"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them." ✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...

Nigel Farage says Reform would “reduce the size of the bloated state” by seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate @jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats

💥 Don't miss our next Lunch Hour💥 🌎 Join us for a discussion on foreign policy and the challenge to multilateralism With leading experts @anandmenon.bsky.social, Fiona Hill, Margaret MacMillan, Rana Mitter and @fromtga.bsky.social 💻 Online 📍Tues 11 Nov, 1pm GMT ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

"Brexit, in other words, is both cause and consequence of a lot of what is going on in our politics today." 🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social gave some reflections on the origins, evolution and impact of Brexit on the UK and its politics Catch up in full 👉 youtu.be/ztqL7ZaTWik?...

"The case of the UK-India FTA demonstrates that agreeing an FTA is not a panacea for economic stagnation, with its value only as good as the way it is implemented." 🇬🇧🇮🇳 ✍️ @drsarahhall.bsky.social explains the challenges of delivering economic growth through trade deals ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-india...

"What we've seen is an increase in UK-IE trade, but that is almost solely driven by the increase in NI-IE trade because the Windsor Framework has made that trading relationship stronger." 🎙️ @anandmenon.bsky.social duscusses UK-Irish trade post-Brexit on @newstalkfm.bsky.social 🇬🇧🇮🇪

🇪🇺 Today, the EU Enlargement Summit convenes in Brussels 🇪🇺 To dissect the details of it all, join @anandmenon.bsky.social, @sebastienmaillard.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @jobmaynooth.bsky.social 💻 Online 📆 Tues 18 Nov, 1pm GMT ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

Nigel Farage says that the UK has failed business by not taking advantage of Brexit opportunities to deregulate the economy 📰 @jreland.bsky.social argues in @the-independent.com that this is wrong as it was business that pushed back most against this 🔒🔗 www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexi...

📉 "It means that we have now got the lowest level of trust in politics that we have had… And this is a direct result of poor economic performance." 🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social explains how low productivity and growth affect UK politics for @keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social youtu.be/BkQTGOVaFxU?...

🚨 NEW EVENT 🚨 🇪🇺 Tomorrow, the EU presents its 2025 enlargement package, looking at the progress made by EU hopefuls Join our team of experts to discuss the prospects for EU enlargement and its impact on aspiring countries and members 💻 Online 📆 Tue 18 Nov, 1pm GMT ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

"The case of the the UK-India FTA demonstrates that agreeing an FTA is not a panacea for economic stagnation, with its value only as good as the way it is implemented." @drsarahhall.bsky.social explains the challenges of delivering economic growth through trade deals ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-india...

"What voluntary alignment does mean is a clunky process of copying and pasting new EU regulations onto the UK statute book for limited economic gain. It is a high-effort, low-reward strategy." ✍️ Joël Reland reflects on Labour's Brexit trap https://ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-brexit-trap/

"The most common response among men aged 18-25, as with their female peers, is to state that they would never consider voting for Reform." Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte & Emilia Belknap argue that most British young men reject the right https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/

📆 We've got a new date for your diary 💻 Tues 11 Nov, 1pm GMT 🌎 Join our expert panel online as they discuss the central foreign policy challenges we must confront Sign up now 👇 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice-lunch-hour-confronting-foreign-policy-challenges/

"Public concern about immigration remains unusually high and has not yet caught up with the reality of falling immigration." ✍️ @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analyses the potentially huge fall that is coming in the net migration numbers ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...

"It means that we have now got the lowest level of trust in politics that we have had… And this is a direct result of poor economic performance." @anandmenon.bsky.social on the UK's productivity problem during his lecture at @keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social Catch up here 👉 youtu.be/BkQTGOVaFxU?...

🔀 For all the latest trends in UK-EU regulatory divergence, check out our latest tracker by @jreland.bsky.social 💡It highlights the UK's increasingly difficult position of wanting to act like the EU on most regulatory issues without being a member Read in full 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...

"The data shows no evidence to suggest that younger men are more inclined than other demographic groups to support the British far right" ✍️ @turnbulldugarte.com & @emiliabelknap.bsky.social analyse the demographics of Reform voters and argue the gender gap is marginal ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...

