Save Freedom of Movement
@savefom.bsky.social
As first step to #RejoinEU advocating for restoring 4 Freedoms of Movement after Brexit in UK/EU/EEA/Switzerland (people, goods, services, capital), required for Single Market/EU. #SaveFOM. Think Tank. Campaign. #FBPE. http://www.savefom.org
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We’re here to promote mobility in the UK and Europe.
We back calls to rejoin the EU and Single Market and work with campaigners from other organisations who want to do that too.
We back calls to rejoin the EU and Single Market and work with campaigners from other organisations who want to do that too.
We’re pleased you agree it’s possible now bsky.app/profile/nial...
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We’re pleased you agree it’s possible now bsky.app/profile/nial...
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Thread on solving the 90-in-180 day problem 🧵
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
May 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thread on solving the 90-in-180 day problem 🧵
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
When you frame it as mutual, support for Freedom of Movement hits 84%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 AM
When you frame it as mutual, support for Freedom of Movement hits 84%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
Polling shows that ‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens is supported by 84% of Brits.
…So this can’t be what’s stopping UK rejoin the EEA or EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
…So this can’t be what’s stopping UK rejoin the EEA or EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Polling shows that ‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens is supported by 84% of Brits.
…So this can’t be what’s stopping UK rejoin the EEA or EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
…So this can’t be what’s stopping UK rejoin the EEA or EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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It has always been a bug bear that the anti-EU media never takes into account what we, UK citizens, lost.
Call it “mutual” and suddenly people get it.
January 4, 2026 at 10:52 AM
It has always been a bug bear that the anti-EU media never takes into account what we, UK citizens, lost.
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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10. So what are the solutions?
I’ve written another thread to suggest some of the many ways mobility could be improved.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
I’ve written another thread to suggest some of the many ways mobility could be improved.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
Thread on solving the 90-in-180 day problem 🧵
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
10. So what are the solutions?
I’ve written another thread to suggest some of the many ways mobility could be improved.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
I’ve written another thread to suggest some of the many ways mobility could be improved.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
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9. The 90-in-180-day problem affects touring musicians, consultants, lorry drivers and people whose family lives transcend borders.
There are lots of ways to solve the problem.
Thankfully a LibDem Early Day Motion recently recognised the problem in Parliament and that’s a first step.
There are lots of ways to solve the problem.
Thankfully a LibDem Early Day Motion recently recognised the problem in Parliament and that’s a first step.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
9. The 90-in-180-day problem affects touring musicians, consultants, lorry drivers and people whose family lives transcend borders.
There are lots of ways to solve the problem.
Thankfully a LibDem Early Day Motion recently recognised the problem in Parliament and that’s a first step.
There are lots of ways to solve the problem.
Thankfully a LibDem Early Day Motion recently recognised the problem in Parliament and that’s a first step.
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8. But for now no such arrangements exist for British people.
Neither Johnson’s government nor any that followed have done anything about this.
So Brits have to make do with Johnson’s botched TCA and somewhat minimal withdrawal agreement.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#ExitBrexit #RejoinEU
Neither Johnson’s government nor any that followed have done anything about this.
So Brits have to make do with Johnson’s botched TCA and somewhat minimal withdrawal agreement.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#ExitBrexit #RejoinEU
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
8. But for now no such arrangements exist for British people.
Neither Johnson’s government nor any that followed have done anything about this.
So Brits have to make do with Johnson’s botched TCA and somewhat minimal withdrawal agreement.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#ExitBrexit #RejoinEU
Neither Johnson’s government nor any that followed have done anything about this.
So Brits have to make do with Johnson’s botched TCA and somewhat minimal withdrawal agreement.
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
#ExitBrexit #RejoinEU
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7. Citizens of many non EU countries like the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore still benefit today from special historic bilateral arrangements allowing longer stays in individual countries. These can sometimes provide latitude for more flexible or longer stays in the zone.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
7. Citizens of many non EU countries like the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore still benefit today from special historic bilateral arrangements allowing longer stays in individual countries. These can sometimes provide latitude for more flexible or longer stays in the zone.
