Sorry about the sustained radio silence – I’ve been off for medical reasons for a while. I hope you didn’t miss the information about Friday’s #EUuk blogging event, which is now full, but can be followed on Twitter via the #EUuk hashtag and will also be filmed and available via the Rep’s Dailymotion site afterwards. I’m also sure there will be quite a few blogposts about it. We’ve got a great line-up with heavyweight political blogging names such as Guido Fawkes Bagehot and Left Foot Forward taking part, never mind the cream of those blogging about the EU.
This conference is part of two weeks of all kinds of events – political, cultural, musical – to mark the opening of our new premises at 32 Smith Square. On 15 December I will be involved in a poetry evening, where EU ambassadors will bring poems from their country and Jonathan, our head of rep, and I will read the English translations. The full list of events is available here.
Part of the reason of a week of events is to draw attention to the existence of the public space here, which is available for events discussing issues of European relevance. So if you think you have an appropriate event and need a Central London venue, think of Europe House!
Also while I was off, we launched officially the web version of the What’s In It For Me booklet, to some praise, and quite a lot of controversy. Given that it was based on a product that has been in considerable demand (we only send publications out to those who ask for them), we’re confident it will prove useful.