Professor of Politics, Research Community Lead (School of Social Sciences) @UniOfSurrey. #populism, #EuropeanPolitics, #partyorganisation. Posts=my views. https://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mm37xzzfjc2g​The current UK debate ignores a massive reality: the EU has moved on. The idea that that the UK can just rejoin at their own convenience is total fantasy. ​It's dishonest politics from people still refusing to level with the public about the actual state of play.17 May 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm37xzzfjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mlzwt2etoc2q"A lot of people thought life was hard while we were part of the EU. Therefore, EU membership made their lives harder..." Luckily this is not an undergraduate essay, and luckily for the author l am not marking it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzwt2etoc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mlzwt2etoc2q"A lot of people thought life was hard while we were part of the EU. Therefore, EU membership made their lives harder..." Luckily this is not an undergraduate essay, and luckily for the author l am not marking it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzwt2etoc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mly477qq3s2nWes Streeting says he will stand for Labour leader and UK's future lies 'back in EU'. Imagine being a country trapped in this debate forever and ever, without any prospect for it to be solved once and for all...16 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly477qq3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mly477qq3s2nWes Streeting says he will stand for Labour leader and UK's future lies 'back in EU'. Imagine being a country trapped in this debate forever and ever, without any prospect for it to be solved once and for all...16 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly477qq3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mlw4rx53d22o​"We must fix the consequences of our country's totally predictable foreign policy decisions." — The US in the Strait of Hormuz 🤝 Keir Starmer on the EU.15 May 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw4rx53d22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mluqap6clk2bThe Meloni paradox: flying high on global stage, but stumbling at home. ​While her international image holds up, a series of domestic missteps from her and her ministers is quietly weakening her position My comments for The Times newspaper (firewall, unfortunately) https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/the-cambridge-student-a-brutal-murder-and-melonis-culture-chief-8rtzxm9lj15 May 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluqap6clk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mluqap6clk2bThe Meloni paradox: flying high on global stage, but stumbling at home. ​While her international image holds up, a series of domestic missteps from her and her ministers is quietly weakening her position My comments for The Times newspaper (firewall, unfortunately) https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/the-cambridge-student-a-brutal-murder-and-melonis-culture-chief-8rtzxm9lj15 May 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluqap6clk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mltmje5r4k27Calls it bolognese rather than ragù... Wastes precious Parmesan rinds that would have worked wonders in a pasta e fagioli... Yet, for some reason, he is still expecting a medal?? [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltmje5r4k27https://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mlqt53xly22k100%. But maybe more. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqt53xly22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mlkoalkxis2yThe eloquent case against first past the post, re-upped. The risks involved if the next election is run under it (as it most probably will) are huge. https://www.ft.com/content/38d83f46-984b-4884-863f-1affb78ac9ae11 May 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkoalkxis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mliohdki6s2eThe clock is ticking on the recent playbook. 🌹 ​The time is ripe for a would-be Labour leader to stop chasing right-wing rhetoric on immigration and start competing with the Greens. Drop the performative barriers for foreign nurses; the membership is ready, l think. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliohdki6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mliohdki6s2eThe clock is ticking on the recent playbook. 🌹 ​The time is ripe for a would-be Labour leader to stop chasing right-wing rhetoric on immigration and start competing with the Greens. Drop the performative barriers for foreign nurses; the membership is ready, l think. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliohdki6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mld7yoxmmk2vGiorgia Meloni has met the PMs of Hungary and Poland, Péter Magyar and Donald Tusk, in recent days. The ones who have defeated the radical right in their respective countries, right? And what have they said to the press they all agree on, among other things? What to do about migration.08 May 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld7yoxmmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mld7yoxmmk2vGiorgia Meloni has met the PMs of Hungary and Poland, Péter Magyar and Donald Tusk, in recent days. The ones who have defeated the radical right in their respective countries, right? And what have they said to the press they all agree on, among other things? What to do about migration.08 May 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld7yoxmmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mkutwvtcsc2sIn September Meloni's govt will become the longest lasting in Italy's postwar history (overtaking Berlusconi II). The very next day she will kick off her campaign for the general election (to follow a year later), by packaging herself as the moderate, experienced, safe candidate in a crazy world.02 May 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkutwvtcsc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mkutwvtcsc2sIn September Meloni's govt will become the longest lasting in Italy's postwar history (overtaking Berlusconi II). The very next day she will kick off her campaign for the general election (to follow a year later), by packaging herself as the moderate, experienced, safe candidate in a crazy world.02 May 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkutwvtcsc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mkrnyas5xk2aThe AfD: "an illustration of how opposition parties can shape discourses about national identity". [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrnyas5xk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mkk2emprqs2oSalvini is now asking whether Italy should in fact violate the EU's Stability & Growth Pact. He had to say something, as some of his Parliamentarians & supporters are agitating due to the cost of energy. Some Italian newspapers will pretend to take him seriously as run "what is" pieces. & that's it28 Apr 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk2emprqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mkk2emprqs2oSalvini is now asking whether Italy should in fact violate the EU's Stability & Growth Pact. He had to say something, as some of his Parliamentarians & supporters are agitating due to the cost of energy. Some Italian newspapers will pretend to take him seriously as run "what is" pieces. & that's it28 Apr 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk2emprqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dralbertazziuk.bsky.social/post/3mkffges3is2lOrbán heading to the US — fake beard and sunglasses optional, but Hungarian prosecutors might make them necessary. 🧔🕶️ That trip alone tells you everything about why Meloni's "normalisation" playbook is working — and why Orbán's wasn't. #EuropeanPolitics #HungaryPolitics26 Apr 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:lpxy6djak66vary6akertced/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkffges3is2l