📉 "Any political benefit the government may gain from this fall in immigration could be jeopardised by the economic damage that it causes." 🖊️ @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analyses the fall in net migration to the UK and the potential political and economic consequences ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...

💥 Our next Lunch Hour has a stellar line up 💥 🌎 Join us for a discussion on foreign policy challenges and the threat to multilateralism With @anandmenon.bsky.social, Fiona Hill, Margaret MacMillan, Rana Mitter and @fromtga.bsky.social 💻 Online 📍Tues 11 Nov, 1pm GMT ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

⤴️ "We're moving forward. But the scale and the scope of the challenges we are facing is increasing faster than our responses." 🗣️ Fabian Zuleeg explains the 'progress illusion' in the EU argues that linear policymaking will not solve exponential challenges

"Growth looks unlikely to come to the rescue in time to ease the Chancellor’s headache in the Autumn budget." ✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social and @ruthcurtice.bsky.social explain how the UK's growth problem impacts other key policy areas ukandeu.ac.uk/explaining-t...

📆 Don't miss our next Lunch Hour 🌎 Global instability has become the new normal Join our expert panellists as they ask whether the multilateral system as we know it can hold? 💻 Online 📍Tues 11 Nov, 1pm GMT https://ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice-lunch-hour-confronting-foreign-policy-challenges/

"What voluntary alignment does mean is a clunky process of copying and pasting new EU regulations onto the UK statute book for limited economic gain. It is a high-effort, low-reward strategy." ✍️ Joël Reland reflects on Labour's Brexit trap https://ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-brexit-trap/

"Doubts are also bound to surface about whether the quest for a budget matching the EU's ambitions can survive the inevitable political horse-trading." ✍️ Iain Begg explores some potentially contentious issues around the next EU budget https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-eus-multi-annual-financial-framework/

"The institutions face a fundamental test: can they evolve to accommodate a new political reality? The Fifth Republic, long admired for its resilience, now faces a moment of reckoning." ✍️Alistair Cole on the political crisis in France https://ukandeu.ac.uk/frances-political-crisis-in-perspective/

📣 JUST ANNOUNCED 📣 🌎 Global instability has become the new normal To discuss key foreign policy challenges, we've have assembled a stellar panel of experts 💻 Online 📍Tues 11 Nov, 1pm GMT Sign up now 👇 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice-lunch-hour-confronting-foreign-policy-challenges/

💥NEW PODCAST💥 🎧 Anand Menon is joined by Neil Kinnock on the UK in a Changing Europe Podcast 💬 40 years after his dramatic party conference speech, they reflect on "the grotesque chaos" & ponder paralells with today https://ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/lord-neil-kinnock-on-that-party-conference-speech/

🚨 Don't miss the latest edition of our UK-EU regulatory divergence tracker by Joël Reland 🤓 It outlines the key trends in UK-EU regulatory divergence and identifies exactly how and where the UK and EU have diverged or aligned https://ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-eu-divergence-tracker-q3-2025/

"UK rules discourage or prohibit refugees from travelling back to the country they have fled, with specifics varying by status and scheme." 🖊️ Catherine Barnard, Fiona Costello & Ali Ahmadi ask can refugees visit their home countries? https://ukandeu.ac.uk/can-refugees-visit-their-home-country/

"The government finds itself caught in a trap. On the one hand, it wants to build closer relations with the EU to drive economic growth. On the other, it does not want to reopen the Brexit debate." 🖊️Joël Reland on Labour's approach to EU relations https://ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-brexit-trap/

"We're moving forward. But the scale and the scope of the challenges we are facing is increasing faster than our responses." Fabian Zuleeg from @epc-official.bsky.social explains what he calls the 'progress illusion' in the EU & argues that linear policymaking will not solve exponential challenges

"The crisis challenges the foundations of the Fifth Republic. The semi-presidential model, once a source of stability, now appears brittle." ✍️ Alistair Cole reflects on the political crisis unfolding in France 🇫🇷 ukandeu.ac.uk/frances-poli...

