The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2009 – Everywhere but Here Edition thedailyshow.com Jon Stewart’s take on the European Parliament is, it must be said, pretty much spot on…
June 13, 2009
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June 11, 2009
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David Cameron, eurosceptics and the EU
A European elections follow-up from me, over at the Guardian.
June 8, 2009
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UK EU election results: By the numbers
In terms of change in share of the vote (which dropped in turnout from 45% to 43%), taking the major parties: Conservatives +1% Labour -6.9% UKIP +0.5% Lib Dems -1.2% Greens +2.4% BNP +1.3% SNP +0.7% Plaid Cymru -0.1% English … Continue reading
June 8, 2009
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The European elections and the anti-EU case
If so many people in Britain (80% was the usual figure quoted) wanted a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, how come only 43% bothered voting? If the anti-EU cause is so overwhelmingly popular, how come only around half of those … Continue reading
June 7, 2009
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Twittering the European elections results
I’m on Twitter at the moment, blathering away more or less incoherently with a bunch of other Eurobloggers (@JonWorth, @JulienFrisch, @kosmopolit, @citizeneurope, @EuropeanCitizen and a bunch of others) as the results and rumours come in. Follow along via the hashtags … Continue reading
June 3, 2009
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European Elections 2009: Online resources to help you cast an informed vote
The first thing to note is that European elections (in the UK at least – though the rest of this post will apply EU-wide) have a stupidly complicated voting system. This video should explain how it works. (Likewise, a lot … Continue reading
June 2, 2009
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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
June 1, 2009
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How the European Union works: A very simple introduction
The EU is the most complicated political organisation the world has ever seen, with countless confusing interrelationships and institutions – of which the European Parliament, which EU citizens get to vote for this week, just one part of a vast … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
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Nosemonkey on the telly
Check me out – BBC World News Today earlier (broadcast c.7pm UK time on BBC4 and BBC World), discussing the EU Elections – I’m a regular media whore. If you’re based in the UK, you can get my slightly nervous … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
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Britain and the “unaccountable” EU
A must-read piece by The Economist’s Charlemagne – more usually a columnist who leans towards the eurosceptic side – explaining very neatly why populist anti-EU rhetoric about democratic deficits and the EU being unaccountable is ignorant at best, and is … Continue reading
May 27, 2009
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European elections without Europe
A really rather good rant about the lack of any discussion of the actual issues in the UK’s EU election campaigns. Many good points made. Meanwhile, I’ve still not received any election material from Labour, the Conservatives or the Lib … Continue reading
May 26, 2009
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European Elections: Prospects and Projections – the vote
From a conference I’m attending today organised by Brunel University’s Magna Carta Institute. First speaker, Peter Kellner, from polling agency YouGov. Hastily-typed notes follow: “I’ve never been so uncertain about an election that’s only nine days away than I am … Continue reading
May 25, 2009
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A quick guide to the British voting system for the EU elections
The really short version? It’s utterly rubbish. But this is how it works, courtesy of a short film by the Green Party: Note: This is not an endorsement of the Green Party. But their logic for preventing BNP leader Nick … Continue reading
May 23, 2009
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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