In a follow-up to our previous post (Expensives) we see how the leaders respond to criticisms and suggestions from the European Parliament and their Ombudsman. Last September we published a post covering a report by EUObserver on how the EU (in particular its Parliament) had refused them access to documents relating to discussions of MEP’s … More Expensives-2
A précis of previous posts on this theme Economics has been a major area for our critiques, which is why there will be at least two themes posts to cover it. It’s the area where Remainers make the most fuss, concerned about what the UK will lose through Brexit. Since they have little positive to … More Themes-7: Economics-1
In a further post on the subject of EU transparency in theory and its absence in practice (see Expensives and Expensives-2) we offer more evidence of the EU breaking its own rules when it suits its leaders. Once again the EUObserver reports that the EU has refused to provide access to information about its goings-on: … More Secrets & Obfuscations
Nick has prepared letters to two people whose views carry weight and who should be challenged when they mislead their audiences. A. To Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, in response to her speech to the Dáil (the Irish Parliament) on April 17, 2019. A report on her speech for the Irish … More Are Speakers Listening?
Power Whereas many believe the EU represents a move towards a world that acts together peacefully we see it as representing the worst aspects of globalism. [1] Where big business and big government get closer together control is lost at the local level and the powerless eventually react to give these elites a ‘populist’ kicking. … More Here’s the Power, Where’s the Glory?
These are the characteristics of the EU that we believe are driving it towards a United States of Europe federal government, or so they hope. Ambition , Distraction, Unification, and Division (the EU Turtle’s arithmetic) Every so often we try to find good arguments from Remainers to test our Leaver arguments against. Invariably we are disappointed; our opponent’s … More Ambition, Distraction, Unification and Division
A précis of previous posts on this theme This is another in our series of posts reviewing our comments on major themes regarding the European Union. Each brief comment is followed by a link to the post to which we refer. Unlike the first theme post, this one presents the linked posts in chronological order. … More Themes-2: A Future for EU?
A précis of previous posts on this theme This is the first in a series of posts, each of which gathers previous posts into a single theme. We provide a brief summary of each selected post. A. Parliament has not been wholly sovereign since 1973 (when Ted Heath signed us up to join the EU), … More Themes-1: Politics
Is Democracy a Nuisance? In EU member countries, their constitutions oblige governments to put themselves up periodically for re-election, or dismissal. The ‘constitution’ of the EU (i.e. the treaties) does not require this inconvenience. This is a designed feature not an accident. To achieve its goal of a federal state in Europe the EU must … More It’s the Ideology
In August 2016, two months after the Referendum and seven months before Parliament agreed by a huge majority to begin the process of withdrawing from the EU, we posted a review of how Brexit was shaping up. It is astonishing how little has changed and how much remains relevant nearly three years on. For this … More Remains of the Fray
This EU Won't Work 