The European Central Bank’s ‘targeted longer-term refinancing operations’ often fail to give help where it is intended and most needed. No, not ‘Total Rugby’ (a forum for debating Ruby League). As we write this Italy is about to face England in a 2019 Rugby Six Nations match; England is famous this season for its mostly-successful … More TLTRO Rugby
Three short, independent pieces on the EU and Brexit. 1. We Wanna Be Together From the start the EU’s principal strategy for ensuring peace in Europe has been to unite all its people into one nation, whether they like it or not. This assumes they would then begin to understand each other, mix together, share … More EU is in the Altogether
Whether intended or not, the ECB’s response to the financial crisis protects the rich countries from the diseases of the poor. Also, the £350 million that Vote Leave claimed was the cost to Britain of EU membership wasn’t too far out. Funny Money There’s plenty of funny money in ‘wealthy’ Germany … More Money, Money, Money
The border in Ireland should not be used as leverage in the Brexit negotiations, that could kill people. Gaelic Football Because of the devious negotiating tactics of the EU and the gullibility (or duplicity?) of our Prime Minister no discussion of a future FTA has taken place. At least two years wasted; it could be … More Bloody-Border Line
In this post we review some of the declared goals and values of the EU, including a link to the main statement of these and links to many of our related posts. Remainers, like Leavers, presumably come on a spectrum; let’s say from soft to hard. The EU offers a list of its goals and … More Only Believe (if only)
The last of our four-part discussion of the common currency and its weaknesses. Our trilogy on the euro currency is now in four parts (like Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) because we had to break off to discuss the Draft Withdrawal Agreement and other political developments. The previous parts dealt with the past, … More The Death of the Euro
Should the UK government offer voters a second, ‘People’s’, referendum, and/or should it declare that leaving without a deal is off the table? Since the Prime Minister’s Withdrawal Agreement (WA) was massively voted down there now appears to be no way the House of Commons can agree a way forward. More politicians are backing the … More Off the Table!
The EU does not have an independent judiciary, its top court, the CJEU, is an arm of government and the judge of its own behaviour. ‘Nemo judex in causa sua’ is a Latin phrase that is usually translated as, “no-one should be a judge in his own cause.” This is among the basic principles of … More Unnatural Justice
Who would want to leave a society that offers peace, prosperity and the rule of law; works together in harmony for the common good; gives citizens the right to choose who rules:? Has anything gone wrong with the European Union? The EU was deliberately designed so that the people would be guided on the right … More Brexit: A Brief Summary
Monetary union was attempted by a different union of nations but in a very similar way to the eurozone; can the latter succeed where the former failed? It was Christmas 1991 when the Soviet Union was formally ended by the Russian Parliament. A month later the Maastricht Treaty was signed which mandated the creation of … More The Future of the Euro – 2
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