Andrew Hesselden
@andrewhesselden.bsky.social
I talk about and advocate for Freedom of Movement
Communications Director | European Communications Consultant @SaveFoM.bsky.social | Creator #BrexitTheElephant | #SaveFOM #RejoinEU | #DurhamUni | #InternalComms | #NAFO | #Grassroots4Europe
Communications Director | European Communications Consultant @SaveFoM.bsky.social | Creator #BrexitTheElephant | #SaveFOM #RejoinEU | #DurhamUni | #InternalComms | #NAFO | #Grassroots4Europe
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Thread on solving the 90-in-180 day problem 🧵
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
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What do you want to do about it now? Have the Irish language replace English? Tell young British people that they can’t live in Northern Ireland anymore?
How is England or the UK oppressing Northern Ireland today?
How far do you want to roll things back? Vikings? Normans? Romans?
How is England or the UK oppressing Northern Ireland today?
How far do you want to roll things back? Vikings? Normans? Romans?
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
What do you want to do about it now? Have the Irish language replace English? Tell young British people that they can’t live in Northern Ireland anymore?
How is England or the UK oppressing Northern Ireland today?
How far do you want to roll things back? Vikings? Normans? Romans?
How is England or the UK oppressing Northern Ireland today?
How far do you want to roll things back? Vikings? Normans? Romans?
😂 troll nutcases still anxious UK might ever get near to joining the EU again. bsky.app/profile/kres...
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
😂 troll nutcases still anxious UK might ever get near to joining the EU again. bsky.app/profile/kres...
Of course illegal immigration shouldn’t be tolerated.
It isn’t.
That’s why it’s illegal.
But much of the immigration people think is illegal is actually entirely legal.
It isn’t.
That’s why it’s illegal.
But much of the immigration people think is illegal is actually entirely legal.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Of course illegal immigration shouldn’t be tolerated.
It isn’t.
That’s why it’s illegal.
But much of the immigration people think is illegal is actually entirely legal.
It isn’t.
That’s why it’s illegal.
But much of the immigration people think is illegal is actually entirely legal.
In politics kindness isn’t a quality people seem to vote for.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
In politics kindness isn’t a quality people seem to vote for.
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Why not? If the goal is to find compromise it’s a good idea to understand everyone’s perspective. This should have happened before triggering article 50, too, I think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Why not? If the goal is to find compromise it’s a good idea to understand everyone’s perspective. This should have happened before triggering article 50, too, I think.
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BBC Chair Samir Shah and Robbie Gibb asked to explain why they drew up a plan, as revealed by Byline Times, to win back the "trust" of Reform voters, but haven't made similar plans for voters of any other party.
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BBC Chair Samir Shah and Robbie Gibb asked to explain why they drew up a plan, as revealed by Byline Times, to win back the "trust" of Reform voters, but haven't made similar plans for voters of any other party.
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
If I’ve not acted there must be nothing to criticise. bsky.app/profile/brex...
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If I’ve not acted there must be nothing to criticise. bsky.app/profile/brex...
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I understand “EU reality”. But it’s led to stalemate. Little has changed in 5 years.
It’s foolish to keep doing the same thing and keep expecting different results.
Time to try a new way to reach agreement.
It’s foolish to keep doing the same thing and keep expecting different results.
Time to try a new way to reach agreement.
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I understand “EU reality”. But it’s led to stalemate. Little has changed in 5 years.
It’s foolish to keep doing the same thing and keep expecting different results.
Time to try a new way to reach agreement.
It’s foolish to keep doing the same thing and keep expecting different results.
Time to try a new way to reach agreement.
Of course. You find ways to limp on, don’t you? Ways around things. And you try to find ways to profit from the tragedy too.
EU firms realigned supply chains very quickly.
Ireland benefitted enormously with new direct sea routes, bypassing britain, to the EU SM.
For brits in the EU or others looking for a bespoke deal, the urgency is not on the EU side.
