Giacomo Benedetto
@gbenedetto.bsky.social
European politics
FRSA
#T1D
Academic posts at @jeanmonnetrhul.bsky.social
FRSA
#T1D
Academic posts at @jeanmonnetrhul.bsky.social
Sultana-Corbyn: Your Party, Our Party, or the General Franco admirers' party.
Nice one: the Sultana-Corbyn party thinking of naming itself Popular Alliance, after the post-Franco far right in Spain, 1/2, www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana’s Your Party reveals shortlist for official name
Leftwing party asks members to pick between Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Sultana-Corbyn: Your Party, Our Party, or the General Franco admirers' party.
Nice one: the Sultana-Corbyn party thinking of naming itself Popular Alliance, after the post-Franco far right in Spain, 1/2, www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana’s Your Party reveals shortlist for official name
Leftwing party asks members to pick between Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Nice one: the Sultana-Corbyn party thinking of naming itself Popular Alliance, after the post-Franco far right in Spain, 1/2, www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Names shortlist: your party, our party, popular alliance (in homage not to Catalonia but to the post-Franco far right in Spain: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%..., for the many.
Why not call themselves 5-stars and be done with it?
Why not call themselves 5-stars and be done with it?
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Names shortlist: your party, our party, popular alliance (in homage not to Catalonia but to the post-Franco far right in Spain: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%..., for the many.
Why not call themselves 5-stars and be done with it?
Why not call themselves 5-stars and be done with it?
#NathanGill and #ReformUK - here's an observation. In the 2014 European Parliament election, 13 #UKIP MEPs were elected, among them Gill. In 2019 for the #BrexitParty, #Farage reselected only 3 of those 13 incumbents as being good enough to stand again: himself, Gill, and Jonathan Bullock. 1/2
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#NathanGill and #ReformUK - here's an observation. In the 2014 European Parliament election, 13 #UKIP MEPs were elected, among them Gill. In 2019 for the #BrexitParty, #Farage reselected only 3 of those 13 incumbents as being good enough to stand again: himself, Gill, and Jonathan Bullock. 1/2
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Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
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Regional government elections are being held today in Veneto, Puglia & Campania. If things go as predicted there should be easy wins for the centre-right in Veneto & the centre-left in Puglia. Campania should also go to the centre-left by a smaller majority. Voting continues tomorrow until 3 p.m.
Urne aperte in Veneto, Campania e Puglia: oggi e lunedì si vota
Il presidente uscente Luca Zaia ha votato a San Vendemiano accompagnato dalla moglie
www.lasicilia.it
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Regional government elections are being held today in Veneto, Puglia & Campania. If things go as predicted there should be easy wins for the centre-right in Veneto & the centre-left in Puglia. Campania should also go to the centre-left by a smaller majority. Voting continues tomorrow until 3 p.m.
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Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russia bribes
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a "grave betrayal" of the electorate's trust and inflicted "profound harm".
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russia bribes
There is a perception that #Erasmus-plus is only for middle class language students @labour4europe.bsky.social. The new proposal is open to negotation but it is clear about including 'Learning mobility of vocational education', Art. 4(1)b: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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eur-lex.europa.eu
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There is a perception that #Erasmus-plus is only for middle class language students @labour4europe.bsky.social. The new proposal is open to negotation but it is clear about including 'Learning mobility of vocational education', Art. 4(1)b: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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FT reporting that the Brits want to rejoin Erasmus+ but with a 50% rebate. I'll just let that sink in #EUreset #Erasmus on.ft.com/43d4lGI
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
Growing tension between London and Brussels just six months after summit set out to build stronger ties
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
FT reporting that the Brits want to rejoin Erasmus+ but with a 50% rebate. I'll just let that sink in #EUreset #Erasmus on.ft.com/43d4lGI
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The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems
Brussels fears Europe’s aging population will cause fiscal crises unless member countries address unsustainable retirement systems.
www.politico.eu
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems
Brussels fears Europe’s aging population will cause fiscal crises unless member countries address unsustainable retirement systems.
www.politico.eu
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
A few weeks ago at @cont.europarl.europa.eu I was honoured to present research on the #EUbudget audit and #discharge for 1996 that led to the resignation of the @ec.europa.eu in 1999. www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e... @euauditors.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social #BrusselsTreaty1975
Conference on 50 years of the budgetary Treaty of Brussels | Other events | Events | CONT | Committees | European Parliament
All the available information relating to other public CONT events involving external speakers. Links to programmes and contributions from speakers.
