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
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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…
Looks like my candidature for the council of the European Movement has really rattled the trolls.
Good ho! I must be doing something right then 🇪🇺
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Good ho! I must be doing something right then 🇪🇺
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November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Looks like my candidature for the council of the European Movement has really rattled the trolls.
Good ho! I must be doing something right then 🇪🇺
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Good ho! I must be doing something right then 🇪🇺
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If that’s not indicative of anti British prejudice then I don’t know what is: bsky.app/profile/nial...
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If that’s not indicative of anti British prejudice then I don’t know what is: bsky.app/profile/nial...
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
Bears no resemblance to discussions in Brussels, just an anti-UK the EU is always right rant. Picking up some suggestions that the French have overplayed their hand (again) leading to pushback, hopefully then tals will formally start soon (informally they already did).
I have no recent insight particularly, but that description of UKG chicanery and trying to leverage what had been agreed chimes loudly with earlier in the year.
Keep an eye. Not saying 🇪🇺 will walk, but expect suspension unless the UK gets its house in order
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Keep an eye. Not saying 🇪🇺 will walk, but expect suspension unless the UK gets its house in order
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I have to say, this is earlier than I had expected. But if the UK wants to benefit from being inside the SM, it has to contribute.
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Bears no resemblance to discussions in Brussels, just an anti-UK the EU is always right rant. Picking up some suggestions that the French have overplayed their hand (again) leading to pushback, hopefully then tals will formally start soon (informally they already did).
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
I read it. It doesn't reflect the conversations many people are having in Brussels and elsewhere. Red lines are normal in a negotiation, on both sides. The EU is having trouble with unity of member states. This is not any more all about a hostile UK.
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I read it. It doesn't reflect the conversations many people are having in Brussels and elsewhere. Red lines are normal in a negotiation, on both sides. The EU is having trouble with unity of member states. This is not any more all about a hostile UK.
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Among the Brit haters yes. Among most EU players, no.
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Among the Brit haters yes. Among most EU players, no.
Voting closes on Friday
I’m standing for election to the European Movement UK Council because I want to make a difference to our future in Europe.
If you’re already a member and can vote, I’d very much welcome your 1st choice vote for one of the places.
Thank you 🙏
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM #ExitBrexit #RejoinEU
If you’re already a member and can vote, I’d very much welcome your 1st choice vote for one of the places.
Thank you 🙏
#VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM #ExitBrexit #RejoinEU
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Voting closes on Friday
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
I seem to have really rattled the trolls with my candidature for the Council of the European Movement.
Must be doing something right then. Good ho!
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
#180DaysinSpain
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Must be doing something right then. Good ho!
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
#180DaysinSpain
bsky.app/profile/mark...
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I seem to have really rattled the trolls with my candidature for the Council of the European Movement.
Must be doing something right then. Good ho!
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
#180DaysinSpain
bsky.app/profile/mark...
Must be doing something right then. Good ho!
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
#180DaysinSpain
bsky.app/profile/mark...
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
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
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
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
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
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
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
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
I wonder sometimes if this compulsion to not let Brexit “work”, under any circumstances, is actually what will end up preventing any rapprochement whatsoever with the EU.
“Making Brexit work” and rejoining the EU might even end up being the same thing.
As for making Brexit work: I believe we have to make **the future after brexit** work.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I wonder sometimes if this compulsion to not let Brexit “work”, under any circumstances, is actually what will end up preventing any rapprochement whatsoever with the EU.
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“Making Brexit work” and rejoining the EU might even end up being the same thing.
As for making Brexit work: I believe we have to make **the future after brexit** work.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“Making Brexit work” and rejoining the EU might even end up being the same thing.
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
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
The relevant question is of what would happen if we proved to a court that Theresa May's Notification letter was an act of Fraud...
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The relevant question is of what would happen if we proved to a court that Theresa May's Notification letter was an act of Fraud...
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
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
Do you know who he is?
I’d always assumed he was an enemy of both UK and EU.
I’d always assumed he was an enemy of both UK and EU.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Do you know who he is?
I’d always assumed he was an enemy of both UK and EU.
I’d always assumed he was an enemy of both UK and EU.
Is it possible to reverse Brexit as if it never happened? Because if it is, then that would be the most elegant way of everyone saving face.
As for making Brexit work: I believe we have to make **the future after brexit** work.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Is it possible to reverse Brexit as if it never happened? Because if it is, then that would be the most elegant way of everyone saving face.
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I can’t imagine the current status quo is very good for the EU either; even less so if it is so bad for the UK that economically, socially and politically a huge country like the UK deteriorates on the EU’s doorstep.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I can’t imagine the current status quo is very good for the EU either; even less so if it is so bad for the UK that economically, socially and politically a huge country like the UK deteriorates on the EU’s doorstep.
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
As for making Brexit work: I believe we have to make **the future after brexit** work.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
As for making Brexit work: I believe we have to make **the future after brexit** work.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
Because if Brexit can’t be backed out (as if it never happened) then our options are to move forwards or to change nothing.
I don’t think there’s any danger of Brexit itself looking like it was a success.
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
Reposted by Andrew Hesselden
I doubt they are upset at all.
Why? What do you mean?
Why? What do you mean?
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I doubt they are upset at all.
Why? What do you mean?
Why? What do you mean?
Well Sarah, there’s @savefom.bsky.social and @180daysinspain.bsky.social and don’t forget @brexitelephant.bsky.social either!
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November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Well Sarah, there’s @savefom.bsky.social and @180daysinspain.bsky.social and don’t forget @brexitelephant.bsky.social either!
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