This is not true btw👇the EU is moving away from bespoke deals.
Ireland benefitted enormously with new direct sea routes, bypassing britain, to the EU SM.
For brits in the EU or others looking for a bespoke deal, the urgency is not on the EU side.
This is not true btw👇the EU is moving away from bespoke deals.
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Of course. You find ways to limp on, don’t you? Ways around things. And you try to find ways to profit from the tragedy too.
Somewhat unkind bsky.app/profile/brex...
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Somewhat unkind bsky.app/profile/brex...
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6. I’ll gladly consider distributing an adapted and white labelled version after some editing to the open source version, as was originally agreed before you published it.
As I’ve said before, it’s a good piece of work that needs a little more finessing to be useful.
As I’ve said before, it’s a good piece of work that needs a little more finessing to be useful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
6. I’ll gladly consider distributing an adapted and white labelled version after some editing to the open source version, as was originally agreed before you published it.
As I’ve said before, it’s a good piece of work that needs a little more finessing to be useful.
As I’ve said before, it’s a good piece of work that needs a little more finessing to be useful.
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5. I work with Bremain in Spain, National Rejoin March, Grassroots for Europe and European Movement and am on the council of the latter two.
I don’t know what more I can do and suspect whatever I do will not meet your approval.
Perhaps you might spend less time criticising others.
I don’t know what more I can do and suspect whatever I do will not meet your approval.
Perhaps you might spend less time criticising others.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
5. I work with Bremain in Spain, National Rejoin March, Grassroots for Europe and European Movement and am on the council of the latter two.
I don’t know what more I can do and suspect whatever I do will not meet your approval.
Perhaps you might spend less time criticising others.
I don’t know what more I can do and suspect whatever I do will not meet your approval.
Perhaps you might spend less time criticising others.
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4. The fact you think I’m not an effective advocate is your own opinion. The 26,000 campaign supporters and followers we have across our campaigns may differ in opinion.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
4. The fact you think I’m not an effective advocate is your own opinion. The 26,000 campaign supporters and followers we have across our campaigns may differ in opinion.
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3. It’s rude to distribute materials like this at someone else’s event when attending as a guest without first getting agreement to do so. Unless you have since edited it significantly the tone and register of the book is not appropriate for the events I’ve attended.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
3. It’s rude to distribute materials like this at someone else’s event when attending as a guest without first getting agreement to do so. Unless you have since edited it significantly the tone and register of the book is not appropriate for the events I’ve attended.
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1. I’m not in a position to pay for copies of your book (despite contributing to it). You need to find a way to crowdsource the cost so they are free
2. I’ve told you that it needs an edit (in my opinion) before I can distribute it to my audiences.
2. I’ve told you that it needs an edit (in my opinion) before I can distribute it to my audiences.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1. I’m not in a position to pay for copies of your book (despite contributing to it). You need to find a way to crowdsource the cost so they are free
2. I’ve told you that it needs an edit (in my opinion) before I can distribute it to my audiences.
2. I’ve told you that it needs an edit (in my opinion) before I can distribute it to my audiences.
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Oh. Thanks for sharing your opinion about that.
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Oh. Thanks for sharing your opinion about that.
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Yeah.
Freedom of Movement is mutual mobility within a finite area for a finite number of people. I don’t really think of that as immigration at all. I doubt many leave voters do either.
It’s just redefining what home means.
84% of Brits support mutual Freedom of Movement anyway.
Freedom of Movement is mutual mobility within a finite area for a finite number of people. I don’t really think of that as immigration at all. I doubt many leave voters do either.
It’s just redefining what home means.
84% of Brits support mutual Freedom of Movement anyway.
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Yeah.
Freedom of Movement is mutual mobility within a finite area for a finite number of people. I don’t really think of that as immigration at all. I doubt many leave voters do either.
It’s just redefining what home means.
84% of Brits support mutual Freedom of Movement anyway.
