Andrew Duff
andrewduffeu.bsky.social
Andrew Duff
@andrewduffeu.bsky.social

Former Member of the European Parliament. Federalist. epc.eu cambridge-connect.uk @volteuropa.org @libdems.org.uk

Andrew Nicholas Duff is a British politician who presided over the Union of European Federalists (UEF) from 2008 to 2013. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 1999 to 2014. .. more

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My 2024 reading. The good, the bad and the ugly.

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NEW: Complaints have now been sent to the BBC over its removal of a Trump corruption allegation from the Reith Lecture, by Rutger Bergman.

Tim Davie has been asked to run it in full.

Bergman says this is the BBC in fear of Trump. has his lawsuit had an effect?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com

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NEW: Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump

Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ removed.

Cue free speech row - and more BBC angst over Trump:

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ removed
www.theguardian.com

Typical of the British, I’m afraid, but well-meaning.

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I was really taken aback by the naïveté of this plan envisaging the U.K. joining the SM for industrialised goods ’at the price of’ FOM and some payments. Partial, selective, limited SM membership is not politically acceptable; practically and legally it would be impossibly cumbersome to design.

It really can’t be done, you know, unless and until the UK rejoins the EU. on.ft.com/480miLt
How to get the UK out of its economic hole
Reeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country
on.ft.com

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🇪🇺 Is Europe really secure if its democracies are weakening — from within and at its borders?

Corina Stratulat and Johannes Greubel argue that enlargement and democratic resilience are now the same test.

Europe can’t afford to fail either one 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...

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Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU

Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg

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NEW BLOGPOST (& video!) “It will be interesting to see what the Transport Secretary makes of the warning from the CPCA Mayor about building a busway that no buses use.” cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/21/c... 👀🥶
CPCA Mayor restates opposition to C2C Busway
Peter Graham, Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority gave evidence on behalf of Mr Bristowe in a closing speech in the final week of the public inquir…
cambridgetownowl.com

I should explain. This paper rests on the assumption that both the British and Ukrainian governments are sound, sober and cogent. epc.eu/publication/...
Ukraine and the United Kingdom: how the EU should address the challenge of enlargement to the east and west
This paper contrasts the challenges faced by the United Kingdom and Ukraine as they each try to level with the European Union. It recommends a change of methodology to accelerate Ukraine’s accession and overcome a veto.
epc.eu

Er, hello. The shambles that is the UK government does not encourage the EU institutions or its national capitals to take a Brexit ‘reset’ seriously. Perhaps we need a new government (again).

"At the other end of the continent from pussy-footing Britain, Ukraine is fighting for its life." epc.eu/publication/...
Ukraine and the United Kingdom: how the EU should address the challenge of enlargement to the east and west
This paper contrasts the challenges faced by the United Kingdom and Ukraine as they each try to level with the European Union. It recommends a change of methodology to accelerate Ukraine’s accession and overcome a veto.
epc.eu

"Britain's secession from the EU delighted Putin; Ukraine's botched accession to the EU would leave him triumphant." Come on guys. Get your act together.

SKINFLINT Tory donor Anthony Bamford’s company donates £200,000 to Reform UK

Labour's reset with the EU is proving to be a predictable disaster. There is a better way. www.epc.eu/publication/...

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🇪🇺 As #Ukraine moves closer to the #EU and the #UK reconsiders its post-Brexit path, Europe faces an east-west enlargement dilemma.

@andrewduffeu.bsky.social argues for fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession — and reigniting debate on the UK’s future in Europe.

🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...

David brought light and life to Brussels journalism. Unmissable now missed.

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.EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Guy Verhofstadt on Scottish independence and UK in Europe ...
... EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Guy Verhofstadt on Scottish independence and UK in Europe ...

www.thenational.scot/news/2558905...
‘Scotland’s place is in Europe’: Guy Verhofstadt on Brexit and the way back to the EU
‘OUR aim during the Brexit negotiations was always, given the outcome of the referendum, to try to find a moderate solution to implement the vote,…
www.thenational.scot
If the government won’t admit Brexit’s damage, an independent Royal Commission must.

A calm, forensic case from former MEP Andrew Duff.
The case for a Royal Commission on Britain and Europe
Britain’s post-Brexit paralysis demands independent scrutiny. A Royal Commission could finally confront the evidence politicians avoid
eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Congratulations to @D66 and leader @RobJetten on a historic result in the Dutch elections! 🇳🇱

Nearly tripling their seats from the last elections, D66 is putting liberal values at the heart of the Dutch parliament.

#DutchElections #D66

D66 are European federalists. VVD are eurosceptics. That’s the difference. @reneweurope.bsky.social