How language is twisted to falsely support the case for not leaving the EU What Do We Want? On BBC Radio’s Today show (13th August 2019) ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond once again stated that the public didn’t vote to leave the EU without a deal. That’s true but neither did they vote against that because they … More True Lies

The EU often tries to deceive us by calling things by names that mislead and mis-label. ‘Democracy’ is one such misused label, but not the only one, by far. If you have to call it Democratic it probably isn’t. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the ultimate example of mislabelling, it even doubles up … More Labels

Some senior figures in the Labour Party are in favour of the EU and thus against Brexit. Their leader is ambiguous but the Deputy Leader isn’t. Tom Watson, deputy leader of the Labour Party, called the EU: “An enduring, deep, benevolent collaboration between sovereign states unique in the history of the world. It produced a … More Not More News!

Car production is being ‘rationalised’ around the world and has disappeared from many countries, production continues in Britain, though mainly by non- British manufacturers. After Brexit some makers will go, some will stay and others may come but any losses are sure to be blamed on Brexit (by BBC News and others). What a shame … More Not the BBC News

In 2012 the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, John Bruton, looked at the possible consequences of a break-up of the Eurozone (EZ), followed by a break-up of the EU itself. His article, in Fair Observer, opens with some favourable comments on the EU, which we summarise, with a few critical comments. The … More Is the EU still an asset?

Theresa May said very clearly that we would be leaving in March but we didn’t; Boris Johnson says very clearly that we will now leave in October. Will we? There was a clear commitment by the Conservatives to implement what the people decided in the 2016 Referendum. Although many voted to remain the people overall … More Boris May, or May Not

Because of its history Germany does not want to appear to be dominating other European nations but just can’t help itself. Following up our previous post, First Among Equals?, we now pick out some other authors who have written on the subject of Germany’s status in the EU. Sir Paul Lever was the British ambassador … More Germany Above All

  The weekly magazine The Economist attempts to refute the idea that Germany dominates the Union by setting up a false proposition and demolishing it rather than dealing with the concerns of actual critics. We look out for pro-EU arguments and for contradictions of anti-EU arguments. Usually the case is weak enough for us to … More First Among Equals?

Sometimes we have to guess whether what our leaders say is what they really want. All’s Well That Ends Well* But how well will Brexit end? Freed from the EU’s stranglehold the UK could do very well but many with influence or political power will want to see their doleful warnings proven correct and could well … More Conjectures and Refutations

“We must not fear no-deal, if you fear no-deal you are hostage to the ones you are facing” – it’s not often we agree with Donald Tusk! Both Tory-leadership contenders say they intend the UK to leave the EU on 31st October this year or, in Hunt’s case at least, unless an acceptable deal is … More Deadline Date?