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Nick Hopkinson

@nickhopkinson.bsky.social
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Writer and speaker on international relations and the EU. Former Director, Wilton Park, Foreign Office (FCDO) policy forum. Former Chair, LDEG and Founder Chair, London4Europe. Major book on post war policy discussions just published by Routledge. #FBPE

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 05/08/2026
Resetting our relationship with Europe is the fastest way to boost growth. It's time to cut red tape, back small businesses, and join the Single Market and Customs Union. @libdemdaisy.bsky.social
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
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Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
labourlist.org/2026/07/how-...
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'How should Prime Minister Burnham handle the EU? - LabourList
In discussions around our reset with the EU free movement may no longer be the problem it is sometimes feared.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
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Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
www.libdems.org.uk/fairvotes
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Fair Votes Now
Support proportional representation so everyone's voice counts.
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Sonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
www.libdemvoice.org/the-next-gen... @hugodixon.bsky.social on #mattfrei @LBC 11am seems to have overlooked @eddavey.libdems.org.uk 17 June speech calling for a Growth and Defence Partnership with EU. There is a clear road map as outlined in my recent @libdemvoice.org article @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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The next General Election Manifesto should commit to joining the EU
Last week Ed Davey gave a well received keynote speech advocating a new Growth and Defence Partnership (‘Partnership’) with the European Union (EU) at the European Movement UK’s event marking the tent...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
#Starmer could legitimately have blamed the poor local election results on the self-imposed #Brexit red lines constraining growth. Instead he choose the status quo leaving the door wide open to a new Labour leader who will eventually change it.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.libdems.org.uk/trade
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Fix Britain's Trade
Liberal Democrats want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Nice review of my recently published Routledge book in the latest edition of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Association’s InsideOut magazine.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: London Needs EU and YOU! (Part 1) - online registration only. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
London4Europe Rally - the first of two events to be held this year in London, aimed at placing London at the forefront of the campaign to Re-align with - and eventually Rejoin - our friends and collea...
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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
This is the video to share and show anyone who thinks brexit hasn’t been done ‘properly’ yet and going further would be good for this country. Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social and let’s take back control. Click their account to do so.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/12/2025
Paul Nowak calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe
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Paul Nowak calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe
In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy Keir Starmer should seek out a far closer relationship with Europe, including a possible customs union, the head of the TUC has said. Paul Nowak, TUC general secretary, said the British public recognised the need for a vastly improved trading arrangement and said it had become more urgent than ever because of the fickle nature of the relationship with Donald Trump’s United States. Continue reading...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
x.com/chrismurphyc...
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Chris Murphy 🟧 on X: "I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends. It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich. https://t.co/yqj2cAQZdx" / X
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends. It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich. https://t.co/yqj2cAQZdx
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/12/2025
👏 Keir Starmer PM: "How Brexit was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled." "The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas... @eddavey.libdems.org.uk is spot on here. We need closer relations with Europe to ameliorate our #costoflivingcrisis
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Revealed: Brexit costing the UK £250m a day in lost tax revenue
The UK is losing £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 30/11/2025
It’s time to admit what a disaster Brexit has been. Liberal Democrats have a plan to fix our trade with Europe to turbocharge the economy, fix the cost of living crisis and properly fund our public services.
Let’s be honest about the damage that Brexit has done. There is a £90bn hit to treasury income every year as a result of the Brexit deal.

In the OBR papers, they say disposable income for families is going to go down and that the effects of Brexit outweigh and wipe out any of the benefits of all of the government’s new trade deals combined.

