Thuy Tran
@thuytran.bsky.social
Used to be a faceless bureaucrat. Still faceless, but no longer a bureaucrat.
But catty is not the right behaviour for a cat.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
But catty is not the right behaviour for a cat.
Chatty is the right behaviour for a chat.
December 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Chatty is the right behaviour for a chat.
I hope not! Another troubled country with a veto!
December 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I hope not! Another troubled country with a veto!
What made the UK a nuisance was the constant threat of a veto not the opt-outs.
December 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
What made the UK a nuisance was the constant threat of a veto not the opt-outs.
Lessons are never learnt. A stronger deterrent is required. Like no veto.
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Lessons are never learnt. A stronger deterrent is required. Like no veto.
You can choose mangoes, avocados, oranges and a few other fruit grown in Spain or Italy, delivered to your home when the fruit is ready. I have been buying from them and the fruit is way better than what you can get in supermarkets.
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
You can choose mangoes, avocados, oranges and a few other fruit grown in Spain or Italy, delivered to your home when the fruit is ready. I have been buying from them and the fruit is way better than what you can get in supermarkets.
House of Lords report on Youth mobility schemes, January 2025.
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
House of Lords report on Youth mobility schemes, January 2025.
What would prevent the UK from behaving as it did before is majority voting but it's not happening anytime soon.
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
What would prevent the UK from behaving as it did before is majority voting but it's not happening anytime soon.
When these discussions ran into the sand, UK approached individual MS but MS deferred to the Commission. I suspect the reluctance of the UK is that it only selectively wants mobility from the richer countries.
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When these discussions ran into the sand, UK approached individual MS but MS deferred to the Commission. I suspect the reluctance of the UK is that it only selectively wants mobility from the richer countries.
The fact that youth mobility was initially a UK ask seems to have escaped common awareness, making it a EU ask that UK is reluctantly discussing. According to UK in a Changing Europe, discussions with the Commission started in 2022 under the Tories. 1/
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The fact that youth mobility was initially a UK ask seems to have escaped common awareness, making it a EU ask that UK is reluctantly discussing. According to UK in a Changing Europe, discussions with the Commission started in 2022 under the Tories. 1/
Disastrous handling by the Commission. Not a word about how the UK handled its own bid?
December 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Disastrous handling by the Commission. Not a word about how the UK handled its own bid?
Moldova have a long and winding road to accession.
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Moldova have a long and winding road to accession.
Exactly the same terms?
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Exactly the same terms?
It's the first component of exceptionalism.
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's the first component of exceptionalism.
Why do Brits always want to be "leading" something or other. So boring.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Why do Brits always want to be "leading" something or other. So boring.
The UK was NOT a founding member. It applied to join twice and was rejected the first time.
December 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The UK was NOT a founding member. It applied to join twice and was rejected the first time.
The reverse is also true.
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The reverse is also true.
I came here to say the same!
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I came here to say the same!
What do the promoters of a customs union think that it will do for the UK?
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What do the promoters of a customs union think that it will do for the UK?
But customs union will do very little towards prosperity.
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
But customs union will do very little towards prosperity.