Max Fras

Researcher, international development consultant.
Europe, Caucasus, Middle East, Africa, bad puns. Not quite the master of understatement.

[Max Fras @maxfras]

On the third anniversary of Russia's brutal onslaught on Ukraine, I share some insights into the situation of young people in the country on the basis of @BritishCouncil report I worked on recently for @LSEnews

https://t.co/ov7l6tHA8t

[LSE @LSEnews]

🇺🇦 Three years on from the Russian invasion of #Ukraine, Dr @MaxFras @LSEEI looks at how the devastation of war has impacted young people in Ukraine, and how the majority choose to stay in their country in the hope of building a brighter future.

[contechristino @contechristino]

Appena visto questo video del tizio del Regno Unito lasciato da BBC e dalla sua delegazione solo soletto nel divano e "adottato" dalla Danimarca accanto e ora non voglio più che arrivi ultimo #Eurovision #escita #Eurovision2026

[Max Fras @maxfras]

Verka Serduchka with what Eastern Europe considers the real European anthem is a great move

[Max Fras @maxfras]

Poland just asking everyone to kneel down and pray is old Europe waking up

[Jakub Krupa @JakubKrupa]

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but looks like the fantastic & one of its kind Bar Polski in Holborn has closed down.

A special place & Polish institution in heart of London for 30 years, another everyday symbol of our #PolesinUK presence here - gone.

Absolutely gutted.

[Sue Wilson @Suewilson91]

Apparently, children as young as 4 will be subjected to EU "mind control" when UK rejoins Erasmus.
The Tories have really lost the plot this time.

[Simon Kuper @KuperSimon]

Paris, where I live, has transformed from a carbound into a bike-dominated city. In the process it became a trendsetter for the world's other cities. Now Paris's mayoral elections are a referendum on that shift. What lessons from Paris? Me @FinancialTimes https://t.co/lWIwEytWxQ

[Kamil Całus @KamilCaus]

Ad vocem — apropos ukraińskich uchodźców i imigrantów w Polsce (oraz w Mołdawii). 🇺🇦🇵🇱🇲🇩

Nie jest tajemnicą, że zdecydowana większość przebywających na terenie naszego kraju obywateli Ukrainy odnalazła się na rynku pracy, otrzymuje wynagrodzenie i płaci należne podatki. Stałe zatrudnienie posiada ponad 70% Ukraińców w wieku produkcyjnym.

W efekcie nie stanowią oni obciążenia dla budżetu — wręcz przeciwnie, generują realny „zysk netto" dla skarbu państwa. 💰

Ale nie wszędzie tak jest. Wynika to oczywiście nie z „roszczeniowości" czy niechęci do podjęcia pracy, lecz z profilu demograficznego migrantów i uchodźców.

I tak na przykład w Mołdawii, gdzie przebywa obecnie 140 tysięcy uchodźców z Ukrainy (gigantyczna liczba biorąc pod uwagę populację kraju — to aż 6% ogółu jej mieszkańców!), zdecydowaną większość stanowią dzieci (ok. 40%) oraz kobiety — najczęściej samotne matki im towarzyszące. Co więcej, aż 13% stanowią osoby w wieku emerytalnym, a 19% — osoby z różnego rodzaju niepełnosprawnościami. 👶👩‍👧

Z przyczyn obiektywnych grupa ta nie jest tak zdolna do podjęcia zatrudnienia jak Ukraińcy żyjący w Polsce. Niepełnoletni objęci są obowiązkiem szkolnym, a samotne matki często po prostu nie mogą zostawić dzieci i udać się do pracy. W rezultacie szacuje się, że w Mołdawii pracę zarobkową wykonuje zaledwie ok. 1/3 spośród wspomnianych 140 tysięcy uchodźców.

[Max Fras @maxfras]

Who says Europe does not have a plan?

[Jakub Krupa @JakubKrupa]

2026: firma zachęcająca Brytyjczyków do inwestycji w zagraniczne nieruchomości sugeruje “why invest in Opole, Poland?”

[Jakub Krupa @JakubKrupa]

Few thoughts on the "Polish exodus" from the UK.

1. It's not an 'exodus', it's a slow drip. We're fine, thanks.
2. Migration is really complicated.
3. The absolute cheek of the very same media attacking Poles for years lamenting their departure.
4. What you can do?

THREAD 🧵

[Max Fras @maxfras]

When *Gliwice* is your Dubai
You truly have reasons to worry

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🇵🇱 Why is a former communist coal town now 45pc richer than its British twin?

Our reporters travelled to Poland's Gliwice and Darlington to uncover the forces reshaping both places 👇
https://t.co/ebkfSjlBzj

[Max Fras @maxfras]

@British_Airways I was talking to one of your agents - Laura - and she disappeared - I need urgent assitance with a booking

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@toptel19800095 Sorry I can only get scammed by the real thing @British_Airways are more than enough- and you lot can get fucked

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@BA_OnlineCS Oh fuck off will you

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@British_Airways lol, you have been rolling out a new website for about a decade now. In the meantime, your call centre drops calls so I can’t even get help over the phone

[Max Fras @maxfras]

@British_Airways your digital services are truly medieval - every other booking requires a phone call and your staff having to sort things out because your IT is a total shitshow

[Max Fras @maxfras]

I am all for entrepreneurial spirit but trying to convince Londoners they need to buy toilet paper by cubic meter in boxes taking up half of their living space is a really bold move

[Bianca Baumler @biancabaumler]

👋#euDEARprogramme „Programmes that bring people in🇪🇺+🌍 2work2gether on equal footing are essential to empower communities across continents+oceans. They increase mutual respect and trust, the foundations for true + deep communication." @maxfras + DST @EU_Partnerships 🙏for all!

[Max Fras @maxfras]

@HeathrowAirport what’s the landing approach after 3 PM - @HeathrowRunways are unresponsive