Mark English
@markemuk.bsky.social
British/European. Policy advisor to European Movement UK. 25 years an EU official and spokesperson. Up the Palace. Allez l'Union.
Personal views.
Personal views.
Tooting Popular Front? Very bad people, very bad....
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tooting Popular Front? Very bad people, very bad....
Tell you what, Nige, why don't you boycott the BBC? And give us all a rest....
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tell you what, Nige, why don't you boycott the BBC? And give us all a rest....
Might Brexit, by any teensy-weensy chance, have anything to do with 'the dire state of the financial sector'? And won't investors of all types flee from UK if Reform ever get into power? Just asking....
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Might Brexit, by any teensy-weensy chance, have anything to do with 'the dire state of the financial sector'? And won't investors of all types flee from UK if Reform ever get into power? Just asking....
"Lies" or "fantasies" would be better words. But unlike with Brexit, this time Farage was called out and had to back down.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Lies" or "fantasies" would be better words. But unlike with Brexit, this time Farage was called out and had to back down.
Just back from Italy. Italian town centres still have small indy shops. Why? Maybe 'cos they also have long-established, non-chain cafes/restaurant?. So despite online shopping, people still go into town. And 'cos Italians love quality food treats they can't get online or during supermarket shop?
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just back from Italy. Italian town centres still have small indy shops. Why? Maybe 'cos they also have long-established, non-chain cafes/restaurant?. So despite online shopping, people still go into town. And 'cos Italians love quality food treats they can't get online or during supermarket shop?
Does #trenitalia think its customers want to see...a) as much beautiful view as possible OR b) a silly and pointless face sticker obscuring a third of the window space and occupying loads of peripheral vision ??
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Does #trenitalia think its customers want to see...a) as much beautiful view as possible OR b) a silly and pointless face sticker obscuring a third of the window space and occupying loads of peripheral vision ??
Gets even better....
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Gets even better....
You get some decent views from the train in Switzerland....
October 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
You get some decent views from the train in Switzerland....
True then. True now on Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday.
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
True then. True now on Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday.
Forêt de Soignes/Zonienwoud in autumn.....wish I could paint...#Brussels
October 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Forêt de Soignes/Zonienwoud in autumn.....wish I could paint...#Brussels
Man of the people, part 94....
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Man of the people, part 94....
The Empress's old clothes? Where once Thatcher stood (metaphorically) tall - however much you/we hated her - now stands only fabric and air.
October 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Empress's old clothes? Where once Thatcher stood (metaphorically) tall - however much you/we hated her - now stands only fabric and air.
Tories looking back nostalgically to the days of rule by the Union Jack Junta led by ruthless dictator General Tim Brooke Taylor
October 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Tories looking back nostalgically to the days of rule by the Union Jack Junta led by ruthless dictator General Tim Brooke Taylor
Ever occurred to the Tory 'leadership' that anti-migration dogma, ICE style clampdowns and tarnishing the UK's reputation by leaving the ECHR might not be good for a 'Stronger Economy'? #CPC25
October 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Ever occurred to the Tory 'leadership' that anti-migration dogma, ICE style clampdowns and tarnishing the UK's reputation by leaving the ECHR might not be good for a 'Stronger Economy'? #CPC25
This is the road to perdition.
October 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is the road to perdition.
Win for EU-UK cooperation....
September 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Win for EU-UK cooperation....
This is mad as well as disgraceful. All economies need low-skill labour, Brits don't want to do it and without it things collapse. We also need integrated high-skill workers with a stable stake in the country, the chance to progress, become more productive, create growth that means jobs for others.
September 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This is mad as well as disgraceful. All economies need low-skill labour, Brits don't want to do it and without it things collapse. We also need integrated high-skill workers with a stable stake in the country, the chance to progress, become more productive, create growth that means jobs for others.
Detain and deport....
September 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Detain and deport....
This is China the Guardian is talking about...UK and EU need to step up, not scale back, climate policies or miss out on green jobs and growth
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is China the Guardian is talking about...UK and EU need to step up, not scale back, climate policies or miss out on green jobs and growth
Food price inflation in euro zone? 3.2% - too high. In UK? 5.1%...*way* too high. Brexit is making it harder for many to afford the weekly shop.
September 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Food price inflation in euro zone? 3.2% - too high. In UK? 5.1%...*way* too high. Brexit is making it harder for many to afford the weekly shop.
Every country has elite schools in some form, fee-paying or not, but UK cannot possibly realise its potential while this situation persists.
September 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Every country has elite schools in some form, fee-paying or not, but UK cannot possibly realise its potential while this situation persists.
Best remark at the @ukandeu.bsky.social event in Brussels today...
@stellacreasy.bsky.social replied: 'I haven't grasped the possibilities of arson to deal with my untidy house, either', when asked for a response to Brexiteers saying UK had not fully grasped the possibilities of Brexit.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social replied: 'I haven't grasped the possibilities of arson to deal with my untidy house, either', when asked for a response to Brexiteers saying UK had not fully grasped the possibilities of Brexit.
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Best remark at the @ukandeu.bsky.social event in Brussels today...
@stellacreasy.bsky.social replied: 'I haven't grasped the possibilities of arson to deal with my untidy house, either', when asked for a response to Brexiteers saying UK had not fully grasped the possibilities of Brexit.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social replied: 'I haven't grasped the possibilities of arson to deal with my untidy house, either', when asked for a response to Brexiteers saying UK had not fully grasped the possibilities of Brexit.
Disillusion with politics is not surprising...
September 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Disillusion with politics is not surprising...
Conspiring against the UK and our European allies.
September 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Conspiring against the UK and our European allies.