Simon Usherwood
@simonusherwood.bsky.social
Researcher of UK-EU relations, euroscepticism and learning & teaching. Open University and UK in a Changing Europe. Renowned for my bubbly personality, I imagine.
Walk away from the sign. Just walk away
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Walk away from the sign. Just walk away
have been saving all my disappointments for British EU policy...
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
have been saving all my disappointments for British EU policy...
feels disappointing that we've got to the stage of being happy it wasn't worse
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
feels disappointing that we've got to the stage of being happy it wasn't worse
good, or just less bad?
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
good, or just less bad?
Also don't understand chemicals
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Also don't understand chemicals
Given this is towards the less-problematic end of topics across the agenda, this doesn't bode terribly well for the next years of negotiations and - especially - domestic management of policy towards the EU
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November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Given this is towards the less-problematic end of topics across the agenda, this doesn't bode terribly well for the next years of negotiations and - especially - domestic management of policy towards the EU
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As a reminder, it is only this week that SPS negotiations have started, after the very long delay caused by the EU working out its mandate
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre....
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre....
EU-UK relations: Council greenlights negotiations on agri-food deal and linking emissions trading systems
Council authorises Commission to start negotiations with UK on a common sanitary and phytosanitary area (SPS) and to link emissions trading systems (ETS).
www.consilium.europa.eu
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
As a reminder, it is only this week that SPS negotiations have started, after the very long delay caused by the EU working out its mandate
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre....
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre....
Indeed, final para concedes as much
Not entirely clear how all the people involved in contributing to the piece have got to this, but starting point has to be govt comms, which has repeatedly talked about Reset as 'done'
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Not entirely clear how all the people involved in contributing to the piece have got to this, but starting point has to be govt comms, which has repeatedly talked about Reset as 'done'
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November 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Indeed, final para concedes as much
Not entirely clear how all the people involved in contributing to the piece have got to this, but starting point has to be govt comms, which has repeatedly talked about Reset as 'done'
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Not entirely clear how all the people involved in contributing to the piece have got to this, but starting point has to be govt comms, which has repeatedly talked about Reset as 'done'
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