🚨 NEW EVENT 🚨 ✨ We have got an exciting line up for our next Lunch Hour ✨ Join @anandmenon.bsky.social, Fiona Hill, Rana Mitter, Margaret MacMillan & @fromtga.bsky.social for a discussion on confronting foreign policy challenges 💻 Online 📍Tues 11 Nov, 1pm GMT ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

"...the govt. needs to show that it is making progress in turning round the economic fortunes of the country if it is to regain the support it has, to date, haemorrhaged." 📰 @anandmenon.bsky.social argues that Starmer must act quickly to tackle the issues the UK faces 🔗 time.com/7326397/uk-s...

✍️ Updated blog ✍️ We have corrected this blog post by John Springford on the impact of Brexit on trade, which previously had incorrect data on the share of UK exports accounted for by the automotive sector. Read in full here 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/policy-excha...

"What voluntary alignment does mean is a clunky process of copying and pasting new EU regulations onto the UK statute book for limited economic gain. It is a high-effort, low-reward strategy." ✍️ @jreland.bsky.social reflects on Labour's Brexit trap ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-brex...

IT'S OUT!!!!!! New @ukandeu.bsky.social Divergence Tracker by @jreland.bsky.social The best way to keep up with regulatory alignment / divergence between UK and EU. This time we learn how hard it is to align even if we want to. ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e... 1/2

"Doubts are also bound to surface about whether the quest for a budget matching the Union’s ambitions can survive the inevitable political horse-trading." ✍️ Professor Iain Begg explores some of the issues that may prove contentious when it comes to the next EU budget ukandeu.ac.uk/the-eus-mult...

💥Our online panel is about to start 💥 🇪🇺 The European Union is (as so often recently) confronting profound economic, political, security and social challenges Join our experts at 1pm BST as they discuss the key challenges and opportunities for the bloc 📹 Follow live here app.sli.do/event/eECbQX...

Our new divergence is tracker out: auditing the extent to which UK/EU rules and regs have aligned/diverged since June. It highlights the increasingly awkward position which the UK occupies: of wanting to act like the EU on most regulatory issues, but without being part of the club.

🚨 PUBLISHED TODAY 🚨 👀 Take a look at the latest edition of UK in a Changing Europe's UK-EU regulatory divergence tracker by @jreland.bsky.social 🤓 It's the only report of its kind to outline exactly how UK and EU rules and regulations have diverged 🧵 Key findings ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...

⏰ TODAY ⏰ @anandmenon.bsky.social will be joined by experts Fabian Zuleeg, @epc-official.bsky.social and Christine Reh @hertieschool.bsky.social to discuss the state of the EU 🇪🇺 🕐 1pm BST Are it's plans to confront the interlinked challenges it faces? Find out 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

"UK rules discourage or prohibit refugees from travelling back to the country they have fled, with specifics varying by status and scheme." ✍️ @cbarnard.bsky.social, @fionacostello.bsky.social & Ali Ahmadi explain whether refugees can visit their home countries ukandeu.ac.uk/can-refugees...

"Doubts are also bound to surface about whether the quest for a budget matching the Union’s ambitions can survive the inevitable political horse-trading." ✍️ Professor Iain Begg explores some of the issues that may prove contentious when it comes to the next EU budget ukandeu.ac.uk/the-eus-mult...

✍️ Sign up while you can ✍️ 🇪🇺 One year into von der Leyen's second term, the EU faces profound economic, political and security challenges 🇪🇺 🤔 But are its plans to confront them fit for purpose? 💻 Join us online on Tuesday to find out 👇

🔍 Looking for some weekend listening? 🎧 Why not switch on the UK in a Changing Europe podcast with @anandmenon.bsky.social and Neil Kinnock 💬 40 years on from his dramatic conference speech, they reflect on "the grotesque chaos" then and ponder paralells with today

"We can build these mechanisms most effectively if we begin from the foundation of a common strategic approach." @joeguiffard.bsky.social and Calvin Bailey MP outline their model for deeper Franco-British security cooperation to face Russia & other strategic threats🇬🇧🇫🇷

Yesderday, Trump held what he described as a “productive” call with Putin, and told reporters he’d be meeting him in Turkey soon Ahead of their meeting, read @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social's analysis of their summit in Alaska and what it reveals about US foreign policy 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/what-the-tru...

"I think the two party system does look to me to be very broken… And so we could have the most unpredictable general election of modern times. And it's going to really test voters' faith in democracy." 🔮 Tim Montgomerie reluctantly offers his predictions on the next general election in the UK