Michael Hindley
@hindleylancs.bsky.social
Former MEP. Coordinator of "EP (European Parliament) to Campus Program" Author of "The Semi-Detached European".Writer & speaker on international politics. Traveler. Follow on https://mhindley.substack.com
France tok the
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
France tok the
"Le Defi Americain" always plays well in France. It was a constant refrain in my three terms on the EuroParl's Trade Committee.
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"Le Defi Americain" always plays well in France. It was a constant refrain in my three terms on the EuroParl's Trade Committee.
Gaudi's Casa Batllo, Barcelona & the end of a splendid short trip in West Med. Back ASAP, don't let Brexit tie you down.
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Gaudi's Casa Batllo, Barcelona & the end of a splendid short trip in West Med. Back ASAP, don't let Brexit tie you down.
Home Thoughts from Abroad. Sete, Languedoc.
"Oh to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Browning
"Oh to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Browning
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Home Thoughts from Abroad. Sete, Languedoc.
"Oh to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Browning
"Oh to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Browning
Home thoughts from abroad. Part 3.
Marseilles.
'Oh to be out of England, now that Brexit is there."
Marseilles.
'Oh to be out of England, now that Brexit is there."
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Home thoughts from abroad. Part 3.
Marseilles.
'Oh to be out of England, now that Brexit is there."
Marseilles.
'Oh to be out of England, now that Brexit is there."
Menton, Cote d'Azur.
Oh, to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Part 2. Apologies to Browning
Oh, to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Part 2. Apologies to Browning
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Menton, Cote d'Azur.
Oh, to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Part 2. Apologies to Browning
Oh, to be out of England now that Brexit is there" Part 2. Apologies to Browning
Santo Stefano, Tuscany.
"Oh to be out of England
Now that Brexit's there"
With apologies to Browning.
"Oh to be out of England
Now that Brexit's there"
With apologies to Browning.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Santo Stefano, Tuscany.
"Oh to be out of England
Now that Brexit's there"
With apologies to Browning.
"Oh to be out of England
Now that Brexit's there"
With apologies to Browning.
"Reboot Britain", a collection of analysis and persuasion, edited by the ubiquitous Peter Cook, with modest contributions from myself & Dr Charlie Clutterbuck, is now out in paperback. A case for rejoining the EU as the only way to avoid the even further decline of UK.Support Indy book shops.
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Reboot Britain", a collection of analysis and persuasion, edited by the ubiquitous Peter Cook, with modest contributions from myself & Dr Charlie Clutterbuck, is now out in paperback. A case for rejoining the EU as the only way to avoid the even further decline of UK.Support Indy book shops.
Having read Sinclair Lewis's "Elmer Gantry", brilliantly played by Burt Lancaster in the film version, I'm never surprised by what the priests and evangelists get up to.
November 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Having read Sinclair Lewis's "Elmer Gantry", brilliantly played by Burt Lancaster in the film version, I'm never surprised by what the priests and evangelists get up to.
Shame on Labour MPs. ECHR address in Strasbourg is Quai Ernest Bevin, named after Labour Foreign Secretary. Churchill usual gets the credit for the inspiration, but it was Bevin who gave the practical impetus. Labour denies its own history but Europe remembers.
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Shame on Labour MPs. ECHR address in Strasbourg is Quai Ernest Bevin, named after Labour Foreign Secretary. Churchill usual gets the credit for the inspiration, but it was Bevin who gave the practical impetus. Labour denies its own history but Europe remembers.
Not only "supporters". Oligarchs, billionaires, shysters, chancers, all prefer authoritarianism, fascism to a more equal society, socialism.
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Not only "supporters". Oligarchs, billionaires, shysters, chancers, all prefer authoritarianism, fascism to a more equal society, socialism.
No visit to Warsaw without some Cold War nostalgia at Radio Cafe, Nowogrodzka 56, near main station.
October 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
No visit to Warsaw without some Cold War nostalgia at Radio Cafe, Nowogrodzka 56, near main station.
Encouraging & enjoyable zoom with law students from the National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Eager to explore a peaceful future in Europe. See mhindley.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Encouraging & enjoyable zoom with law students from the National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Eager to explore a peaceful future in Europe. See mhindley.substack.com
St Pancras Eurostar midday, I've never got through border control so quickly ! Calm before the storm ?
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
St Pancras Eurostar midday, I've never got through border control so quickly ! Calm before the storm ?
Credit where it's due. Churchill suggested the idea & deserves some credit. He was never in favour of "universal" human rights, & vehemently opposed Indian Independence. The spade work was done by the 1945-51 Lab government. That's why ECHR in Strasbourg is on Quai Ernest Bevan (Lab Foreign Sec).
October 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Credit where it's due. Churchill suggested the idea & deserves some credit. He was never in favour of "universal" human rights, & vehemently opposed Indian Independence. The spade work was done by the 1945-51 Lab government. That's why ECHR in Strasbourg is on Quai Ernest Bevan (Lab Foreign Sec).
Try some history, Ms Reeves. David de Jong's excellent research & ominous warning. Reviewed on mhindley.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Try some history, Ms Reeves. David de Jong's excellent research & ominous warning. Reviewed on mhindley.substack.com
RIP Claudia Cardinale. Is there a more poignant, graceful scene is cinema than her waltz with Burt Lancaster in "The Leopard" directed by Visconti ?
September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
RIP Claudia Cardinale. Is there a more poignant, graceful scene is cinema than her waltz with Burt Lancaster in "The Leopard" directed by Visconti ?
Anyone else getting deja vu on this Kirk assassination ? Lee Harvey Oswald, "I'm just a patsy"
September 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Anyone else getting deja vu on this Kirk assassination ? Lee Harvey Oswald, "I'm just a patsy"
Forever linked in my memory with the agonized death through exhaustion in the Tour de France of Tommy Simpson. Tommy was first Brit to stand a real chance of winning the Tour. His death alerted the world to the dangers of drugs in sport (1967).
September 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Forever linked in my memory with the agonized death through exhaustion in the Tour de France of Tommy Simpson. Tommy was first Brit to stand a real chance of winning the Tour. His death alerted the world to the dangers of drugs in sport (1967).
I'm not sure that anyone taking matters into her/his hands is the best start for a "new" party. Sounds like a burst of the old personality fights which have wrecked left politics for decades.
I'm too old for another "People's Front of Judea" versus "Judean People's Front"
I'm too old for another "People's Front of Judea" versus "Judean People's Front"
September 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I'm not sure that anyone taking matters into her/his hands is the best start for a "new" party. Sounds like a burst of the old personality fights which have wrecked left politics for decades.
I'm too old for another "People's Front of Judea" versus "Judean People's Front"
I'm too old for another "People's Front of Judea" versus "Judean People's Front"
The shabby, superficially engaging conman is a stock character in English lit. See "Mr Norris Changes Trains" by Christopher Isherwood
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The shabby, superficially engaging conman is a stock character in English lit. See "Mr Norris Changes Trains" by Christopher Isherwood
For an intro into French style "A Bout de Souffle" script by Truffaut, directed by Godard. Belmondo & Seberg.
September 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
For an intro into French style "A Bout de Souffle" script by Truffaut, directed by Godard. Belmondo & Seberg.
Be warned. See my review on substack@mhindley
September 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Be warned. See my review on substack@mhindley
Here's one of my favourites for atmosphere. "A Bout de Souffle", Belmondo & Seberg, director Godard, story Truffaut, welocme to the Paris of the '60s
September 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Here's one of my favourites for atmosphere. "A Bout de Souffle", Belmondo & Seberg, director Godard, story Truffaut, welocme to the Paris of the '60s