What does the new new party ‘Change UK’ want to change? Rachael Johnson has announced that she will be a candidate for the European Parliamentary elections, if the UK takes part. Her father, Stanley, used to be a Conservative MEP and her brothers, Boris and Jo, are Conservative MPs in the UK Parliament; Rachael joked … More Change What?
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 it refers. The linked posts are presented in chronological order of posting. After much discussion and … More Themes-5: UK Politics
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?
A précis of previous posts on this theme This is the next 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 it refers. The linked posts are presented in chronological order. Not long after the UK … More Themes-4: Founded in Deception
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. The linked posts are presented in chronological order. A. In March 2017 the EU … More Themes-3: Negotiations
EUObserver has reported some interesting details of the process by which the EU agreed to extend the Brexit date to 31 October: (https://euobserver.com/eu-election/144641). The special meeting of the European Council took place on 10th April, extending into the early hours of the 11th while they made up their minds. We believe that the extension is made … More October ‘Dead’line
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?
From its founding, to advocate abolition of the UK’s corn laws, the weekly newspaper The Economist has been an advocate of free trade, free markets and deregulation – until now. The Economist (TE) is reliably anti-Brexit. The newspaper regularly supplements its reporting of the wonders of the EU with snide, disdainful comments against those who … More Remaining: Round the Bend
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
This EU Won't Work 