Very nearly beyond parody: According to research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA), there are currently 16,980 EU acts in force and between 1998 and 2007 there was a net gain of 9,415 EU laws. In 2007, 3,010 EU laws became UK law, while only 993 EU regulations were repealed – […]
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EU faces ‘existential’ danger from economic crisis – Telegraph
This morning, I woke early and finished The Great European Rip-off: How the Corrupt, Wasteful EU is Taking Control of Our Lives. I then discovered this article in the Telegraph: The global financial crisis has inflicted such damage to free market principles that it risks undermining the core function of […]
Read MorePromoting ‘a country called Europe’
In so many ways, wrong: New Research: EU diplomats spend £3.4 billion promoting ‘a country called Europe’ EU foreign service now costs £3.4 billion a year The property portfolio of EU embassies is worth £55 million EU ambassadors earn up to £244,000 a year Former ambassador to Washington DC expresses […]
Read MoreCentreRight: One hundred reasons why Ireland should say ‘no’ (again) to Lisbon
Via CentreRight: One hundred reasons why Ireland should say ‘no’ (again) to Lisbon: Jim McConalogue, Editor of The European Journal and occasionally of this parish, has listed one hundred reasons why Ireland should again reject Lisbon. It was disclosed at the weekend that Ryanair are helping to bankroll the ‘Yes […]
Read MoreSelling illegal DVDs not illegal because of blunder – Telegraph
Via Selling illegal DVDs not illegal because of blunder – Telegraph: People who sell DVDs and videos illegally, including pornography to children, cannot be prosecuted because of a legislative blunder dating back 25 years, it has emerged. … The blunder centres on the 1984 Video Recordings Act which the then […]
Read MoreSome favourite quotes from Karl Popper
Karl Popper is without doubt my favourite character in political philosophy. He was rational, believing knowledge and truth to be objective, but aware of the boundaries of reason. A scientist but concerned with the mechanisms of society. By humanitarian inclination a social democrat — when that meant “Marxist” — but […]
Read MoreEU soldiers raise the 12-star flag to inaugurate the European Parliament – Telegraph Blogs
You remember the sole and fairly meagre change made when the European Constitution was revived as the Lisbon Treaty? That’s right. The EU’s national emblems were taken out: its flag, anthem, national day and so on. via EU soldiers raise the 12-star flag to inaugurate the European Parliament – Telegraph […]
Read MoreExtradition without justice | Anita Coles | guardian.co.uk
Via Extradition without justice | Anita Coles | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk : Liberty believes, as did the UK parliament for many years, that no one should be extradited unless and until the requesting country makes out a basic case against them in a UK court. Failure on this […]
Read MoreEU: A UK referendum on Lisbon becomes more likely
Via We are no longer crucial. We are marginal again — unless we say ‘No’ to the Lisbon Treaty – Analysis, Opinion – Independent.ie, we learn that full ratification of the Lisbon Treaty will be further delayed, making a UK referendum under a Conservative government more likely: The implications of this […]
Read MoreIreland commissioner says most EU countries would reject Lisbon Treaty – Telegraph
Ireland’s EU Commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, has conceded that voters in most EU countries would reject the stalled Lisbon Treaty. via Ireland commissioner says most EU countries would reject Lisbon Treaty – Telegraph.
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