Anand Menon

I did a lecture on the impact of Brexit on British politics. Watch it here if you're really bored www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...

Oh my Lord. UK officials are apparently wandering around chatting to random strangers in Brussels about Freedom of Movement. Cos the EU sure as hell isn't holding talks with us about it.... www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Three geo-economic philosophies are emerging. The US is a coercive superpower. China is aiming for autarky, with one-sided integration only. In a new piece, I make the case for Europe’s emerging response: networked economic sovereignty. 1/ www.dnhk.org/de/news/2026...

Just heard Hunt on the radio saying Labour needs to "put the economics before the politics" in the Budget. The bloke who created an unaffordable cut in National Insurance prior to the election, which he knew the Tories would lose. Utter charlatan.

University of Cambridge effectively rewarding his behaviour here 🤣🤣 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... James Orr steps down from Cambridge management roles

Very excited about the Brexit debate becoming about why rejoin might get us 'better' immigrants......

Is Europe the key that will help Labour unlock Scotland? Fascinating reflections for PF Global by Tim Rhydderch pfglobaldata.substack.com/p/king-of-th...

'Racists are damaging my racist project.'

Nice to see Man Utd doing their bit to keep City fans (and everyone else) smiling.

Worth adding that even if UK just accepted everything EU required that would not necessarily make it much faster: concerns about long-term commitment and about re-balancing internal dynamics would remain

Of course it's possible. I'd bet on minimum of two elections during the process.

📰 Reports over the weekend suggest that, ahead of next month's UK-EU summit, negotiations over a youth mobility scheme remain ongoing. ❓ To understand why the talks are so complex, read this piece from @cbarnard.bsky.social and Denzil Davidson. ukandeu.ac.uk/youth-mobili...

Just listening to @anandmenon.bsky.social on @podsavetheuk.crooked.com - just incredibly clear analysis of Brexit and other UK politics issues, can he be in charge of a public information campaign if we are indeed revisiting this issue, please.

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🎁 Something for the weekend 🎁 🎧 Listen to to the last ever episode of the UK in a Changing Europe podcast as Jill Rutter, Catherine Barnard and Jonathan Portes join Anand Menon to take a trip down UKICE memory lane. https://ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/the-uk-in-a-changing-europe-podcast-curtain-call/

📉"Before 2016, UK car output grew 4.6 percentage points a year faster than Germany’s. Since 2020, it has grown more than eight points a year slower." 🚙 With 'Made in Europe' high on the agenda, Oleksandr Shepotylo explains how Brexit has affected the UK car industry. https://ow.ly/Ihqb50ZYwEq

Throwback time! Great to chat #brexit on @instituteforgovernment.org.uk pod with @anandmenon.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi.... But also features Trump, Putin and @cassiarowland.bsky.social on what Starmer got right on prisons

Producer: “Who can we get to represent the views of voters in struggling working class towns?” Researcher: “How about a London born privately educated banjo player who is the son of the billionaire who owns GB News?” Producer: “Perfect!”

PODCAST🎙️What’s on Burnham’s Brexit menu? 🎧 With Burnham exploring a new relationship with Europe, listen as @anandmenon.bsky.social joins the podcast team to weigh up the prime minister’s prospects. Available on all major podcast platforms www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

and if that doesn't sate your thirst for Brexit nostalgia and you want more @anandmenon.bsky.social -- move onto this @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @ukandeu.bsky.social summer co-production with added Adam Fleming who outnerds us all. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/brex...

The Avengers reassemble....

🥹 LAST EVER PODCAST!! 🥹 Tune in to the final episode of the UK in a Changing Europe podcast to hear @jillongovt.bsky.social @cbarnard.bsky.social and @jdportes.bsky.social join @anandmenon.bsky.social for a sentimental look back on 12 years of UKICE. ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/the...

Huge news for @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social. I look forward to working for @anandmenon.bsky.social. I am also immensely grateful to @cergrant.bsky.social for taking a chance on me in 2013. I'm glad we'll still be able to draw on his wisdom and his extraordinary networks of high-level contacts.

sure am, keeping busy, having fun... www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

Dodging bold decisions in the budget will create more political and economic pain later for the Labour government. My latest for @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/9f37...

Interesting - and overdue - No.10 advertising for a Director of Growth and Macroeconomics, working in the Policy Unit (Special Advisor appointment, not mainstream civil service). www.linkedin.com/posts/parna-...

Part 2 of the @ukandeu.bsky.social demise story. Congratulations @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social on nabbing @anandmenon.bsky.social - marriage made in heaven? look forward to working with you all going forward (and thanks to Charles Grant for his efforts through the years)

We are delighted to announce that @anandmenon.bsky.social will take over from @cergrant.bsky.social as director of @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social in the new year. Look out for more news soon on how Anand will ensure that some of the best bits of UK in a Changing Europe are maintained at the CER.

📢 The @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social appoints a new director: @anandmenon.bsky.social will succeed @cergrant.bsky.social as director, taking over at the start of 2027.

Some news. Honoured, delighted, excited and a little scared about this. Get in touch if you want to collaborate or have ideas about what we could and should be doing.....

Exciting times. Huge congratulations to @anandmenon.bsky.social. And a massive thank you to @cergrant.bsky.social for his contribution to Europe and Britain.

Long missive incoming! This latest episode of Pod Save the UK is fantastic - with guest @anandmenon.bsky.social , who makes the case for better informed politicians and citizens, with universities/academics playing a crucial role. 1/9 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

Honestly, the way Jeremy Hunt is treated as voice of reason on the economy bewilders me. It's like having Boris Johnson on to discuss how best to abide by public health rules.

‘We don’t have the money for that’ says the former Chancellor who cut NI twice when we couldn’t afford it for purely political reasons.

Thank you to John Hannaford, Personal Representative of the Prime Minister of Canada to the EU for speaking at our dinner in Brussels last night.

Well played @skynewsrss.bsky.social having a debate on Burnham’s EU comments about radiators with a think tanker with an agenda vs a small business owner. Ridiculous.

Even Richard Tice doesn't want to address Brexit, it seems

Parliament debating relations with the EU. I'm getting triggered. Not least by the utter absence of anything approaching detail about future plans.

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We may be closing down, but we're not done yet 😉. New this week: Paula Surridge on the Conservatives' electoral strategy https://ow.ly/QRIm50ZWnMj John Helferich on the Franco-British 'Entente Amicale' https://ow.ly/F9iq50ZWnMk Ali Ahmadi et al on 'Operation Vanguard' https://ow.ly/BSMZ50ZWnMi

Want to get to grips with all the latest regulatory developments in the EU? Dive into the *NEW* UK-EU Regulatory Divergence Tracker here: https://ow.ly/nLI850ZWnUa And for more, read analysis from the author, Joël Reland, on what it could mean for Andy Burnham's EU agenda: https://ow.ly/HnK550ZWnU8

🚗 "Britain’s decline came in two Brexit stages: years of uncertainty post-referendum weakened the industry, before the trade arrangements that replaced EU membership did more lasting damage." @shepotylo.bsky.social explains how Brexit has damaged the UK car industry. ukandeu.ac.uk/from-pace-se...

Couldn't ask for a better start to the week than Matt Goodwin arguing we shouldn't rejoin the EU because it's become so right wing and populist.

And off we go www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Can’t deny it. Loving watching Liverpool get humiliated at home.

We still recall the outcry when the possibility of de-funding UKICE was first floated a few years ago. Obvs everyone recognises that research funds are limited & need to cover diverse needs. But again today: the loss of UKICE will be felt significantly: they've done a huge service to UK politics.

Bugger

We’re gonna win the League

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