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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 15d

After years of making the running on immigration, Farage may this week have handed the initiative back to his opponents'. @robfordmancs.bsky.social for @ukandeu.bsky.social on the unpopularity of Reform's proposals on ILR ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 15d

Interesting piece on the success of the Social Democratic government in Spain and the lessons for Labour. The penultimate paragraph was particularly striking renewal.org.uk/articles/dar...

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 25d

One for the nerds here... New briefing on the key issues to resolve in the UK-EU ETS negotiations.

And for the slightly less nerdy, here's a blog on why the broader set of negotiations could prove tricky ukandeu.ac.uk/uk-eu-negoti...

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 28d

Strong stuff - lays out the political and historical reasons why the ECHR is so integral to the peace settlement in Northern Ireland, and why a 'British Bill of Rights' could never occupy the same role

UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 28d

"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."

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The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe

Andrew McCormick explains the role ECHR membership plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement.

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Sep 10

This explainer by @joellegrogan.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social looks at the relationship between the Belfast/ Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR

To understand what role the ECHR plays and what UK withdrawal would mean for Northern Ireland, read this 👇

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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe

This explainer examines the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights. It explores the role that...

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · Sep 9

Very underwhelming FAC session on the UK-EU reset - which felt like it was stuck in 2024 with same old stuff about fish, touring artists and sovereignty but almost no detailed interrogation of ETS/SPS/energy talks or wider global challenges.
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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · Sep 2

IT'S OUT! @ukandeu.bsky.social brand new survey of the policy challenges confronting the UK, done in partnership with the wonderful @resfoundation.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/poli... 1/???

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Aug 30

"One of his revealed flaws in his personnel appointments is that he seems to prefer appointing people whose attitude or background he likes, rather than look at whether they are equipped to do the job."

@jillongovt.bsky.social reflects on why Starmer struggles to get the machinery of govt. going

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · Aug 27

Timely analysis from UKICE (@cbarnard.bsky.social) as per

UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Aug 27

"The legal position is therefore clear: yes there is provision for a state to leave the ECHR and the Refugee Convention. But doing so comes with both legal and political consequences."

✍️ @cbarnard.bsky.social explains the impact leaving the ECHR would have on the UK

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Leaving the ECHR and the Refugee Convention - UK in a changing Europe

Catherine Barnard explains the political and legal consequences of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Refugee Convention.

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Aug 27

‼️ Don't miss our panel on the negotiations to come between the UK and EU on the policy areas outlined at the summit

W/ @anandmenon.bsky.social, @cbarnard.bsky.social, @jillongovt.bsky.social, @jannikewachowiak.bsky.social & @jreland.bsky.social

💻 Online, Weds 10 Sept

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UKICE Lunch Hour: UK-EU relations during negotiations - UK in a changing Europe

Ahead of this autumn's negotiations, join our expert panel as they discuss the what they will mean for the UK's relationship with the EU.

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Aug 21

📣 NEW EVENT 📣

Join us and @resfoundation.bsky.social as we launch the latest edition of our Policy Landscape report with expert analysis of the biggest public policy challenges facing the UK

📅 Tues 2 Sept, 9:30am
📍In-person (London) & online

Sign up 👇

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Hot topics, hard choices • Resolution Foundation

After a not-so-quiet summer, MPs are returning from recess to a torrent of public policy challenges. Immigration remains the public’s top concern, with the economy and the NHS not far behind. Defence ...

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · Aug 20

In Brussels in September? Come along! ukandeu.ac.uk/events/the-f...

The future of UK-EU relations - UK in a changing Europe

Join UK in a Changing Europe and The Open University in Brussels as they bring together leading academics, think tankers, officials and journalists in Brussels to discuss UK-EU relations.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Jul 30

“Man-made famine is not something that I’ve seen in my lifetime." - Martin Griffiths, UN’s former humanitarian chief.
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Paul Adamson @padamson.bsky.social · Jul 24

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The UK-EU realignment is underway

It’s fair to say that our UK-EU Regulatory Divergence Tracker is a niche product. But, now in its thirteenth edition, this is the first time that its headline finding is already common…

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Jul 22

Our director @anandmenon.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social introducing the latest edition of our UK-EU Divergence Tracker

The report by @jreland.bsky.social finds that there is already more UK alignment with the EU than is generally recognised

Find out more 👇

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · Jul 21

"And in the ultimate of ironies, the only place which hasn’t taken back control following Brexit is the House of Commons itself."

@stellacreasy.bsky.social on the need to address Parliamentary scrutiny of the government’s Brexit deal.

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How Parliament can take back control of the EU reset deal - UK in a changing Europe

The Chair of the Labour Movement for Europe on the need to address Parliamentary scrutiny of the government’s Brexit deal. Across red...

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · Jul 17

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · Jul 17

New blog summing up the findings of the divergence tracker ukandeu.ac.uk/uk-eu-relati...

"On the vast majority of issues, the UK and EU are [now] partners before they are competitors... the Brexit imperative for the UK to demonstrate its regulatory independence... appears dead in the water."

UK-EU relations: alignment by stealth - UK in a changing Europe

Coinciding with the publication of the thirteenth edition of the UK-EU Divergence Tracker, Joël Reland explains some of the reports key findings. He argues that the scale of alignment by the UK with E...

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