The Obscurer on the upcoming Cheadle by-election: “I don�t know just how stupid the Tories think I am, but it seems they think I am very stupid.”

ID cards debate today. An overly-powerful executive trying to impose its will on the people, claiming it has the right even though nearly four fifths of the population either outright oppose it or don’t care who rules, reminded me of … Continue reading →

Newsday – Getting EU on track would help U.S.: “Before the French and Dutch votes in late May and early June, the EU was discussing the possibility of expanding to include the countries of the former Yugoslavia, as well as … Continue reading →

EUpolitix – EU budget row continues ahead of British presidency – It’s been same old same old for a couple of weeks now. Without something new to fire up interest and controversy the EU will once again slip back into … Continue reading →

If you are reading this from the main Europhobia blog, rather than an RSS feed or someone’s later cut’n’paste, I can see you. I can see your IP number. I can track your service provider. I can see what operating … Continue reading →

The Guardian – Interview with British Europe Minister Douglas Alexander – interesting stuff. Assuming, that is, that he actually gets any say whatsoever in British relations with the rest of Europe… The Dear Leader seems to be rather too hands … Continue reading →

Reuters – France’s Sarkozy urges freeze on EU enlargement – this is naturally being interpreted as another French anti-Turkey thing. But he’s certainly got a point that the EU’s various institutions need updating before expansion can take place. The constitution … Continue reading →

Today’s Honourable Award for Stating the Bleeding Obvious goes to US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Congrats, Don!

Whisky’s great. The Highlands, when it’s sunny, are great. Castles are great. Getting up at 6am and not going to bed until past midnight for several days in a row (and having to maintain the public face of the company … Continue reading →

For some people, the General Election went all Return of the King, as the damn thing just refused to end despite all known dictates of good taste and common decency. For some reason though, Nosemonkey gave up his live-blogging in … Continue reading →

I’m off to Scotland. It’s always cold there, so should be much better. I’m going to spend the next few days touring whisky distilleries, getting pissed and staying in castles. My job occasionally has its perks… See you Monday.

Tony Blair: “Ich bin leidenschaftlicher Europ�er” Pffft… German always sounds rude. Tony’s a leidenschaftlicher… heh! And it remains nearly as amusing when you find out that translates as “passionate” (according to Babelfish, at any rate – my German’s terrible…) If … Continue reading →

German Chancellor Gerhard Schr�der’s on a bit of a rant: “There is a special European social model to protect that has developed on the continent… Those who want to destroy this model due to national egotism or populist motives do … Continue reading →

EU Rota – EU Agriculture: Modern and Dynamic – Blair’s figures over the CAP have been challenged, now so have Chirac’s assertions (with the aid of graphs and everything).