Andrew Hesselden
@andrewhesselden.bsky.social
I talk about and advocate for Freedom of Movement
Communications Director | European Communications Consultant @SaveFoM.bsky.social | Creator #BrexitTheElephant | #SaveFOM #RejoinEU | #DurhamUni | #InternalComms | #NAFO | #Grassroots4Europe
Communications Director | European Communications Consultant @SaveFoM.bsky.social | Creator #BrexitTheElephant | #SaveFOM #RejoinEU | #DurhamUni | #InternalComms | #NAFO | #Grassroots4Europe
Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
It’s budget day! #Budget2026.
Is anyone else worried it’s going to cost them more money?
Maybe time to #ExitBrexit?
Is anyone else worried it’s going to cost them more money?
Maybe time to #ExitBrexit?
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It’s budget day! #Budget2026.
Is anyone else worried it’s going to cost them more money?
Maybe time to #ExitBrexit?
Is anyone else worried it’s going to cost them more money?
Maybe time to #ExitBrexit?
The problem with pretending that the UK has never really been a “proper” part of the EU is that…
1. It’s not true.
2. It provides a rationale for Brexit.
But Brexit was irrational.
So why do people do this?
#RejoinEU
1. It’s not true.
2. It provides a rationale for Brexit.
But Brexit was irrational.
So why do people do this?
#RejoinEU
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The problem with pretending that the UK has never really been a “proper” part of the EU is that…
1. It’s not true.
2. It provides a rationale for Brexit.
But Brexit was irrational.
So why do people do this?
#RejoinEU
1. It’s not true.
2. It provides a rationale for Brexit.
But Brexit was irrational.
So why do people do this?
#RejoinEU
More liberal mutual mobility arrangements could be the first stop on the journey to rejoining the EU or Single Market.
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More liberal mutual mobility arrangements could be the first stop on the journey to rejoining the EU or Single Market.
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
Here are the rules of Remainer BlueSky:
1. Be angry about Brexit.
2. Don’t complain about Brexit.
3. Don’t blame the EU.
4. Confuse 2 and 3 whenever possible.
5. Pretend it’s only Brexiters complaining.
1. Be angry about Brexit.
2. Don’t complain about Brexit.
3. Don’t blame the EU.
4. Confuse 2 and 3 whenever possible.
5. Pretend it’s only Brexiters complaining.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Here are the rules of Remainer BlueSky:
1. Be angry about Brexit.
2. Don’t complain about Brexit.
3. Don’t blame the EU.
4. Confuse 2 and 3 whenever possible.
5. Pretend it’s only Brexiters complaining.
1. Be angry about Brexit.
2. Don’t complain about Brexit.
3. Don’t blame the EU.
4. Confuse 2 and 3 whenever possible.
5. Pretend it’s only Brexiters complaining.
One of the biggest challenges we have in campaigning to restore mutual freedom of movement and fixing the issues with international mobility is separating it from the topic of asylum, illegal immigration, and small boats
@savefom.bsky.social
@savefom.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One of the biggest challenges we have in campaigning to restore mutual freedom of movement and fixing the issues with international mobility is separating it from the topic of asylum, illegal immigration, and small boats
@savefom.bsky.social
@savefom.bsky.social
Delighted to report that our motion
“A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility of All Ages” was passed (in amended form) at Saturday’s AGM of the European Movement
Original motion:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xn0di...
With amendment:
assets.nationbuilder.com/euromove/pag...
@savefom.bsky.social
“A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility of All Ages” was passed (in amended form) at Saturday’s AGM of the European Movement
Original motion:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xn0di...
With amendment:
assets.nationbuilder.com/euromove/pag...
@savefom.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Delighted to report that our motion
“A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility of All Ages” was passed (in amended form) at Saturday’s AGM of the European Movement
Original motion:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xn0di...
With amendment:
assets.nationbuilder.com/euromove/pag...
@savefom.bsky.social
“A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility of All Ages” was passed (in amended form) at Saturday’s AGM of the European Movement
Original motion:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xn0di...
