December 1, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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If there’s one thing absolutely guaranteed to put back the European Union cause in the UK, it’s having some unelected Brussels bureaucrat mouth off about how the country is “closer than ever before” to joining the single currency. Especially when … Continue reading
November 28, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Journalists seem to be contacting me almost daily at the moment. Below the fold are my full answers to the following questions from the UK Correspondent of Brazil’s biggest newspaper O Global about the EU’s response to the current financial … Continue reading
November 26, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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On Zizek, multiculturalism, the EU and rising political disengagement Continue reading
November 22, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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A few bits and bobs that have caught my eye over the last week or so: Robert Amsterdam on Donald Rumsfeld’s legacy to Europe: he was the original master artist of disaggregation – a man who saw and skillfully exploited … Continue reading
November 21, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Following the progress made on Common Agricultural Policy reform the other day (and it was progress, even if not as much as many would have liked), there remains much confusion. As CAP Health Check asks, who voted for what? The … Continue reading
November 14, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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A subject worth another look every year or so – especially with EU elections looming in 2009 – is what sort of discussion (if any) the European Union is inspiring among its citizens. After all, I remain top Google result … Continue reading
November 12, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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On why the EU just can’t win with some people… Continue reading
November 12, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Remember him? Silver-haired former daytime TV presenter (forced to quit over racist comments) turned ranting political fanatic who was so loopy even UKIP didn’t want him – so bonkers, in fact, that even the anti-EU party he founded himself, Veritas, … Continue reading
November 5, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I was up all night, drinking vast quantities of beer and vodka, finally getting to bed around 11am UK time. It was certainly worth it – even though it was all over by 4:30 (CNN called it for Obama at … Continue reading
November 3, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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– As that all-important US election looms ever closer, EU foreign ministers are meeting today to discuss how to rebuild those battered ties between Europe and America that conventional wisdom sees as having been so badly damaged during the Bush … Continue reading
October 29, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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20 years after Maggie Thatcher’s notorious Bruges speech, time for another look… Continue reading
October 28, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Yes, I’ve gone quiet again of late. Sorry. Illness and work have conspired to make me feel like poo. Still, an interesting tidbit from the whole “did Peter Mandelson get up to anything dodgy with Russian oligarchs?” thing that’s been … Continue reading
October 20, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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As Baroness Ashton heads to Brussels, is she really able to become a Commissioner? Is ANY British politician? Continue reading
October 16, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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And from the most unlikely of sources – Britain’s leading terrestrial commercial television channel ITV. The self-same ITV that’s been kicking up a fuss over it’s obligation to provide “public service” programmes for the last year or more. So, following … Continue reading