www.europarl.europa.eu
October 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A few weeks ago at @cont.europarl.europa.eu I was honoured to present research on the #EUbudget audit and #discharge for 1996 that led to the resignation of the @ec.europa.eu in 1999. www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e... @euauditors.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social #BrusselsTreaty1975
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At the start of September, I was very pleased to give a paper at the UK PSA Teaching & Learning Conference. My talk focused on my experience of taking undergrads to Brussels to visit the EU's institutions and to evaluate de-colonisation at the Africa Museum in Tervuren. @rhulpir.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
At the start of September, I was very pleased to give a paper at the UK PSA Teaching & Learning Conference. My talk focused on my experience of taking undergrads to Brussels to visit the EU's institutions and to evaluate de-colonisation at the Africa Museum in Tervuren. @rhulpir.bsky.social
All European Parliament committees are now on Bluesky.
We are delighted to announce that the European Parliament's Bluesky family is expanding, with the arrival of accounts for each of the Parliament's Committees 🦋
Check out the full list below, and follow them for regular updates on Committee activity - votes, meetings, etc.!
Check out the full list below, and follow them for regular updates on Committee activity - votes, meetings, etc.!
September 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
All European Parliament committees are now on Bluesky.
11-post thread that describes the violent but gradual establishment of fascism in Italy during the 1920s with no single Enabling Law. It may be a more valid comparator for today's challenges than the rapid establishment of authoritarianism in Germany in 1933.
The rise of authoritarianism and autarky. Italy, 1921-26, is a more relevant comparator than Germany in 1933. By 1926, fascist totalitarianism was in place. In a climate of militia violence and several fascist laws from 1924, the dictatorship took hold and not through a single Enabling Act. 1/n
September 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
11-post thread that describes the violent but gradual establishment of fascism in Italy during the 1920s with no single Enabling Law. It may be a more valid comparator for today's challenges than the rapid establishment of authoritarianism in Germany in 1933.
The rise of authoritarianism and autarky. Italy, 1921-26, is a more relevant comparator than Germany in 1933. By 1926, fascist totalitarianism was in place. In a climate of militia violence and several fascist laws from 1924, the dictatorship took hold and not through a single Enabling Act. 1/n
September 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The rise of authoritarianism and autarky. Italy, 1921-26, is a more relevant comparator than Germany in 1933. By 1926, fascist totalitarianism was in place. In a climate of militia violence and several fascist laws from 1924, the dictatorship took hold and not through a single Enabling Act. 1/n
I was delighted to present my experience of leading a study trip for students to Brussels.
An exciting talk about the benefits of policy field trips in teaching European politics at PSA #Teaching & #Learning Network Conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social by @gbenedetto.bsky.social#
September 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was delighted to present my experience of leading a study trip for students to Brussels.
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The #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference drew to a close today. I was very pleased to present a paper on the EU's future financing. #EUbudget #OwnResources www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in... cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference drew to a close today. I was very pleased to present a paper on the EU's future financing. #EUbudget #OwnResources www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in... cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social
Did the pool of potential switchers Cons (ex-Remainer, one nation) => LibDem already reach its ceiling in 2024?
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
With no apparent (further) loss from the Conservatives to the LibDems since 2024 given the formers' rightward shift.
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Did the pool of potential switchers Cons (ex-Remainer, one nation) => LibDem already reach its ceiling in 2024?
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
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I am very honoured to be chairing the first plenary session at the #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference about the 75th anniversary of the #SchumanDeclaration #SchumanPlan hosted by @ljmuofficial.bsky.social cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in...
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I am very honoured to be chairing the first plenary session at the #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference about the 75th anniversary of the #SchumanDeclaration #SchumanPlan hosted by @ljmuofficial.bsky.social cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in...
Salisbury by night
August 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Salisbury by night
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The UK constitution is more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal, radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
A monument that includes memory of the resistance. Note the flag, the language, and the years.
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
August 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A monument that includes memory of the resistance. Note the flag, the language, and the years.
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
An interesting question: how high is the denial of evolution in The Netherlands, a rational country that has a hardcore Calvinist minority? Do the Spanish and the Italians accept evolution more than the Dutch? @joostvanspanje.bsky.social
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong.
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t
Fundamentalists don’t necessarily examine evolution and then reject it; they tend to start with the conclusion that it must be false and work backwards.
theconversation.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
An interesting question: how high is the denial of evolution in The Netherlands, a rational country that has a hardcore Calvinist minority? Do the Spanish and the Italians accept evolution more than the Dutch? @joostvanspanje.bsky.social