Activist’ EU judges extend the law beyond the intentions and reach of elected representatives. Have you ever heard that or thought it yourself? Fed up with beauty-parade elections, have you sometimes wished to leave governing to the experts? Well, this is what we have already with the EU – only it isn’t benign because the … More “What this country needs is a benign dictatorship”
We are not alone in hoping that voters recommend Leave. In this post we quote from an author whose concern centres on democracy and the EU’s lack of it, rather than the possible economic effects. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, the international business editor of the Daily Telegraph, offers us his reasons for voting Leave, together with a … More Be aware, but not afraid
The authors of https://quiteu.wordpress.com/ are doing a fine job of extracting facts and opinions from a range of sources. We’ve picked out a sample, which can be found most easily on the blog or visited directly from the links provided. An opinion from two French admirals caught our eye: The Daily Telegraph, 13.6.16 – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/06/12/letters-david-camerons-threat-to-make-brexit-penalise-pensioners/ … More Recommended Selections
The East African Community is a recent single market. It works and they have good relations with the EU. However, they are discussing a single currency and greater political union, which researchers warn them against. In its edition of 11th June 2016 The Economist has an article on the virtues of the recently re-established East … More Alternative Market Models
The Remain campaign deliberately misuses words to enhance our fears. Fear, uncertainty and doubt have powerful short-term effects so markets behave unpredictably and irrationally at first. In the longer term things become clearer and markets start to behave rationally. Just as the 3 million jobs “linked” to our trade with the EU is meant to … More Access to the Single Market
Economic forecasts depend on a chosen selection of past data and future assumptions; these choices are likely to be strongly influenced by the desired outcome. The Remain case is mostly economic, based on the fear of negative impacts if we Leave. The forecasts on which the fears are based rely on negative assumptions and so … More Economics and Emotions
In June 2015 the presidents of the five major divisions of the European Union, led by Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, published their report, titled Completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union. “This report has been prepared by the President of the European Commission, in close cooperation with the President of the Euro … More Five Presidents Report (Part 1)
Picking up the details of our critique, this post looks at the five main sections of the Five Presidents Report. 5PR: Section 1. The Nature of a Deep, Genuine and Fair Economic and Monetary Union Propaganda: This section is not an analysis of the nature of a deep, … etc. There is much that is … More Five Presidents Report (Part 2)
In this, the third of three posts commenting on the Five Presidents Report, we conclude that the Report provides much evidence in support of our case for Brexit. To balance this a little we offer links to other sites that have commented on the report. Summary and Conclusions Evidence is absent that EU/EMU will deliver … More Five Presidents Report (Part 3)
A secret delegation from Mars has made a peaceful visit to Earth to learn the best principles for trade between communities. NASA is hoping to land astronauts on Mars by around 2030. Previous rover vehicles (and Britain’s own, crashed, Beagle 2 spacecraft), having been sent to check the planet for life forms, aroused the curiosity … More The Martian Perspective
This EU Won't Work 