With amendment:
assets.nationbuilder.com/euromove/pag...
@savefom.bsky.social
Delighted and honoured to be elected to the Council of @europeanmovement.co.uk yesterday at the AGM in Oxford.
Also delighted my motion on “A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility for All Ages” was passed too.
Thank you everyone who voted 🙏.
@savefom.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
Also delighted my motion on “A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility for All Ages” was passed too.
Thank you everyone who voted 🙏.
@savefom.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Delighted and honoured to be elected to the Council of @europeanmovement.co.uk yesterday at the AGM in Oxford.
Also delighted my motion on “A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility for All Ages” was passed too.
Thank you everyone who voted 🙏.
@savefom.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
Also delighted my motion on “A Bolder Campaign for People Mobility for All Ages” was passed too.
Thank you everyone who voted 🙏.
@savefom.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
Brexit the Elephant had a fun day out in Oxford attending the @europeanmovement.co.uk AGM.
He wondered if he should apply to read PPE, Modern European Languages, or Banana Horticulture.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM
#SaveFOM
#RejoinEU
He wondered if he should apply to read PPE, Modern European Languages, or Banana Horticulture.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM
#SaveFOM
#RejoinEU
November 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Brexit the Elephant had a fun day out in Oxford attending the @europeanmovement.co.uk AGM.
He wondered if he should apply to read PPE, Modern European Languages, or Banana Horticulture.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM
#SaveFOM
#RejoinEU
He wondered if he should apply to read PPE, Modern European Languages, or Banana Horticulture.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM
#SaveFOM
#RejoinEU
At the European Movement AGM in Oxford today to help bring us closer to Europe/EU again
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#BrexitTheElephant
@europeanmovement.co.uk @savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#BrexitTheElephant
@europeanmovement.co.uk @savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
At the European Movement AGM in Oxford today to help bring us closer to Europe/EU again
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#BrexitTheElephant
@europeanmovement.co.uk @savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#BrexitTheElephant
@europeanmovement.co.uk @savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
@francevisafree.bsky.social
@brexitelephant.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Office mandates are popular with younger workers as they want to be able to ask questions
…yet they feel embarrassed asking silly questions. 1 in 3 would rather clean the office toilet than ask a silly question.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
…yet they feel embarrassed asking silly questions. 1 in 3 would rather clean the office toilet than ask a silly question.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Office mandates are popular with younger workers as they want to be able to ask questions
…yet they feel embarrassed asking silly questions. 1 in 3 would rather clean the office toilet than ask a silly question.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
…yet they feel embarrassed asking silly questions. 1 in 3 would rather clean the office toilet than ask a silly question.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Key point well made today by @priyalakhani.bsky.social
1. AI is a technology that does human tasks.
2. In the same way that human brains are all different and will come up with different outcomes, AIs are also different too and will come up with different outcomes.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
1. AI is a technology that does human tasks.
2. In the same way that human brains are all different and will come up with different outcomes, AIs are also different too and will come up with different outcomes.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Key point well made today by @priyalakhani.bsky.social
1. AI is a technology that does human tasks.
2. In the same way that human brains are all different and will come up with different outcomes, AIs are also different too and will come up with different outcomes.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
1. AI is a technology that does human tasks.
2. In the same way that human brains are all different and will come up with different outcomes, AIs are also different too and will come up with different outcomes.
#CIPRConf25 #InternalComms #PR
I’ll be at the #CIPRConf25 conference today in London at The Minster Building. Follow along for live posts
#InternalComms #PR
#InternalComms #PR
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’ll be at the #CIPRConf25 conference today in London at The Minster Building. Follow along for live posts
#InternalComms #PR
#InternalComms #PR
Seemingly not.
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Seemingly not.
When I talk about the 90-in-180-day problem, I never mean the 90 days.