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6. Brexit didn’t create this problem — it exposed it.
Up to 67 million Brits were suddenly moved from inside the EU to outside….
…and then became reliant on the 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver as their only way of entering without a visa.
Up to 67 million Brits were suddenly moved from inside the EU to outside….
…and then became reliant on the 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver as their only way of entering without a visa.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
6. Brexit didn’t create this problem — it exposed it.
Up to 67 million Brits were suddenly moved from inside the EU to outside….
…and then became reliant on the 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver as their only way of entering without a visa.
Up to 67 million Brits were suddenly moved from inside the EU to outside….
…and then became reliant on the 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver as their only way of entering without a visa.
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5. As Schengen expanded, one fixed allowance covered more and more countries, more journeys, and more complex lives — without adapting.
At Brexit it covered 26 countries.
Now it’s 29.
For tourists & short visits this works well; for frequent travellers and part-year residents it often doesn’t.
At Brexit it covered 26 countries.
Now it’s 29.
For tourists & short visits this works well; for frequent travellers and part-year residents it often doesn’t.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
5. As Schengen expanded, one fixed allowance covered more and more countries, more journeys, and more complex lives — without adapting.
At Brexit it covered 26 countries.
Now it’s 29.
For tourists & short visits this works well; for frequent travellers and part-year residents it often doesn’t.
At Brexit it covered 26 countries.
Now it’s 29.
For tourists & short visits this works well; for frequent travellers and part-year residents it often doesn’t.
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4. What we now call the 90-in-180-day problem isn’t the visa waiver itself, or the 90 day cap, but describes the problem when someone lawfully uses up their days across the Schengen zone — without reaching anything like 180 days in any one country.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
4. What we now call the 90-in-180-day problem isn’t the visa waiver itself, or the 90 day cap, but describes the problem when someone lawfully uses up their days across the Schengen zone — without reaching anything like 180 days in any one country.
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3. It needed a baseline visa-free offer for people from “friendly” low immigration risk countries coming from outside the zone.
The 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver became that baseline.
It’s incredibly useful, but has not always been enough for frequent travellers as the zone grew.
The 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver became that baseline.
It’s incredibly useful, but has not always been enough for frequent travellers as the zone grew.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
3. It needed a baseline visa-free offer for people from “friendly” low immigration risk countries coming from outside the zone.
The 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver became that baseline.
It’s incredibly useful, but has not always been enough for frequent travellers as the zone grew.
The 90-in-180-day Schengen Visa Waiver became that baseline.
It’s incredibly useful, but has not always been enough for frequent travellers as the zone grew.
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2. Schengen was signed in 1985 as a practical agreement between a small group of neighbouring states. Just 5 to start with.
By the time it began in 1995, Spain and Portugal had joined in too.
Remove internal borders, simplify life, deepen cooperation. It succeeded — and then it expanded.
By the time it began in 1995, Spain and Portugal had joined in too.
Remove internal borders, simplify life, deepen cooperation. It succeeded — and then it expanded.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
2. Schengen was signed in 1985 as a practical agreement between a small group of neighbouring states. Just 5 to start with.
By the time it began in 1995, Spain and Portugal had joined in too.
Remove internal borders, simplify life, deepen cooperation. It succeeded — and then it expanded.
By the time it began in 1995, Spain and Portugal had joined in too.
Remove internal borders, simplify life, deepen cooperation. It succeeded — and then it expanded.
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1. The Schengen Area is one of Europe and the EU’s greatest achievements. It has transformed everyday life for hundreds of millions of people — and it works extremely well for people inside the zone.
🧵 Here’s a thread about how Brexit messed things up for millions of people:
🧵 Here’s a thread about how Brexit messed things up for millions of people:
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
1. The Schengen Area is one of Europe and the EU’s greatest achievements. It has transformed everyday life for hundreds of millions of people — and it works extremely well for people inside the zone.
🧵 Here’s a thread about how Brexit messed things up for millions of people:
🧵 Here’s a thread about how Brexit messed things up for millions of people:
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@savefom.bsky.social is a lobbying campaign that lobbies UK government to rejoin the single market and promotes understanding of mutual Freedom of Movement …in the UK.
