December 9, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The Telegraph’s Brussels correspondent Bruno Waterfield has made an interesting contribution to a pamphlet by the Manifesto Club, No Means No! Essays on the Eve of the European Council Meeting. Ignore the populist eurosceptic rhetoric of the title, there’s actually … Continue reading
December 5, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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On why attempts to engage the people in EU politics are going to continue to fail. Continue reading
June 24, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The EU needs to know what it is that it should be doing if it’s to work out what is the best way forward from its ongoing Constitutional/Lisbon Treaty navel-gazing. Let’s help… Continue reading
May 3, 2008
by Nosemonkey
18 Comments
OK, so Boris has won and a load of people are in a tizzy. It’s all very familiar and predictable, and one of the prime reasons the British left is screwed. Continue reading
April 18, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve been planning a long piece on this for months, but haven’t quite found the time. This isn’t that piece, but it is a start – a trailer, if you will… Continue reading
April 15, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Someone got in touch to ask some questions about citizen journalism and my coverage of the July 2005 London terrorist attacks… Continue reading
April 4, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The NATO summit is the perfect illustration of the fraught relations of Russia and the West, but it’s also just a sideshow… Continue reading
April 1, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve been shortlisted for an award alongside the big boys of the MSM, so lets have a gander at why… Continue reading
March 11, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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A perennial eurosceptic claim is that the EU is incapable of reform. So, what are the chances of real change? Continue reading
March 7, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve been in this game on and off for the last five years, and the world of EU blogging has changed rather a lot in that time. So, who are the players? Continue reading
February 29, 2008
by Nosemonkey
15 Comments
When it comes to the EU, rational discourse seems impossible. Neither the pro- or the anti- camps are happy with this, but is there really any solution? Continue reading
February 27, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The lack of outrage over the lack of a referendum on the new EU treaty may be annoying the eurosceptics, but it should come as no surprise… Continue reading
February 15, 2008
by Nosemonkey
13 Comments
With Kosovo having just declared a controversial independence, it’s time for a look at some of Europe’s other wannabe countries… Continue reading
February 2, 2008
by Nosemonkey
18 Comments
Allow Tony Blair to become the EU’s first permanent president and I’m very likely to turn anti-EU again. My feelings have already been succinctly summed up by Ari – a Finn, lest anyone get the idea this is yet another … Continue reading