Some of my military friends recently insisted that there would never be a European Armed Force. I would like to bring Eurocorps — effectively founded in 1963 — to their attention. From a speech by Lieutenant-General Pedro Pitarch, Commander Eurocorps: Now a future truly European military structure will require Eurocorps-alike […]
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The Lisbon Denial
As I read the papers this morning, I am struck by the wackiness of some responses to the Irish “no” – for example that Ireland could withdraw from integration for a period – and by a theme which seems to infest the thinking of the yes camp. I will call […]
Read MoreThe Lords must stop Gordon Brown bulldozing Lisbon Treaty
David Owen, a social democrat, writes: By any conceivable test of democratic procedure, the House of Lords should vote to put Treaty ratification on ice, at least until there is an agreed EU policy as to how to handle the Irish “No” vote. Which at least respects democracy in the […]
Read MoreLisbon: 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 MoreA sad reflection
Catching up with Question Time, the following occurred to me as facts most of us could agree: The Lisbon Treaty is not called a constitution The Lisbon Treaty is virtually impossible to read The Lisbon Treaty is nearly identical in substance to the document that was called a constitution The […]
Read MoreEurope’s democracies neuter themselves
The madness of parliaments’ keenly handing democratic accountability to an unaccountable bureaucracy. At least electorates are catching on now, but is it too late? read more | digg story
Read MoreConstitutions 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 […]
Read MoreBrown and Miliband insist it’s not the same, but …
“Parts of the Lisbon Treaty, signed by Gordon Brown last month, are no different from the abandoned EU Constitution, a report by MPs has said.” And of course, most of the other leaders of EU states have admitted the Lisbon Treaty is the democratically-rejected Constitution, dressed up to sidestep democracy. […]
Read MoreX09 – Campaign for a referendum on the EU Constitution
This site campaigns for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. The Treaty is the Constitution barely disguised, we were promised a referendum and denying one is an insult to democracy. Are the Europhiles even democrats? read more | digg story
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