January 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
@savefom.bsky.social is a lobbying campaign that lobbies UK government to rejoin the single market and promotes understanding of mutual Freedom of Movement …in the UK.
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It's blatantly obviously the failure of the UK govt to realise that the end of FoM means exactly this.
The EU is blameless in this. They said EES was coming and explained why.
UK govt decided to stick with its "No FoM" red line.
UK govt to blame, not EU.
The EU is blameless in this. They said EES was coming and explained why.
UK govt decided to stick with its "No FoM" red line.
UK govt to blame, not EU.
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It's blatantly obviously the failure of the UK govt to realise that the end of FoM means exactly this.
The EU is blameless in this. They said EES was coming and explained why.
UK govt decided to stick with its "No FoM" red line.
UK govt to blame, not EU.
The EU is blameless in this. They said EES was coming and explained why.
UK govt decided to stick with its "No FoM" red line.
UK govt to blame, not EU.
6 hour EES queues 😱
What’s to blame for this?
Poor project implementation
…or the failure of UK gov to negotiate better arrangements …or Brexit and the ending of Freedom of Movement?
inews.co.uk/news/airport...
What’s to blame for this?
Poor project implementation
…or the failure of UK gov to negotiate better arrangements …or Brexit and the ending of Freedom of Movement?
inews.co.uk/news/airport...
Major airport suspends ‘disaster’ post-Brexit checks as Britons face six-hour delays
Travellers report ‘horrific’ queues due to EES checks in Spain, with Portugal postponing the system after severe delays at Lisbon
inews.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
6 hour EES queues 😱
What’s to blame for this?
Poor project implementation
…or the failure of UK gov to negotiate better arrangements …or Brexit and the ending of Freedom of Movement?
inews.co.uk/news/airport...
What’s to blame for this?
Poor project implementation
…or the failure of UK gov to negotiate better arrangements …or Brexit and the ending of Freedom of Movement?
inews.co.uk/news/airport...
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Good to hear him saying this, but disappointing that he says it will not be possible to have a return to freedom of movement. Why? And why is he not being challenged on this?
December 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Good to hear him saying this, but disappointing that he says it will not be possible to have a return to freedom of movement. Why? And why is he not being challenged on this?
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@andrewhesselden.bsky.social hits the nail on the head.
All the below is possible. And should be worked towards.
All the below is possible. And should be worked towards.
Thread on solving the 90-in-180 day problem 🧵
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
The solutions to the 90-in-180 day problem are many and varied. Politicians really have **no** excuse for inaction.
Any of the following provide models for solutions or are solutions in themselves…
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 AM
@andrewhesselden.bsky.social hits the nail on the head.
All the below is possible. And should be worked towards.
All the below is possible. And should be worked towards.
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Our campaigns are focused around better mobility for everyone. Especially @savefom.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Our campaigns are focused around better mobility for everyone. Especially @savefom.bsky.social
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9.
The debate keeps circling harm.
The unresolved question is remedy.
The debate keeps circling harm.
The unresolved question is remedy.
December 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
9.
The debate keeps circling harm.
The unresolved question is remedy.
The debate keeps circling harm.
The unresolved question is remedy.
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8.
Instead, people are encouraged to prove they’re the most deserving victim.
That’s not how rights work.
Instead, people are encouraged to prove they’re the most deserving victim.
That’s not how rights work.
December 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
8.
Instead, people are encouraged to prove they’re the most deserving victim.
That’s not how rights work.
Instead, people are encouraged to prove they’re the most deserving victim.
That’s not how rights work.
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7.
Fragmentation benefits the status quo.
If everyone affected demanded restoration together, pressure would be unavoidable.
Fragmentation benefits the status quo.
If everyone affected demanded restoration together, pressure would be unavoidable.
December 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
7.
Fragmentation benefits the status quo.
If everyone affected demanded restoration together, pressure would be unavoidable.
Fragmentation benefits the status quo.
If everyone affected demanded restoration together, pressure would be unavoidable.