Dr Owain Gardner

🇪🇺 Medievalist, Grosseteste/Bach Obsessive, Liberal Artist (Trivium + Quadrivium), Jaguar XJL Driver - Pro tanto quid retribuamus?

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

Britain allows EU citizens to visit for six months.

Why aren't we demanding the same treatment for British people visiting EU countries?

There may be a way to tackle the 90-in-180-day problem without waiting to rejoin the EU.

https://t.co/bWjjedNkM3

[Marcos Agustín @marcosagusstinn]

🇬🇧🇪🇺 Brexit is over.

The EU will offer the UK a new interim agreement at the November summit.

The UK will accept, allowing it to integrate into certain areas of the EU.

Reintegration will happen (formally or in practice) over the comming years

Even without formally rejoining, the plan is for the UK to return in practice through steps that do not require a referendum.

Europe must be united.

[Elisa Mosini 🇪🇺🇮🇹 @MosiniElisa]

I’d be more than happy to welcome the UK back into the EU. 🇪🇺🇬🇧

Honestly, I don’t care about what happened in the past.
We can overcome our disagreements.

The British are part of Europe, and they always have been.

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

I’ve never posted about Freedom of Movement to convert leave voters.

I post about it so that supporters can like, retweet and reply in order to demonstrate to politicians that these ideas are popular.

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

@GilesMacDonogh Awful little man, even a Bantam Cock has greater height!

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

Brexit wasn't just an economic mistake. It cost years of freedom, opportunity, family and belonging. I'm relieved the silence is breaking, but angry at what's been lost.

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

@arthistorynews “Superficial Intelligence” would require too much of a combination of, both, fake tan and “painterly” varnish!

Suboptimal Intelligence, perhaps?

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

@docrussjackson Cheese?

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

Niggle Farridge marks own homework

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: An internal investigation at Reform UK has found Nigel Farage’s close aides broke no laws over the undercover documentary

Farage now intends to “aggressively” sue the journalists

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

The Channel is still 21 miles wide.

Paris is still two hours from London.

Amsterdam is still an hour away by plane.

Europe didn’t get further away after Brexit.

Our rights did.

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

@andrewhesselden 1

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

As Britain moves closer to Europe again, we shouldn’t treat mobility for people as an awkward concession.

It is something WE should be asking for.

More freedom for British people to live, work, study, travel and build lives across Europe is a benefit, not a price to pay.

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

British musicians should be able to take a gig in Europe. Small businesses should be able to follow an opportunity. Freelancers should be able to work across borders.

Restoring mutual Freedom of Movement would help British talent earn a living.

[Michel Barnier @MichelBarnier]

For sure !

[Anna Neumann @anna_p_neumann]

« Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. »

« Richer? BIP is 8 % lower. Less immigration? It even got more difficult. More trade? It’s worse. »

Emmanuel Macron completely exposed the Brexit populists at an exchange at Complutense University yesterday.

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

The word “pioneer” does not do her justice, a wonderful human being and someone we should all emulate! RIP Esther Rantzen https://t.co/ocxk2cjfkV

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

@LeeDavidEvansUK So there is literally no answer.

Smug avoidance is a symptom of yesterday

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

@lewis_goodall I think there may very well be a lot of combined Labour Leaders in Andy Burnham - there’s Foot, Kinnock and Blair, of course, but the intellectual heft of Attlee, Brown and Wilson (the latter wasn’t just a pipe).

Andy wasn’t ready in 2010/2015, but he is ready now

[Dr Owain Gardner @DrOGardner1253]

@richardmarcj How much more prognostication do we all need?