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Louise Hawley

@louiseah.bsky.social
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Returned to Uni - now European Studies MA (KCL). Euro integration Political Economy UK and EU Career Qual researcher, listening ears on. Very sensitive to pronouncements based on single focus groups

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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 14h
Letter printed in The Times today
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Louise Hawley @louiseah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Magali mood = kitten-life
Black/cream siberian kitten lounging on her back on her high bed with her feet hanging over the edge
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We're going to get a lot of this. And we should take the numbers with an enormous dollop of salt. The negotiations would be tough, the terms less favourable than those we rejected in 2016. These numbers will move ' however 'mega' the poll! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🙏 "Think tankers like me were disappointed by the standard of debate last time round. Now, in the Burnham spirit, I am daring to hope." ✍️ @anandmenon.bsky.social reflects on the prospects of a second EU referendum and the risks of another low-quality public debate. ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...
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Here we go again - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon reflects on the prospects of another EU referendum and the risks of repeating the low quality of public debate seen...
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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What's that Andy? You want to look at the different options for the UK's relationship with the EU? If only someone had set them out already... ukandeu.ac.uk/introducing-...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Cassian Andor's 'Cunty' Style in Andor
ALT: Cassian Andor's 'Cunty' Style in Andor
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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big day in UK politics... The new divergence tracker is out! What is most striking in this edition is the large degree of EU-led divergence over tech/digital policy.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Local man near RAF base: "The situation is not being helped by various political outlets and individuals finger-pointing when nothing has been proven as yet. This is only continuing to further the cause of those that would look to sow division and fear." www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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RAF Fairford suspects are British men in their 20s, police say, as Iranian embassy denies involvement
The men, who all live in London, were arrested near the base on Sunday morning. Residents say security had been stepped up in the days before.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm right here you know ukandeu.ac.uk/immigration-... ukandeu.ac.uk/immigration-...
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Immigration is falling - be careful what you wish for - UK in a changing Europe
Today’s immigration figures are the first with any meaningful data after the Brexit vote. And they show – as I predicted back...
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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
80 hours of embroidery! This aerial landscape is directly inspired by Dartmoor and I'd say I have another 30-ish hours to go? I'm now starting to fill in the fields for the sheep, the tor area will be done last as I'm still deciding whether I want a slope or not 😅 I hope you like it! #art
An embroidery hoop containing a sewn aerial-view landscape. It depicts a moorland scene in a range of green shades, about 70% completed.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Heres the text of the 2026 treaty on Greenland www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st... Hard to see how it differs fundamentally from the 1951 agreement avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century... The most one could say is that it's implementing and elaborating upon the previous agreement
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
literally thousands of jobs in higher education were cut *last year alone* and there's been almost no media coverage and no government action
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As we recall from past Brexit episodes, the EU is well aware that UK business need meaningful outcomes, and government threats are therefore rarely taken seriously. Yet UK politicians struggle to understand our third country status. encompass-europe.com/comment/how-...
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How to achieve UK aims in Brussels
(a companion piece to everything Brussels really thinks about the UK) There are 27 countries present and permanently negotiating almost every policy area in Brussels. These are the member…
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
History is about interrogating documents and questioning narratives; and law is about the rules that bind us and the rights that protect us. Neither are STEM; both are essential.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Honestly, might be better if government ministers kept their half-baked views on education to themselves
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 09/09/2026
Watching this Apple event tout how iPhones will soon be able to record ambient audio/conversations and transcribe "high level notes" for you. It's billed as private and end-to-end encrypted, but I think the bigger harm is the normalization of always-listening devices. It's creepy and not normal.
a screenshot from an iPhone and Apple Watch showing "recaps" of conversations from ambient audio.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It might be a good idea for a senior politician to talk about the AI alignment risk at some point given I suspect the vast majority of the population have no idea it exists, except maybe in a jokey sci-fi sort of way.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trouble is, I suspect, many of those Conservative and Reform voters see Brexit in the same way as some on the far left used to see Communism (and maybe still do) - namely, a failure, but only because it was never properly tried.
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 08/09/2026
Trey Parker & Matt Stone announce that ‘SOUTH PARK’ will be renamed to ‘SOUTH AMERICA’. “Inspired by the bravery & patriotism of Apple & Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount -- a Skydance Capitulation.”
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Not long now.....
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🇳🇴"These states are living an experiment in rethinking societal security and in retooling government for an environment of competitive geopolitics." ✍️ @rynning.bsky.social & Anne Ingemann Johansen on the work being done by Norway to counter the threat posed by Russia 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/not-one-inch...
