I’m off to Hay on Wye this afternoon for work purposes. Looks like it’ll be raining. Joy. I’ll also certainly be surrounded by far too many snobby “intellectuals” and wannabe authors for my liking (and unable to tell them that … Continue reading →

Someone appears not to have told the Latvian parliament that there’s no point any more… They’ve just ratified the EU constitution, despite the thing being well and truly deceased. Good to see some enthusiasm, but really – what’s the point? … Continue reading →

The trouble is that we�ve got, to resort to clich�, a chicken/egg scenario when it comes to the EU. The principle criticism against the EU is that it lacks democratic accountability. Which it does, and anyone who says not is … Continue reading →

Some of these may prove useful today: Non Tibi Spiro – which has links to a load of blogs in Dutch as well Hollandaise Frans Groenendijk Vermetel Sered’s POV Zacht Ei Steeph

(Why does putting “Dutch” in front of anything make it sound rude? Very odd…) Anyway, Non Tibi Spiro already has the result. What’s it going to mean when the Netherlands vote no as well? No one knows. Anyone who pretends … Continue reading →