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Director, Centre for International Learning & Leadership. Travel, languages, culture, Cornwall. Forever European #FBPE. Usual reaction to news: “What’s wrong with these people?”
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Stand up for Ukraine and against Trump. Marching to the Russian Embassy. It’s not much, but at least it’s something. But really it should be the US Embassy - they’re the greater threat now.

If true, this would be very good news. Let’s hope it will also include a return to Erasmus Plus and other great youth programmes. @intercomuk.bsky.social

Today's front page of The New York Post.

Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history. Please repost if you want it restored.

This woman is quite literally insane.

Please take note of these mythbusters. Combating disinformation with facts is the only way we can win the argument for UK to join Erasmus Plus, the biggest and best programme of youth opportunity in the world.

Humanity has a choice. Fascism or resistance. Oligarch, tech bros and politicians are choosing fascism. We need to stand together, organise and resist.

“Few would have imagined that in post-Brexit Britain, a young person could take a job in Japan for two years but be unable to do the same in France. Yet here we are” sussexbylines.co.uk/world/europe...

On 5 July so many of us felt a wave of relief and good will towards Starmer and co, who seemed to promise a more decent, compassionate and internationalist kind of govt than the despicable Tories. What a wholesale betrayal of hope is now unfolding.

If you have an interest in international school links & partnerships join us on Thursday 4pm UK time for our latest webinar hosted by Ray Kirtley Chair of UK Global Learning Association for Schools. Click here to register:- bit.ly/intercom2501 #schools #erasmusplus #education #europe #etwinning

‘This is the one life we have.... We can act to support the wellbeing of people and other animals, not out of duty alone, but because empathy connects us all in a shared experience of life.’ @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

It’s hard to understand the “rig” bit, except as an admission that young people may be less susceptible to the prejudice and populist b****x of Ticey and his ilk. If they had anything to offer the young, surely they’d welcome these potential voters.

#erasmusplus #europeansolidaritycorps #mythbusters

Join us on 13 February for our next international education webinar - a vital briefing for anyone interested in school links or supporting the campaign for Erasmus Plus. @europeanmovement.co.uk @cill-uk.bsky.social

As the campaign for Erasmus Plus gathers pace, let’s get our facts straight about the world’s biggest and best programme of youth opportunity. UK young people need and deserve this. @intercomuk.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk

How many times do we have to say it? A youth mobility scheme is NOT "freedom of movement" and will not interfere with Labour's red lines bsky.app/profile/mike...

Don't let people forget.

So why are they allowing existing youth mobility from Australia etc. to continue? Illogical as well as stupid.

This.

Carl Sagan. 1995

In the old days (not so long ago) we never even heard the phrase “red lines”. Instead governments used to have principles, policies and a vision of the national interest.

Am I alone in also thinking that putting this headline next to a photo of a tragically murdered kid is revoltingly deliberate?

Switzerland is planning to rejoin Erasmus Plus. This will leave the UK as literally the only country in the world with zero access to the largest and best programme of youth opportunity on the planet. What the hell are we waiting for?

And UK. Step 1, job done. Step 2, well under way.

Never forget the sycophantic, leeches on society who in Washington bathing in the far right wing love fest of Trump’s inauguration👇🏼 Farage Truss Braverman Patel Johnson Hanging out with Tino Chrupalla co-leader of AFD, Tom Van Grieken of Belgium’s Far right Vlaams Belang party etc #WrongUnsInc😡

InterCom is the new hub for anyone with an interest in international education, youth and cultural projects. Stay up to date with developments on Erasmus Plus, youth mobility and more.

InterCom website is open for membership. Join a network of internationally-minded organisations and professionals and gain access to knowledge and ideas. Have a look here:- www.intercom.org.uk #InterCom #internationaleducation #youth #ErasmusPlus #internationalcommunication

Thanks @emstaffs.uk for a great campaign launch on Erasmus Plus yesterday. Finally the discussion is taking a more informed shape, and moving away from the myth that it’s all about privileged students. Looking forward to seeing more of this around the country.

Totally bonkers but completely wonderful.

Another great opportunity that UK young people have lost. Brexit, the Grinch that keeps on taking. youth.europarl.europa.eu/more-informa...

Jemma and Marina not only “scroll through social media so you don’t have to”, but also usually say the things you want to say, so you don’t have to. Echo chamber? Perhaps, but who cares. It’s brilliant. @thetrawl.bsky.social

This is a small step in the right direction, but there are plenty of ways for the government to block or ignore it. We must continue to convince MPs one by one that this (and more immediately Erasmus Plus) is massively in the UK’s interest.

Every single poll and survey shows a large majority regretting Brexit and wanting to rejoin the SM, CU and/or the EU as a whole. I fail to see why we should be bullied by a right wing media, minority of the population and cowardly government. I want a government with balls not excuses.

Or we could save her some air miles and just rejoin the single market. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

On Wednesday 15th January, James MacCleary MP has a debate on opportunities for young people to live and work in Europe. Contact your MP asking them to attend the debate and make your voice heard.

Absolutely this 👇

Let’s only hope it’s a well-informed debate and not just perpetuating myths that it’s all about university students. @intercomuk.bsky.social

“Time to stand up to bastards”. And time to re-read our history books to remind ourselves what happens when we don’t (before the bastards rewrite them, which they will if given the chance - as per the AFD’s recent pronouncements.

Only someone with no understanding of liberal history would treat fact-checking and free speech as a binary opposition. The whole point of free speech is that it gets us closer to the truth. Where free speech has no purchase in the truth, its purpose collapses.

What a beautiful antidote to the sound and fury that we’re all having to deal with these days.

I didn’t see the original post, but “feral hogs” is the best description of Tory MPs I’ve ever heard.