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Not one inch: keeping Russia at bay - UK in a changing Europe
Sten Rynning and Anne Ingemann Johansen look at the day-to-day work being done in Norway as a frontline state to counter the threat posed by Russia and how this contributes to European security.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is interesting and informative on how public attitudes can conflict with public policy.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
My first cartoon for adults for a while, on the Dover business
A one panel cartoon showing three male-looking figures in all black wearing balaclavas, so you can only see their eyes. Below it says: 'Spontaneous' protest. The figure on the right is saying: 'OMG, SO EMBARRASSING, WE ALL WORE THE SAME OUTFIT!
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The scary thing is the extent to which Reform could do this under our current constitutional arrangements.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Exactly. Polling is not a neutral activity that simply records public opinion. It plays a significant role in shaping it, and political actors consciously use it for that purpose.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Again - they boasted that they had done it before As for "entrapment" - they could just have said no
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Louise Hawley @louiseah.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Introducing Magali - That's all! #catsofbluesky
Black tabby siberian kitten about to make a statement
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Since that is how a lot of voters that Burnham needs on his side assess the state of society what might seem economically irrational is politically logical
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Gail Armstrong @gailbatlady.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🦇🦇🦇 The bright lights of Bowness town centre lured this Brown long-eared youngster out of his woodland home. Desperately thin when rescued at 4.87g. He drank puppy milk, ate a waxworm and now thinks he doesn't need me anymore. He will be here a while, I'd say he's misinformed. 😅 #lovebats #batcare
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good news though shouldn't be overblown, third countries often attend EU events as guests, and UK engagement with Brussels remains generally weak. www.politico.eu/article/ed-m...
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Ed Miliband to attend EU foreign ministers meeting in Ireland
Britain’s top diplomat wants to prioritize relations with European neighbors.
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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sam muscling into my patch. I may have to start writing about council elections in response.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So much @samfr.bsky.social says here in this excellent post applies also to Trump’s approach to litigation.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Probably more difficult to get an EEA/EFTA state to vote for full membership than for societies locked out of Single Market rights that benefit individuals. It's why I think Norway will not join in my lifetime, and why the paradox of UK getting in the EEA is it would kill momentum to full Rejoin
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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 28/08/2026
Spirit Airlines went under and left behind 500 million Teams messages. Google bid $10m. A startup building AI agents to work inside simulated companies bid $12.5m. Ten years of telling people to work out loud, and here we are. By me for @reworked.bsky.social www.reworked.co/collaboratio...
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Everything You've Ever Typed at Work Just Became an Asset
We spent 10 years pushing people to work out loud. Spirit's data sale is teaching everyone a good reason to stop.
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 28/08/2026
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: BBC Four is about to show Dolly Parton's 2014 Glastonbury set
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Louise Hawley @louiseah.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ladies × 3 - literal choreo à la #totp
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Louise Hawley @louiseah.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Girls dressed in brown in a ring - literal choreo à la #totp
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Louise Hawley @louiseah.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
R Strauss, CMAT and 70s #TOTP that's a Friday evening
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Dave Pumpkin 🎃 @davebrockman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're slacking, gang. #TOTP
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Steve McGookin @stevemcgstates.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Genuinely one of the most brilliant crowdsourced platforms imaginable. I had a quiet moment early in the morning before my recent wedding and stepped out onto the deck to use it. This image will always remind me of the joy of that day...
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The backlash against tech (coming for driverless cars as much as data centres) seems to have surprised governments as much as the changes caused by it in the first place... begging the question as to whether policy makers need to be getting out more www.ft.com/content/a30e...
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Launch date for London robotaxis slips amid TfL uncertainty
Operators play down chance of starting this year
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It’s a shift up a half-step from G major to A flat major, which injects a burst of energy into the performance. At this point, Westlife may stand up from their stools, which should not be attempted when the seatbelt sign is illuminated.
Airline introduces key change for over-50s cabin crew.
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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 24/08/2026
Social media for the #LongestTrainEU record attempt How should I organise what I post on Bluesky/Eurosky and Mastodon/Fediverse? Bridges or not? Threads or not? I'd welcome your feedback!
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Social media for the Longest journey record attempt
My big project - the Record attempt: Longest train journey in the EU - starts in a week, and I am refining the social media strategy for it. And I need a little bit of feedback from you, my followers! First of all, a little background about the project. The [...]
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Louise Hawley @louiseah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Absolute timeline cleanser - bats (and the Merle) are wonderful
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just pointing out again that the original X post very obviously mistates the reasons for the suspension
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Instead of the traditional military parade to mark Independence Day, which cannot be held due to wartime security conditions, Ukrainian ground robotic complexes drove down the centre of Kyiv today, maritime drones sailed along the Dnipro River, and military planes and combat drones flew overhead.
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