I mean the…
1. Shared 29 country allowance
2. The 180 day control period
Both are problems UK gov needs to solve for people and businesses.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
I mean the…
1. Shared 29 country allowance
2. The 180 day control period
Both are problems UK gov needs to solve for people and businesses.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
When I talk about the 90-in-180-day problem, I never mean the 90 days.
I mean the…
1. Shared 29 country allowance
2. The 180 day control period
Both are problems UK gov needs to solve for people and businesses.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
I mean the…
1. Shared 29 country allowance
2. The 180 day control period
Both are problems UK gov needs to solve for people and businesses.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
@savefom.bsky.social
@180daysinspain.bsky.social
Brexit the Elephant thinks it was wonderful to be able to travel and emigrate or relocate temporarily without a visa treating most of Europe as “home”.
“Wonder why some people want to make travel harder and more complicated”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
“Wonder why some people want to make travel harder and more complicated”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Brexit the Elephant thinks it was wonderful to be able to travel and emigrate or relocate temporarily without a visa treating most of Europe as “home”.
“Wonder why some people want to make travel harder and more complicated”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
“Wonder why some people want to make travel harder and more complicated”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
Brexit the Elephant thinks Lord Kinnock is probably right in his assessment.
“But I don’t live in the broom 🧹 cupboard”, he thought, also rather offended at being referred to as a ‘mammoth’. 😱
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
#BrexitTheElephant
“But I don’t live in the broom 🧹 cupboard”, he thought, also rather offended at being referred to as a ‘mammoth’. 😱
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
#BrexitTheElephant
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Brexit the Elephant thinks Lord Kinnock is probably right in his assessment.
“But I don’t live in the broom 🧹 cupboard”, he thought, also rather offended at being referred to as a ‘mammoth’. 😱
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
#BrexitTheElephant
“But I don’t live in the broom 🧹 cupboard”, he thought, also rather offended at being referred to as a ‘mammoth’. 😱
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
#BrexitTheElephant
Brexit the Elephant is with Larry picking up a few ‘provisions’ for the Downing Street pantry.
“Food and living costs are so much more expensive since Brexit,” he reflected. 🍌 🐟 🍗 🥛
Larry sniffed suspiciously at the chicken because it was marked “Not for EU”.
#BrexitTheElephant
#CostofLiving
“Food and living costs are so much more expensive since Brexit,” he reflected. 🍌 🐟 🍗 🥛
Larry sniffed suspiciously at the chicken because it was marked “Not for EU”.
#BrexitTheElephant
#CostofLiving
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Brexit the Elephant is with Larry picking up a few ‘provisions’ for the Downing Street pantry.
“Food and living costs are so much more expensive since Brexit,” he reflected. 🍌 🐟 🍗 🥛
Larry sniffed suspiciously at the chicken because it was marked “Not for EU”.
#BrexitTheElephant
#CostofLiving
“Food and living costs are so much more expensive since Brexit,” he reflected. 🍌 🐟 🍗 🥛
Larry sniffed suspiciously at the chicken because it was marked “Not for EU”.
#BrexitTheElephant
#CostofLiving
Brexit the Elephant has been in the Palace of Westminster again
🎶 “Do-do-do…. We’re doing the Brexit Conga” 🎵
“They can’t see me… but they still keep on dancing to the tune of Brexit”
#BrexitTheElephant
#rejoinEU #exitBrexit #VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
🎶 “Do-do-do…. We’re doing the Brexit Conga” 🎵
“They can’t see me… but they still keep on dancing to the tune of Brexit”
#BrexitTheElephant
#rejoinEU #exitBrexit #VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Brexit the Elephant has been in the Palace of Westminster again
🎶 “Do-do-do…. We’re doing the Brexit Conga” 🎵
“They can’t see me… but they still keep on dancing to the tune of Brexit”
#BrexitTheElephant
#rejoinEU #exitBrexit #VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
🎶 “Do-do-do…. We’re doing the Brexit Conga” 🎵
“They can’t see me… but they still keep on dancing to the tune of Brexit”
#BrexitTheElephant
#rejoinEU #exitBrexit #VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM