Am now mostly off to Bluesky — don’t have time for both places and the chat over there seems more useful than here.

RT @GlasgowEurope: M & S , Sainsbury’s call for EU Deal on food & drink.12 retailers incl.Morrisons, Lidl, Ocado have written to @MarosSefc….

Fascinating on how erecting trade barriers can impact investment, based on Brexit experience of UK.

RT @RaoulRuparel: Thread on what Brexit might tell us about how US tariffs could impact investment. We saw 2 key impacts:. 1)UK FDI into EU….

RT @AndyBounds: Officials hopeful Brussels summit will pave way to UK-EU defence pact despite as fish talks make progress. @GeorgeWParker @….

RT @Mij_Europe: Some thoughts on the European response to the chaos now emanating from the White House - on Ukraine and more broadly, based….

RT @shashj: I can’t emphasise enough how the administration is filling up with cranks and fruitcakes. Here is the Pentagon’s new deputy pre….

RT @sabaone: Good Morning .this is a more than 30 year old cactus but still looking great , as they say age is just a number! Have a good M….

RT @CryptoDonAlt: @elonmusk @realDonaldTrump I wonder what changed

RT @LOS_Fisher: Growth – and damn the consequences?. How far is Rachel Reeves prepared to prioritise the economy over the green agenda, nim….

RT @ValedeAlmeidaEU: Dear British friends,I’m so sorry you left the #EU 5 years ago. I still don’t think #Brexit was a good idea but then a….

A stellar line-up, if you'll forgive the pun. (I wouldn't). Lots of the major 'reset' players taking part.

RT @EUUKForum: Completing the line-up of keynote speakers at the #EUUKForum Annual Conference 2025 are @sandrogozi, Co-chair of the Parliam….

RT @AndyBounds: It’s deja vu all over again. UK wants reset.To start with security. EU wants a comprehensive package with fishing rights fi….

For those of you lucky enough to enjoy bonuses!.

RT @ClaerB: There are high hopes for #bonusseason in the City this year - but how does yours measure up? Early entries to the FT's Bonus Su….

RT @JonathanEley: Interesting explainer on the schools bill - which even some Labour MPs are uneasy about - from @pmdfoster and @amy_borret….

@SamCoatesSky Whatever flavour of deal Labour does, the Right will cry betrayal and conspiracy to “undo Brexit”, so arguably Starmer might as well get something meaningful for his troubles. But as with fiscal side, the original sins of the ‘ming vase’ manifesto make all of this hard. 9/ENDS.

Worth recalling the original paucity of ambition/cakeism in Labour manifesto. To “tear down the barriers to trade”…while sticking with the same red lines that created them. Tho as @SamCoatesSky says, the political price of more ambition are baked in…/8.

Most likely they make a big deal of security elements - Starmer to Belgium for dinner with EU27 Feb 3 - and the hard stuff on trade/mobility etc potters on, but nowhere too fast. /7.

And then there’s the rise of Reform. If the government continues to wobble as it is now, if the economy gets worse, not better, that could (as some hope) add ambition to EU reset. I have doubts. Courage is not a quality this govt has shown this far. But 🤷‍♂️/6.