Patrick Lohlein
@patricklohlein.bsky.social
30 years in Campaigns & Comms, International Business & Public Affairs in Asia & Europe | 中国通 | ex- @ToriesVsBrexit @the3million +++ | occasionally ✍️ 📺 🎙 at various | not always serious
I do like a plot twist
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I do like a plot twist
Some photos from 6 years ago
October 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Some photos from 6 years ago
While "other EU countries may follow suit," IMHO this is unlikely to get much discussion in the UK as it would inject an uncomfortable degree of honesty into the migration debate
October 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
While "other EU countries may follow suit," IMHO this is unlikely to get much discussion in the UK as it would inject an uncomfortable degree of honesty into the migration debate
So if I read this right, the purpose of the US Justice Department's "Weaponization Working Group" is to investgate alleged weaponisation of the Justice Department by weaponising the Justice Department against anyone the president holds a grudge against?
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
October 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
So if I read this right, the purpose of the US Justice Department's "Weaponization Working Group" is to investgate alleged weaponisation of the Justice Department by weaponising the Justice Department against anyone the president holds a grudge against?
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
Best not eat any of these 💀
October 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Best not eat any of these 💀
Lots of mushrooms on our lunchtime walk today, some of which are edible
October 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Lots of mushrooms on our lunchtime walk today, some of which are edible
Appreciating the sun when it's there
September 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Appreciating the sun when it's there
The impression of the EU being "so inwardly focussed" isn't new and by no means just in the context of climate... It's just that it's been so inwardly focussed for so long that no one noticed before
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The impression of the EU being "so inwardly focussed" isn't new and by no means just in the context of climate... It's just that it's been so inwardly focussed for so long that no one noticed before
Should we expect a defection or a divorce?
September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Should we expect a defection or a divorce?
Truss should be kicked out of the Conservatives for this, but I'm not holding my breath
September 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Truss should be kicked out of the Conservatives for this, but I'm not holding my breath
Completely and utterly "mad as a box of frogs" as one of her cabinet members once told me
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Completely and utterly "mad as a box of frogs" as one of her cabinet members once told me
From the person who is so concerned about representing everyone's views that she doesn't follow anyone
September 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
From the person who is so concerned about representing everyone's views that she doesn't follow anyone
No, that's not a loaf of bread 🍞, but a mushroom twice the size of a loaf bread
#puffball #funghifriends
#puffball #funghifriends
September 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
No, that's not a loaf of bread 🍞, but a mushroom twice the size of a loaf bread
#puffball #funghifriends
#puffball #funghifriends
This is something that textbook free traders of the libertarian fundamentalist persuasion don't understand 👇
September 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is something that textbook free traders of the libertarian fundamentalist persuasion don't understand 👇
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr
September 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr
The weather could be better
September 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The weather could be better
September 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This 👇 is something that most smart people find difficult to understand. The vast majority of people have little time or energy for politics, let alone the intricacies of policy, so they aren't looking for who wins the argument but for who can understand and represent their feelings
August 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This 👇 is something that most smart people find difficult to understand. The vast majority of people have little time or energy for politics, let alone the intricacies of policy, so they aren't looking for who wins the argument but for who can understand and represent their feelings