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Lisbon: the grieving process
Grief is a normal response to loss. We can now expect the Eurofanatics to go through shock, denial, anger, guilt, depression, acceptance and, possibly, growth. Here’s one report of denial. Keep an eye on the news and blogosphere for further symptoms, although I suppose acceptance and growth may be too […]
Read MoreLisbon: there’s champagne open in our house
Thank you Ireland: “Where is the humility? Where is the sense of them listening to the people’s concerns?” the Sinn Féin spokesman asked on Irish radio. Who would have thought I would ever agree with a Sinn Fein spokesman? (I clearly recall checking under my car, every drive, for IRA […]
Read MoreEU to act over UK budget deficit
At once dreadful and magnificent. Dreadful that we are in this mess, particularly after so many years of listening to talk of prudence. Magnificent in its illustration of how our great country is now subject to foreign powers. What a pity we are not having a referendum on the Lisbon […]
Read MoreFree enterprise in Europe hangs on Ireland’s EU vote
Europe now hangs on the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, “the treaty to end all EU treaties”. The text strikes the words “free and undistorted competition” from the core objectives of the Union. Corporatist aims will enjoy a higher legal status at the European Court (ECJ) and must prevail […]
Read MoreRural France and the EU food police
I listened this morning to a Today Programme podcast concerning rural France. An Englishman resident in Normandy was explaining how the villagers scurry around protecting themselves from the “EU gestapo”. To avoid the condemnation of much that is sold to the satisfaction of all concerned, the villagers monitor the train […]
Read MoreFrederick Forsyth: “EU made by deceit and lies”
Happened to pick up a Daily Express today and found this article by Frederick Forsyth: …consider these words: “Europe’s nations should be guided towards the superstate without their people understanding what is happening. This can be accomplished by successive steps, each disguised as having an economic purpose but which will […]
Read MoreHang on a minute…
First, the Conservatives propose a tax on “problem drinks” and are told EU rules won’t allow it. Now the Lib Dems propose a cut in VAT on juices to be paid for by extra tax on “some alcoholic drinks”. I’m now looking forward to a stream of useful policy ideas […]
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Constitutions and democracy
Mark Mardell points out that the French are changing their constitution to avoid a referendum: The French politicians from both houses were meeting to change the constitution so they could go ahead with the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon. I do wonder at the imperative among Europe’s political elite […]
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