State of the Union – 2 (Critical examination)

September 19, 2016

This post is a detailed, critical review of the State of the Union address to the European Parliament. This is the EU Commission’s website (in English): http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary-union_en At the top is the priority, which is: This is the declared priority and the one that wishful thinkers subscribe to. The real priorities, evidenced throughout the Five … More State of the Union – 2 (Critical examination)

State of the Union – 1 (Summary)

September 16, 2016

Here is our first reaction on reading the summary of Jean-Claude Juncker’s state of the union address on 14 September 2016. We’re not anti-European, we’re anti-EU. We’re against the complacent, misguided ideologists who can’t see its extreme failures, or can see them but think the present sacrifices are worthwhile. Not their sacrifices, naturally, with their … More State of the Union – 1 (Summary)

Settling Down – at last?

September 11, 2016

While stuck-in-a-groove Remainers continue to disparage the growing return to ‘normality’, with their whingeing ‘ah! buttery’, and some are still calling for a second referendum to ‘correct’ the first, there are signs that a more reflective and deeper intelligence is beginning to assert itself. Even the Economist, previously driven almost hysterical by the threat and … More Settling Down – at last?

Remainers Moaning

September 11, 2016

Remain campaigners continue to bewail the result of the UK referendum and to forecast gloom and doom for the country. We need to respond as positively as we can to this widespread unwillingness to accept the result. The press, like so many other organisations, was split between Remain and Leave camps. No one wants to … More Remainers Moaning

Eight-Week Review

August 17, 2016

Dire forecasts made before the Referendum don’t seem to be happening. Examples from history show that countries can adapt to changes and overcome them. It is still too soon after the vote to know the net effects but Prime Minister May appears to be making a promising start to the post-Referendum era. By appointing leading … More Eight-Week Review

In a Nutshell

August 16, 2016

In this blog we have put many detailed arguments for leaving the EU but, shorn of those details, this is an attempt to encapsulate the core thinking. It is good to have ideals provided they don’t become ideologies. We should respond to experience and not just make excuses when schemes aren’t working. Science succeeds (eventually) … More In a Nutshell

Grey Men in Suits

June 30, 2016

Many positions in the EU that in a normal democracy would be elected are given to retired or de-selected national politicians. Some may be appointed for their expertise but often it is for favours owed or just for time-serving. The EU’s top governing body is the Commission, with one representative for each nation. Britain’s past … More Grey Men in Suits

Where Next?

June 28, 2016

In a complex and chaotic environment, harnessing the “wisdom of crowds” is often the best way of smoothing a path to a successful outcome – in the long run. Individuals recognise, even if they can’t articulate, problems that wise men and autocrats, with their eyes on the horizon and their own interests, may not see; … More Where Next?