Conn MacEvilly
@conmachiavel.bsky.social
Woodkern by inclination, kern by trade. Iraq and Afg vet. 40 years ago, aspired to be neutral good half-elf ranger: getting closer to that by the day, I think.
Interested in law and public policy, defence, information security and the climate emergency.
Interested in law and public policy, defence, information security and the climate emergency.
Reposted by Conn MacEvilly
“No less an authority than the United Kingdom’s former Prime Minister, Liz Truss”
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“No less an authority than the United Kingdom’s former Prime Minister, Liz Truss”
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
That’s a real sentence that someone wrote, which made it into Trump’s legal filing.
That’s an oversimplified summary of what he’s saying, Sam.
His core points in that post are that -
a. Brexit was a strategic error for the UK, based on profound misunderstanding of geopolitics and economics work now.
b. Transactionalism isn’t enough. There needs to be a desire to join for peace
His core points in that post are that -
a. Brexit was a strategic error for the UK, based on profound misunderstanding of geopolitics and economics work now.
b. Transactionalism isn’t enough. There needs to be a desire to join for peace
December 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
That’s an oversimplified summary of what he’s saying, Sam.
His core points in that post are that -
a. Brexit was a strategic error for the UK, based on profound misunderstanding of geopolitics and economics work now.
b. Transactionalism isn’t enough. There needs to be a desire to join for peace
His core points in that post are that -
a. Brexit was a strategic error for the UK, based on profound misunderstanding of geopolitics and economics work now.
b. Transactionalism isn’t enough. There needs to be a desire to join for peace
Agree. What astounds me is not just his analysis but his recall. Every post is filled with links evidencing his points. During the Brexit process, his ability to hold Brexiters to account for their inconsistency and mendacity was peerless - and amazing. He must be the world’s best user of Notes. 🤣
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Agree. What astounds me is not just his analysis but his recall. Every post is filled with links evidencing his points. During the Brexit process, his ability to hold Brexiters to account for their inconsistency and mendacity was peerless - and amazing. He must be the world’s best user of Notes. 🤣
He links back to a 2019 post of his which, now, is a stroll down Amnesia Lane to Vindication Plaza.
Warning: Don’t read it unless you want to be reminded of Dominic Raab.
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/brit...
Warning: Don’t read it unless you want to be reminded of Dominic Raab.
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/brit...
December 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
He links back to a 2019 post of his which, now, is a stroll down Amnesia Lane to Vindication Plaza.
Warning: Don’t read it unless you want to be reminded of Dominic Raab.
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/brit...
Warning: Don’t read it unless you want to be reminded of Dominic Raab.
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/brit...
You’re probably right. Isn’t it great that we lesser mortals are parsing the words of someone who seeks to understand and proselytise the works of the great Prof Chris? 🤣
December 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
You’re probably right. Isn’t it great that we lesser mortals are parsing the words of someone who seeks to understand and proselytise the works of the great Prof Chris? 🤣
… impetus in the UK. But it *has* been done before: in 1975.
Back then, a generation that had actually fought was active in British politics. They - and their loved ones - understood. /end
Back then, a generation that had actually fought was active in British politics. They - and their loved ones - understood. /end
December 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
… impetus in the UK. But it *has* been done before: in 1975.
Back then, a generation that had actually fought was active in British politics. They - and their loved ones - understood. /end
Back then, a generation that had actually fought was active in British politics. They - and their loved ones - understood. /end
… In Georgia and Ukraine there are people risking and losing their lives to join a strong, protective, power- and sovereignty-sharing group of states. They’re not doing that to join the Common Customs Area or the Common Agricultural Policy.
There is a lot of work to do to build that political …/7
There is a lot of work to do to build that political …/7
December 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
… In Georgia and Ukraine there are people risking and losing their lives to join a strong, protective, power- and sovereignty-sharing group of states. They’re not doing that to join the Common Customs Area or the Common Agricultural Policy.
There is a lot of work to do to build that political …/7
There is a lot of work to do to build that political …/7
… that a great many people in the 27 remaining member states *truly* saw the EU that way meant that they never really understood the scale of the hurt and fear their behaviour was causing.
It also meant (and still means) that they can’t fully understand what’s involved in trying to rejoin. …/6
It also meant (and still means) that they can’t fully understand what’s involved in trying to rejoin. …/6
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
… that a great many people in the 27 remaining member states *truly* saw the EU that way meant that they never really understood the scale of the hurt and fear their behaviour was causing.
It also meant (and still means) that they can’t fully understand what’s involved in trying to rejoin. …/6
It also meant (and still means) that they can’t fully understand what’s involved in trying to rejoin. …/6
… Niall shared. You are right. The missing element in the British conversation about rejoining is not transactional or economic: it’s about belief in the pooling of sovereignty in the interests of peace.
During the Brexit process (2015-2021), the fact that so few people in the UK comprehended …/5
During the Brexit process (2015-2021), the fact that so few people in the UK comprehended …/5
December 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
… Niall shared. You are right. The missing element in the British conversation about rejoining is not transactional or economic: it’s about belief in the pooling of sovereignty in the interests of peace.
During the Brexit process (2015-2021), the fact that so few people in the UK comprehended …/5
During the Brexit process (2015-2021), the fact that so few people in the UK comprehended …/5