Freedom of Movement is mutual mobility within a finite area for a finite number of people. I don’t really think of that as immigration at all. I doubt many leave voters do either.
It’s just redefining what home means.
84% of Brits support mutual Freedom of Movement anyway.
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Yes.
I’m not worried about that though, because once an application to rejoin has been made it means the country is in a very different place anyway.
I can’t imagine an application being made anyway until UK gov is reasonably sure it will not face vetoes.
Either way, intent is important.
I’m not worried about that though, because once an application to rejoin has been made it means the country is in a very different place anyway.
I can’t imagine an application being made anyway until UK gov is reasonably sure it will not face vetoes.
Either way, intent is important.
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Yes.
I’m not worried about that though, because once an application to rejoin has been made it means the country is in a very different place anyway.
I can’t imagine an application being made anyway until UK gov is reasonably sure it will not face vetoes.
Either way, intent is important.
I’m not worried about that though, because once an application to rejoin has been made it means the country is in a very different place anyway.
I can’t imagine an application being made anyway until UK gov is reasonably sure it will not face vetoes.
Either way, intent is important.
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I know what you mean but I suspect the “supposed remainers” who say this rubbish are just Brexilers or Brexpellers angry with UK, obsessed about <<exceptionalism that isn’t exceptionalism>>. Bitter EU citizens. Or even Brexiters in disguise. Sadly they infect others though.
So good to point out.
So good to point out.
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I know what you mean but I suspect the “supposed remainers” who say this rubbish are just Brexilers or Brexpellers angry with UK, obsessed about <<exceptionalism that isn’t exceptionalism>>. Bitter EU citizens. Or even Brexiters in disguise. Sadly they infect others though.
So good to point out.
So good to point out.
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No. I’m saying if we have to pay, we should be given EU membership in return.
If we only have a trade deal then we shouldn’t pay.
Who wants a trade deal? We should have membership.
If we only have a trade deal then we shouldn’t pay.
Who wants a trade deal? We should have membership.
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
No. I’m saying if we have to pay, we should be given EU membership in return.
If we only have a trade deal then we shouldn’t pay.
Who wants a trade deal? We should have membership.
If we only have a trade deal then we shouldn’t pay.
Who wants a trade deal? We should have membership.
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My actual point is why are we paying and not getting our rights back?
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My actual point is why are we paying and not getting our rights back?
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She was right about allowing flexibility for employers in choosing workers being a good Idea.
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
She was right about allowing flexibility for employers in choosing workers being a good Idea.
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No you’re wrong there.
You’re projecting YOUR own idea of what the EU is into other people and nations.
The EU is the sum of its members and their hopes and ambitions. Including those who have a different idea of what cooperation and unity mean.
You’re projecting YOUR own idea of what the EU is into other people and nations.
The EU is the sum of its members and their hopes and ambitions. Including those who have a different idea of what cooperation and unity mean.
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
No you’re wrong there.
You’re projecting YOUR own idea of what the EU is into other people and nations.
The EU is the sum of its members and their hopes and ambitions. Including those who have a different idea of what cooperation and unity mean.
You’re projecting YOUR own idea of what the EU is into other people and nations.
The EU is the sum of its members and their hopes and ambitions. Including those who have a different idea of what cooperation and unity mean.
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Sounds like you’re cherry picking your narratives now. What suits today?
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sounds like you’re cherry picking your narratives now. What suits today?
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How can the EU have agency at the same time as being constrained by treaties?
You can’t use the excuse that it is constrained by its own rules and also pretend it has complete agency.
Both can’t be true.
You can’t use the excuse that it is constrained by its own rules and also pretend it has complete agency.
Both can’t be true.
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
How can the EU have agency at the same time as being constrained by treaties?
You can’t use the excuse that it is constrained by its own rules and also pretend it has complete agency.
Both can’t be true.
You can’t use the excuse that it is constrained by its own rules and also pretend it has complete agency.
Both can’t be true.