In July 2010, I wrote an article for ConservativeHome, setting out the inevitability of economic and political centralisation when interventionist nations are combined in a customs union. I referred to the book Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War, published as World War II ended, which […]
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EU motion of the day: “European Semester in the UK” – EU centralised economic planning
Parliament sees a considerable amount of EU business in the main chamber, often nodded through without debate. Here’s today’s motion (emphasis mine): 3 EUROPEAN SEMESTER IN THE UK [No debate] Mr Mark Hoban That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 10834/12, relating to the Commission Communication: Action for stability, […]
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The Prime Minister today made a spirited defence of the Government’s position following the European Council meeting, in the face of ridiculous pantomime behaviour by Labour. I was glad to be called to ask a question, in which I brought to the Prime Minister’s attention the Initiative for a Free […]
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