We start from a dictionary definition of ‘propaganda’ to show how the EU uses this both to promote and to disguise its fundamentally autocratic federal agenda. “Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view” – the Oxford Dictionary of English definition of ‘propaganda’ Here is … More Policy Predicated on Propaganda
‘Europe’ is to have a commissioner to ensure a homogenous way of life We cannot find anyone who has produced a description, let alone a definition, of the British way of life. This is probably because there are too many variable ways in which Britons live to support a description that would meet widespread approval. … More The Meaning of Life
At last Parliament has decided to leave the EU—but not how or when It appears that Boris Johnson has done the ‘impossible’ by getting the EU to improve Theresa May’s dreadful effort. Perhaps he would have preferred no agreement to what he got Brussels to approve. We are inclined to feel the same because the … More Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Promises to respect the Referendum result and the Good Friday Agreement don’t mean a lot to some who don’t like the outcomes. Re-imagining the Past It is so long ago now but do you remember how you voted in the EU Referendum? Philip Hammond appears to remember it clearly: you voted for “a smooth and … More Not the BBC News
Our previous post asked basic questions aimed at discovering why anyone would want to believe or disbelieve in the EU and its mission. Here’s what we think. Our previous post asked basic questions aimed at discovering why anyone would want to believe or disbelieve in the EU and its mission. We take a sceptical view … More Answers
What do people expect from the EU, what questions do they ask themselves? We’re all susceptible to ‘confirmation bias’: a tendency to seek or interpret things in a way that confirms our pre-existing beliefs and to ignore whatever challenges or contradicts them. A good method to escape this human foible is to ask difficult questions … More Questions
Is Johnson a posh, unelected, autocratic liar? Boris Johnson has been accused of using extreme language after calling the Act requiring him to seek another extension to Article 50 ‘The Surrender Bill’. The title of our post is borrowed from the rather more extreme slogan used by the Liberal Democrats to characterise their opposition to … More Bollocks to Boris!
The Supreme Court judges were unanimously agreed that proroguing Parliament was illegal but their decision was not based on law or precedent nor did the most senior judges in England (and Wales) agree with them. When the Supreme Court’s judges ruled that the Prime Minister’s prorogation of Parliament was illegal Remainers delightedly announced that it … More Supremely Stupid
Preparations are being made on both sides of the Channel against the worst that could, but probably wouldn’t, happen. The UK economy since 2016 has been relatively stable. Growth too hasn’t been bad compared with similar countries—unemployment is very low, the deficit is now in comfortable territory. Business investment has been too low, perhaps because … More How Can The UK Survive No-Deal?
Had the EU and UK ‘negotiators’ spent the last three years dealing in earnest with their future relationship in parallel with some immediate issues the future of the island of Ireland would be a lot clearer. This possibility—and therefore the clarity—were ruled out by the EU’s mandate. Article 50 TEU: “The Praesidium considers that … … More What a Tangled Web They Weave
This EU Won't Work 