LAB but given coming wave of dynamic alignment will FCDO be the right people to manage line depts?
Back from holidays in Canada, where I can tell you that cowboys appear to be running out of first names
Have been hearing Truss' name a lot this week, which mostly reminds me of this www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A very engaging Brexit conference from @crew-ur4399-usn.bsky.social And a keynote today from @anandmenon.bsky.social
Exactly 10 years since my most unsettling Brexit experience: walking around College Green, realising no-one knew what to do next
Something you need to tell us @robfordmancs.bsky.social? Spotted in the Eurostar departure lounge
Lots of media interest in the @ukandeu.bsky.social conference today
What's that? You've blocked out all the Things that happened relating to Brexit over the past decade? But you want to be remind of them, for some weird Proustian rush? In a convenient timeline graphic? Sure bit.ly/UshGraphic147 #KnockYourselfOut
In no way overtaken by events, an updated Reset negotiation tracker for the tenth anniversary of #EURef tl;dr Most still to be agreed and with pushback of EU-UK summit, no immediate change in sight PDF (with clicky links): bit.ly/UshGraphic141 @ukandeu.bsky.social