Anand Menon
anandmenon.bsky.social
Anand Menon
@anandmenon.bsky.social

Director @ukandeu Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s

Anand Menon is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London in the United Kingdom and was appointed in January 2014 as director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. He was a special adviser to the House of Lords EU committee. .. more

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I did a lecture on the impact of Brexit on British politics. Watch it here if you're really bored www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
Reflections on the Brexit Revolution: 2025-26 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
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Labour's proposed extension of the waiting time for Indefinite Leave to Remain may not go down well with their voters, writes @heather-rolfe.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/labour-risks...

Though I have to say, much as @jamesbowes01.bsky.social predicted on the @ukandeu.bsky.social site recently 😉https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-collapse-in-immigration/
The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
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Sorry. Amol Rajan seems to refer to benefit claimants as ‘scroungers’. Obviously some people complained and he didn’t come back and simply say ‘sorry’!!

Oh FFS. The 'apology' was worse than the initial statement. Actually, why not just bloody apologise.

Thank God we’ve got Liverpool home and away over the festive period #mot

Yes, Brexit has hit the UK economy, and seriously. But to write about the budget solely from the perspective of what wasn't done on Brexit is a bit silly. There are all sorts of ways to drive growth domestically that don't involve a touch years long negotiation observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Rachel Reeves is in a budget double bind | The Observer
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Yes Madam. Not Madame!

I’m obsessed. Does she think the Deputy Speaker is French?

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Last but very much not least thanks to @anandmenon.bsky.social and the indefatigable Muirin Keating of @ukandeu.bsky.social for supporting the launch event and helping us put it on, and the @britishacademy.bsky.social for being excellent hosts @hetanshah.bsky.social
Looking forward to a much briefed bumper hamper of politics? No, not the Budget, The British General Election of 2024! We had a wonderful all star launch event in London last night, with representatives of all five Britain-wide parties, and now I have a special launch gift for you...read on! 1/?

'He's got to sell Ukraine to Russia' - Freudian by the President on that Air Force One clip.

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"Brexit, in other words, is both cause and consequence of a lot of what is going on in our politics today."

🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social – based in the Policy Institute – recently gave his reflections on the "Brexit Revolution" for the Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture at Cambridge Uni

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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Yes def
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Interesting (only read abstract so far). My fear is some European ‘defence postures’ are smoke and mirrors. Supposedly deployable troops are not. Equipment is not maintained and usable etc
What Trump has made me realise is how much the post-Cold War relationship hinged on shared values rather than shared interests. Trump is illustrating how, whether on Ukraine and Gaza, our interests diverge and, absent those values, there's not much holding us together.

On paper. Those big powers needed significant US backing to defeat Libya.
Yes, but it is also a fact now that there is a pattern to it.

As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool my twice, shame on me. The Europeans should no longer dellude themselves that a Trump/Vance US can be a reliable ally.
The Trump cycle on Russia-Ukraine. Some pro-Russian plan emerges. Instant commentariat renew their "Trump as Russian plant" stories. Plan is amended under EU (and US) pressure. Putin rejects it. Instant commentariat is puzzled. Rinse and repeat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground
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‼️Budget week is finally here, which means one thing...

🤓Our economics panel will be meeting to unpack what's in the Autumn Statement

With @anandmenon.bsky.social, @jillongovt.bsky.social, @jdportes.bsky.social, @gemmatetlow.bsky.social & @benchu.bsky.social

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UKICE Lunch Hour: Assessing the budget - UK in a changing Europe
Join our expert economics panel as they dissect the details of the Autumn Statement.
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Ah ok. Explicable maybe?

Goooooaaaaaaal 🎉🎉🎉🎉👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

There is no way that’s a foul

On one then, why the claim it will reduce numbers? On the second she certainly seemed to imply that policy failure accounts for racism, surely?

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Covering the Stephen Nolan show on 5 Live tonight (9-12) and then it’s Budget weeeeeek! I feel SO ALIVE
Do we really think tinkering with rules about ILR etc will fundamentally change the incentives of those risking their lives, and those of their kids in dinghies? And is legitimising racism by seeing it as a logical reaction to policy failure really takes basis on which to proceed?

Yes. But my point is that one key element is externally imposed discipline. Which is what Sunak overlooks
Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.

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7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
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Pass on my grateful thanks!!