This post is the third from our series in which we extract evidence from ten EU documents. This post focuses on the ideology that has underpinned the EU since its inception nearly 100 years ago. Overtime Lords was the first in the series, Democracy or Institutional Strengthening? the second. Their ideology accounts for the rigidity of … More Ideology
Which side in the Referendum campaign told the biggest lies? Do you remember the $64,000 Question? It originated in an American radio game show, originally the $64 Question and now often quoted as the $64,000,000 Question or simply “The Million Dollar Question”. If you’re not confused already you probably will be. Boris Johnson again mentioned … More The £350 Million Question
This post is the second from our set in which we extract evidence from ten EU documents. Overtime Lords was the first. This post focuses on the gap between the EU’s claim to be democratic and the reality of its political agenda. The EU documents cited in this post are: [E] Special Eurobarometer 451: Future … More Democracy or Institutional Strengthening?
We have prepared an extensive review of EU documents to show just how deep-rooted is the ideology of supra-nationalism and how deceitful are the processes leading inexorably to its achievement. [1] We are concerned that too few people are aware of just how rigid the EU project is and of the risks that the UK … More Overtime Lords
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 seeks to pass all EU law into UK law so that the legal situation initially remains the same after Brexit and can then be changed over time, thus eliminating a legal “cliff edge”, for businesses in particular. Labour and others oppose the Bill on the grounds that many of … More Henry VIII Rules, OK?
Wouldn’t it be good if we could pick the cherries we liked from the EU bowl and leave the rotten ones that give us indigestion? And what would be wrong with that, provided every nation could do the same? The cherries nobody likes would be thrown in the rubbish or recycling bins (there may be … More Cherry Picking is Good
Voters who are undecided about the benefits of leaving or remaining in the EU say they just want the facts. There is much to argue in the detail but stand back and look at the broad picture, ask yourself whether the EU is a successful union. Has it fostered growth, employment, civic order and good … More Shorties Revisited
Brexit Means Brexit Logically this is circular and therefore meaningless. Colloquially the Prime Minister surely means that staying in the Single Market and Customs Union with our judges subject to overrule by the ECJ is not Brexit and so is not what her government will accept. However, it seems from recent dribbles of gossip that … More Un-Sound Bites
Access to the Single Market Economics is not a science, however it is logical. For example, if we leave the EU and French politicians (who have said they would want to punish us) successfully lobby for Britain to be expelled from the Single Market (SM) and make us face WTO rules, average tariff barriers of … More Market Rules
A deluge of Union laws and regulations is flooding over us. We quote from several sources, one in particular. “No longer is European law an incoming tide flowing up the estuaries of England. It is now like a tidal wave bringing down our sea walls and flowing inland over our fields and houses.” Lord Denning … More Practising to Deceive
This EU Won't Work 