Brexit has been a disaster for our country, it has been a disaster for our economy.- Daisy Cooper, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Excellent. Only @eddavey.libdems.org.uk has a policy to solve our #costoflivingcrisis
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
www.facebook.com/share/v/17fd... Alistair Campbell nails it in his brief defence of the #BBC
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Redirecting...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
At least someone is standing up for #BBC and press freedom in the UK
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 13/11/2025
The Prime Minister must pick up the phone now to Donald Trump. We have 24 hours to stop Trump’s billion-dollar raid on British licence fee payers. We’ve written to the PM, calling on him to demand that Trump drop his ludicrous $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
ingdeexhibition.org/artwork/87460/ #ArtforSale at prestigious #DiscerningEye exhibition at the #MallGalleries near Trafalgar Square, London and online
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Wine and Fruit – ING Discerning Eye 2025
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
ingdeexhibition.org/artwork/87461/ #ArtforSale at the #DiscerningEye exhibition at the #MallGalleries near Trafalgar Square, London
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Renegade Plums – ING Discerning Eye 2025
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Proud of my Susanne who had two pictures selected for the prestigious #IngDiscerningEye exhibition at the #MallGalleries off Trafalgar Square, London. #ArtinLondon #ArtforSale #ContemporaryArt
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Webinar tonight at 6.30pm!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The evolution of UK-EU relations since 1958 as seen from Wilton Park. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
From the viewpoint of Wilton Park, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s policy forum in West Sussex, this webinar will focus on: How the UK gradually opted for EC membership; and How as ...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Join #London4Europe for a webinar on UK-EU relations at 18.30 Wednesday 29 October. Registration link below.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The evolution of UK-EU relations since 1958 as seen from Wilton Park. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
From the viewpoint of Wilton Park, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s policy forum in West Sussex, this webinar will focus on: How the UK gradually opted for EC membership; and How as ...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-... Another chance on Friday 24 October at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to hear more about this fascinating story of post-war policy making at @wiltonpark.bsky.social , this time focusing on relations with China
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Book talk - The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy - Wilton Park's Road | King's College London
Former Director at Wilton Park, Nick Hopkinson, presents a new volume exploring Wilton Park’s higher-level discussion since 1946. during China Week 2025.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The emerging/developing world builds relationships while #Trump antagonises allies.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Foreign Policy Centre @fpcthinktank.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🗳️🌍 New op-ed by Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social, former director of @wiltonpark.bsky.social: The urgent need to revive democracy and the power of diplomacy 📖Read the article: fpc.org.uk/op-ed-the-ur...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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Dr Christine Cheng @christinecheng.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Anyone who has ever been to a @wiltonpark.bsky.social event knows that it’s a place of quiet diplomacy and soft power. Nick has pulled together a wonderful history of an institution that deserves to have its praises sung more often!
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
www.compassioninpolitics.com/truth_in_pol...
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Truth in Politics
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
members.nlc.org.uk/membership-f... Great place to be!
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Membership Form - National Liberal Club
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
www.routledge.com/The-Policies... One of the joys of completing a multi-year project is reconnecting with long term friends such as @christinecheng.bsky.social I hope this survey of higher level discussions on security and global challenges since 1946 published by Routledge proves useful.
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The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy: Wilton Park's Road
This volume examines the higher-level discussions convened at Wilton Park, the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s policy forum, since its inception in 1946. Originally a ‘re-education’...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
www.libdemvoice.org/we-must-be-b... The debate on #immmigration needs to be grounded in reality, not fantasy.
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We must be brave on immigration – now!
The Liberal Democrats have always been at their best when they’re brave – when we shout about things we believe in, even if they go against the current trend. Things that can tap into a seam of public...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
labourlist.org/2025/05/eu-b... where we need to go in UK-EU relations in a nutshell.
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'The reset with the EU must be ambitious if we are to meet our economic, security and other objectives' - LabourList
If the opinion polls show that public opinion continues its gradual but relentless shift in favour of rejoining the EU, then surely smaller steps, at least, should be easier.
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Spot on
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
news.sky.com/story/leaked... This leak rather proves the point that #Brexit has made the UK’s immigration challenge worse, not better.
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Top Tory caught admitting Brexit drawback in leaked clip
In response tonight, the Tories insisted that Chris Philp was not saying the Tories did not have a plan for how to handle asylum seekers post Brexit.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Zelenskyy: “I’ll be waiting for Putin in Turkey on Thursday—personally. I hope the Russians won’t come up with excuses this time. We expect a full, lasting ceasefire from tomorrow to set the stage for diplomacy. There’s no point dragging out the killing,” the President added.
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
It’s appalling that @Keir_Starmer is being controlled by Maurice Glasman and McSweeney to disrespect the 7 million voters who weren’t old enough to vote in 2016. It was a marginal result, full of lies and Russian interference and yet we are being forced to live with the rotting corpse of Brexit.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🚨🚨 It has been clear for a while now but #Canada, propelled by the leadership of @mark-carney.bsky.social is becoming a central global player and key alley of Europe both in terms of security, politics and trade in the wake of US abandoning its leadership. www.politico.eu/article/mark...
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EU cheers Mark Carney’s election win in Canada
The former top banker stood up to U.S. President Donald Trump on the campaign trail and secured a dramatic victory.
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
If you need motivation to vote, this should do it! We will never be the 51st state! Vote #TeamCarney everywhere. We need to stand up to our southern bully! #CanadaStrong 💪❤️🇨🇦 #elxn2025
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
stopreformuk.vote
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Stop the Tories and Reform
Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Bravo these 60 Labour MPs! The letter suggests further Brexit trade barriers could be removed through a Canada-style deal involving a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) on conformity assessment, allowing standards of goods to be tested in the UK before export. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset
Over 60 MPs from new intake sign letter calling for time-limited visas for 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freely
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic... Rather than continuing to pay more tax, isn’t it about time we forged closer (cost free) arrangements with the EU customs union and Single Market?
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New tax rises warning as borrowing jumps in UK hit by Trump tariff wars
Public sector net borrowing rose to £151.9 billion in the year to the end of March - equal to £95,300 per household
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
James O’Brien Daily: an hour of all the best bits from my LBC show, every day. Today - why does Trump never do anything to upset Putin? And what does does your Englishness mean to you? tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
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James O'Brien Daily
Daily News Podcast · Updated daily · Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show. Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...
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Nick Hopkinson @nickhopkinson.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
archive.ph/2025.04.12-2...
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