Jarek Wisniewski
@jwisniewski.bsky.social
Clerk to the European Affairs Committee (House of Lords). Ex-diplomat. Foreign, security & defence policy, Europe, NATO. Personal views. Bias football takes. Fulham FC
Came, saw, conquered #FFC #FollowFulhamAway
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Came, saw, conquered #FFC #FollowFulhamAway
Yesterday, before the Everton-Fulham kick-off #LestWeForget
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Yesterday, before the Everton-Fulham kick-off #LestWeForget
Iranian drone used by Russia to attack Ukraine (Porcullis House, Palace of Westminster)
October 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Iranian drone used by Russia to attack Ukraine (Porcullis House, Palace of Westminster)
If you ever wondered where the term “usual channels” comes from, in 1905, PM Arthur Balfour used it in a response to a parliamentary question, asking MPs to communicate with a colleague “through the usual channels”.
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
If you ever wondered where the term “usual channels” comes from, in 1905, PM Arthur Balfour used it in a response to a parliamentary question, asking MPs to communicate with a colleague “through the usual channels”.
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
That other football, with reasonable VAR
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
That other football, with reasonable VAR
This, by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social, is excellent. At times, it reads like a spy novel akin to John le Carré.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This, by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social, is excellent. At times, it reads like a spy novel akin to John le Carré.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
Saturday, sun, football by the river
September 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Saturday, sun, football by the river
There are times when your team will fail, regardless of what they do.
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
August 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
There are times when your team will fail, regardless of what they do.
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
August 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
An indication that Poland may soon have „a special cell” in the PM’s Chancellery responsible for coordination of defence & security policy
Note: The Polish machinery of government currently does not include a National Security Adviser post in the PM’s office
Source: @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social
Note: The Polish machinery of government currently does not include a National Security Adviser post in the PM’s office
Source: @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
An indication that Poland may soon have „a special cell” in the PM’s Chancellery responsible for coordination of defence & security policy
Note: The Polish machinery of government currently does not include a National Security Adviser post in the PM’s office
Source: @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social
Note: The Polish machinery of government currently does not include a National Security Adviser post in the PM’s office
Source: @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social
“We say goodbye without regret”
“We welcome without hope”
Cover of the latest issue of Polityka @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social, a Polish centre-left weekly magazine, on today’s presidential transition in Poland.
“We welcome without hope”
Cover of the latest issue of Polityka @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social, a Polish centre-left weekly magazine, on today’s presidential transition in Poland.
August 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“We say goodbye without regret”
“We welcome without hope”
Cover of the latest issue of Polityka @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social, a Polish centre-left weekly magazine, on today’s presidential transition in Poland.
“We welcome without hope”
Cover of the latest issue of Polityka @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social, a Polish centre-left weekly magazine, on today’s presidential transition in Poland.
First round of presidential election in Poland - with 99% of votes counted, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads with 31.2%, ahead of the opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki at 29.7%.
A good snap analysis of what to expect ahead of the second round (1 June) www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
A good snap analysis of what to expect ahead of the second round (1 June) www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
May 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
First round of presidential election in Poland - with 99% of votes counted, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads with 31.2%, ahead of the opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki at 29.7%.
A good snap analysis of what to expect ahead of the second round (1 June) www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
A good snap analysis of what to expect ahead of the second round (1 June) www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Me: I have to stop buying books; the pile is getting bigger and bigger.
Also me: oh but I have to read the biography of one of the greatest minds of his generation, a Polish immigrant turned US National Security Advisor!
Also me: oh but I have to read the biography of one of the greatest minds of his generation, a Polish immigrant turned US National Security Advisor!
May 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Me: I have to stop buying books; the pile is getting bigger and bigger.
Also me: oh but I have to read the biography of one of the greatest minds of his generation, a Polish immigrant turned US National Security Advisor!
Also me: oh but I have to read the biography of one of the greatest minds of his generation, a Polish immigrant turned US National Security Advisor!
Foreign and Defence Secretaries have written to @lordrickettsp.bsky.social, the Chair of the European Affairs Committee, informing him that the Council of the European Union has asked the EEAS to negotiate a Security and Defence Partnership with the UK
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
May 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Foreign and Defence Secretaries have written to @lordrickettsp.bsky.social, the Chair of the European Affairs Committee, informing him that the Council of the European Union has asked the EEAS to negotiate a Security and Defence Partnership with the UK
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
The European Affairs Committee wrote a letter to the Government ahead of the UK-EU summit on 19 May, highlighting security, defence and law enforcement issues from the evidence so far in our inquiry into the UK-EU reset.
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
May 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The European Affairs Committee wrote a letter to the Government ahead of the UK-EU summit on 19 May, highlighting security, defence and law enforcement issues from the evidence so far in our inquiry into the UK-EU reset.
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
On 28-29 April, the European Affairs Committee visited Brussels, for meetings related to the UK-EU reset inquiry.
The EAC met with officials from @ec.europa.eu, European Council, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, MEPs, BritCham, among others, with great support from the UK Mission to the EU.
The EAC met with officials from @ec.europa.eu, European Council, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, MEPs, BritCham, among others, with great support from the UK Mission to the EU.
May 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
On 28-29 April, the European Affairs Committee visited Brussels, for meetings related to the UK-EU reset inquiry.
The EAC met with officials from @ec.europa.eu, European Council, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, MEPs, BritCham, among others, with great support from the UK Mission to the EU.
The EAC met with officials from @ec.europa.eu, European Council, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, MEPs, BritCham, among others, with great support from the UK Mission to the EU.
Marek Edelman, last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,used to receive a bouquet of yellow daffodils from an anonymous person every year on April 19. He would lay them at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in memory of those who fought and died.
polin.pl/en/2025-wars...
polin.pl/en/2025-wars...
April 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Marek Edelman, last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,used to receive a bouquet of yellow daffodils from an anonymous person every year on April 19. He would lay them at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in memory of those who fought and died.
polin.pl/en/2025-wars...
polin.pl/en/2025-wars...
Several Members of the European Affairs Committee, including @lordrickettsp.bsky.social, are participating in the 5th plenary meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.
📖More about the PPA: www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-an...
📺 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
📖More about the PPA: www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-an...
📺 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
March 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Several Members of the European Affairs Committee, including @lordrickettsp.bsky.social, are participating in the 5th plenary meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.
📖More about the PPA: www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-an...
📺 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
📖More about the PPA: www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-an...
📺 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
March 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
