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Anand Menon
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Director @ukandeu.bsky.social Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s

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Anand Menon is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London in the United Kingdom and was appointed in January 2014 as director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. He was a special adviser to the House of Lords EU committee. .. more

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · Nov 5
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...
Reflections on the Brexit Revolution: 2025-26 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 4h
"The party seems to be falling into the same trap that successive governments have been caught in – of assuming that the ‘EU needs and wants greater cooperation from the UK on defence’"

✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social offers some reflections on the Lib Dem's EU policy

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Might the Lib Dems matter on Europe? - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon offers his take on the Liberal Democrat's EU policy following their party conference.
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 5h
Some reflections on Lib Dem conference and what they're saying about Europe ukandeu.ac.uk/might-the-li...
Might the Lib Dems matter on Europe? - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon offers his take on the Liberal Democrat's EU policy following their party conference.
ukandeu.ac.uk

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 6h
Confused by that story about how all our economic numbers were wrong? Read this by @jdportes.bsky.social and you won't be ukandeu.ac.uk/britains-pro...
Britain’s productivity disaster was real—but not quite as disastrous as we thought - UK in a changing Europe
Jonathan Portes explains why the ONS updated its productivity estimates for the period between 2009 and 2019 from 0.7 per cent to 1.3 per cent and what this change actually means for the UK economy.
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Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence | KCL @jmce-kcl.bsky.social · 1d
Wednesday, 14 October: European Diplomacy: Building the Ship while Sailing in Troubled Waters

A keynote speech by Ambassador Pedro Serrano
Followed by an expert panel with @anandmenon.bsky.social Dr Benedetta Voltolini and @kienzle.bsky.social

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European Diplomacy: Building the Ship while Sailing in Troubled Waters
Keynote Speech — King's European Week 2026 — Futuring Europe in Turbulent Times: Strategic Thinking for Acting Today
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 1d
⏰ STARTING SOON ⏰

💻 Join us online for a disucssion on the policy and politics of the Burnham government

With @anandmenon.bsky.social, @johnmct.bsky.social, @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @sophiestowers.bsky.social

🕐 1pm kick off

Tune in live here 👉 app.sli.do/event/ug4CL3...

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 1d
Coming up in half an hour. TUNE IN!!! ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
UKICE Lunch Hour: The state of British politics - UK in a changing Europe
Join our experts online as they discuss the policy and the politics of the new Burnham government.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 1d
"Outside the EU, Burnham will have to calibrate his approaches towards the US, EU and China"

🌎 As Burnham heads to the UNGA, read this from @anandmenon.bsky.social on the need to formulate a more strategic response to a rapidly shifting international environment

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What are the key foreign policy challenges the UK must confront? - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon considers the state of the political debate and the immediate and long-term challenges that need to be confronted when it comes to UK foreign policy.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 2d
‼️ Tomorrow ‼️

🍂 September is here and our new PM must confront a number of tricky policy choices

💻 Join @anandmenon.bsky.social, @johnmct.bsky.social, @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @sophiestowers.bsky.social online as they discuss the politics of the Burnham govt.

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UKICE Lunch Hour: The state of British politics - UK in a changing Europe
Join our experts online as they discuss the policy and the politics of the new Burnham government.
ukandeu.ac.uk

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Chris Clarke @warringfictions.bsky.social · 2d
1/ Why did things implode so dismally for Keir Starmer’s govt? I worked for Labour in the years running up to GE 2024 and have since puzzled over this question. Last week I published two pieces, asking ‘what we wrong’. I added a third, expanding on economic fairness – a key theme from the first two.