January 18, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Then hie thee to the Plantaganet gothic splendour of Southwark Cathedral (by London Bridge), for 8pm. Last night I caught a really rather excellent performance of the Ludus Danielis, a sung play (being pitched as a sort of proto-opera) dating … Continue reading
January 17, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Finally, someone with some influence is calling for something I’ve reckoned is a (the?) way forward for the [tag]EU[/tag] for a while (and some other loosely pro-EU types agree): a complete re-think of the [tag]European Union[/tag], reformulating it along a … Continue reading
January 17, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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But this is actually very funny. One of Guido’s best posts in a while, in fact. (See here and my initial response here for those who are lucky enough not to get what’s going on. It’s a blog war, folks … Continue reading
January 16, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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It is, it must be said, a great shame when the one democratic part of the [tag]European Union[/tag] starts trying to act undemocratically. No matter what your opinion of the newly-formed group [tag]Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty[/tag] – made up of assorted … Continue reading
January 15, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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…France? Is it April Fools Day already? “Formerly secret documents unearthed from the National Archives have showed Britain and France considered a ‘union’ in the 1950s.” Not only that, but this supposedly happened – after an approach by the then … Continue reading
January 15, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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It’s Manic vs. Guido – and full-on, this time, following last year’s spat over the Oaten affair. Manic was, until a couple of years ago when he started to post more infrequently, one of the UK’s most popular political bloggers. … Continue reading
January 14, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A very, very small note in the Independent on Sunday: “[tag]Tony Blair[/tag] will propose this week to change the law to allow government departments to share personal data, including people’s medical records and tax details… The Prime Minister is likely … Continue reading
January 14, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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An intriguing story in the Torygraph today claims that only 7% of the £80 billion [tag]EU budget[/tag] is spent “correctly” – as, apparently, revealed to the [tag]European Parliament[/tag]’s budgetary control committee by the [tag]European Court of Auditors[/tag]. 93% of [tag]EU[/tag] … Continue reading
January 13, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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The Economist’s Edward Lucas’s [tag]central Europe[/tag]an diary is well worth a read: “it is odd that Poland gets so much mockery. There is a kind of snobbish disdain for Europe’s east rooted very deeply in the British psyche. Before writing … Continue reading
January 12, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Looks like it’s just a single rocket-propelled grenade fired over the wall of the [tag]US Embassy[/tag] in [tag]Athens[/tag] just before 6am (local time) this morning – and most likely by a home-grown lefty group of nutters, rather than the beardy … Continue reading
January 12, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Over at European Tribune, courtesy of Jerome (who seems to know his stuff in this area), there’s a handy summary of reactions to the [tag]EU[/tag]’s new energy plans (documents here). He’s particularly handy explaining the conflict between [tag]environment[/tag]al concerns and … Continue reading
January 11, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Rather busy today, so have a couple of links to two posts from last week which I was originally planning to follow up in more detail, both from the rather good [tag]Eurozone[/tag] Watch blog: The Euro economy in 2007 and … Continue reading
January 10, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Via La Russophobe, new(ish) blog Opinionist.com has more on [tag]Europe,/tag]’s dependence on [tag]Russian gas[/tag], noting that “[tag]Russia[/tag] has an almost perfect monopoly over Europe – [tag]EU[/tag] members and former-Soviet nations – as the sole provider of [tag]Natural Gas[/tag].” If that … Continue reading
January 9, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Because our nutty neighbours [tag]Russia[/tag] and [tag]Belarus[/tag] are playing up again, energy disputes are in the spotlight once again. If the [tag]EU[/tag]’s largest economy’s being hit, guess what? Yep – a major overhaul of EU [tag]energy policy[/tag] is on the … Continue reading