A deliberate typo might have this as ‘Barniers to Exit’ but that would not only be a bad pun but also unfair on the man, who is only the mandated mouthpiece for an organisation that cannot win hearts and minds but believes that it does not need to, because it will suffice to win the … More Barriers to Exit
A miscellany of topics on EU-UK relationships. The final topic describes how the international road transport convention (TIR) allows consignments to cross a border without checks at the point of entry. “No country will have to pay more” (Theresa May in Florence): this is an important statement. Countries like Poland share many of Britain’s concerns … More Snippets (1)
This post is the fifth and final of our series in which we extract evidence from ten EU documents. This post focuses on the Brexit negotiations and why we believe that while the UK is negotiating the EU is not; it has a different agenda. Overtime Lords was the first in the series, Democracy or … More Negotiations
This post is the fourth from our series in which we extract evidence from ten EU documents. This post focuses on the ways in which the EU covers its true agenda (and ideology) and why we believe that the EU is manipulating fact and opinion and is at risk of being found out. Overtime Lords … More Propaganda, Deceits and Lies
Our most recent post took a sympathetic, if lukewarm, overview of Theresa May’s speech in Florence on September 22nd. In this follow-up post we extract some quotations that we think are significant and offer our comments. We are not as dismissive as most commentators we have read though we don’t find much of substance in … More May in Florence (2)
On Wednesday 13 September Jean-Claude Juncker gave his annual state of the union speech to the European Parliament. We offer a critical review of the speech in this post and a linked paper. The English text of the address can be downloaded from here: We have read the speech carefully and find a lot to … More State of the Union 2017
The good things about the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence on Friday are that it appears to have the support of her party and Labour has claimed it was stolen from its own policy. If it results in a mainly unified UK and unlocks the negotiations, leading to a fair outcome at a reasonable price, … More May in Florence (1)
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?
This EU Won't Work 