The artificial binary confrontation between pro- and anti-EU opinion is preventing sensible discussion of the EU and its problems Continue reading
June 17, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Category Archives: Featured
June 2, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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What percentage of laws come from the EU?
Claims for the number of laws with an EU origin range from just 9% up to 84%. So what’s the truth? Continue reading
May 23, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Why voting for a eurosceptic party is a good thing for the EU
I’ve done a lot of eurosceptic-bashing over the last six years. But they have a vital role to play. Continue reading
May 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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MP expenses, political corruption and the European elections
Alternate post title: Westminster MPs: Not as corrupt as UKIP MEPs… Continue reading
April 7, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Models for an EU superstate?
Is a European superstate even a possibility? Where to look for inspiration? Continue reading
April 1, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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EU competence creep, the spectre of the superstate, and how governments actually work
The latest in what seems to be a new series… Continue reading
March 20, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Exclusive: The danger of Jean Monnet
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
February 19, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A headline is a powerful thing
A misleading headline suggesting EU involvement in a deportation case this morning sparked a ponder about the power of the press. Continue reading
February 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Germany, the EU and democracy
Germany’s constitutional court could put a halt to the Lisbon Treaty. The real question is, would this be a good thing? Continue reading
January 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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European elections: UK voting intentions
Six months to go, and the first poll of UK voting intentions appears. Much of interest. Continue reading
December 19, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The Economist, the EU and online media strategies
As The Economist shuts its EU-focussed blog, a look at the commercial prospects for EU and specialist online media Continue reading
December 11, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Libertas launches
So, Irish anti-Lisbon Treaty organisation Libertas has been reborn as a pan-European political party. What to expect? Continue reading
December 4, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Looking to the future
Could the new “Eastern Partnership” and Union for the Mediterranean be a sign of EU ambitions to come? Continue reading
November 26, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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“Under the illusion that the borders are disappearing, they are actually rapidly growing”
On Zizek, multiculturalism, the EU and rising political disengagement Continue reading