{"id":8092,"date":"2026-04-07T09:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/8092\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:10:37","slug":"builders-merchants-news-uks-relationship-with-europe-in-the-spotlight-at-bmf-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/8092\/","title":{"rendered":"Builders&#8217; Merchants News &#8211; UK\u2019s relationship with Europe in the spotlight at BMF Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight:bold;\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            Professor Anand Menon, a leading expert on the UK\u2019s relationship with Europe, will offer a fresh perspective on future relations at the BMF Annual Members Conference in September.&#13;\n                        <\/p>\n<p>Menon, who co-authored the book\u00a0Brexit and British Politics,\u00a0is a Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King\u2019s College London, and serves as Director of the think tank UK in a Changing Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he was appointed this year as a Director at Public First, a policy, research, and strategy consultancy. He has spent over thirty years researching and teaching British and European politics at leading universities and is also a regular commentator on TV, radio, and in the national press.<\/p>\n<p>At the BMF Members Conference, Menon will share his insights into the UK\u2019s future relationship with its closest neighbour and most significant trading partner, explore the changing nature of the EU itself, and consider the broader global implications of European political shifts.<\/p>\n<p>John Newcomb, BMF CEO, said:\u00a0\u201cThe UK\u2019s relationship with Europe is more relevant than ever, especially in this time of global uncertainty and conflict. Understanding how the EU is evolving and what that means for the UK is crucial\u2014not just for our industry but for everyone interested in stability and prosperity. I\u2019m delighted that Professor Menon will discuss these vital topics at our conference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The BMF Annual Members Conference and Awards will take place at the Belfry Hotel and Resort in Sutton Coldfield on 16 and 17 September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Professor Anand Menon, a leading expert on the UK\u2019s relationship with Europe, will offer a fresh perspective&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-8092","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-uk","9":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116362649608459226","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}