On the 30th anniversary of his death, a look at one of the EU’s founding fathers and his part in the “grand conspiracy”… Continue reading
March 20, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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March 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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On the upcoming EU elections
Interest in and turnout for elections is in pretty much direct proportion to how important and likely to have an impact the public perceive them to be. So European election campaigners should be discussing why the elections matter – and … Continue reading
February 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The EU, UK and civil liberties
Via the Convention on Modern Liberty‘s Twitter feed and following yesterday’s post on German concerns about the EU being used as a democratic bypass comes news of a worrying development for the freedom of every EU citizen: People may be … Continue reading
December 9, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The EU vs the national interest
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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The failures of EU democracy
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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EU problems and priorities
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
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Mayor Boris, eh?
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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On the EU’s “democratic deficit”
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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Blogging about blogging
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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NATO, Russia and Europe
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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The state of British EU news coverage
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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EU reform: Impossible, a superstate, or multi-tier?
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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EU blog directory
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
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The state of EU debate
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