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October 30, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Category Archives: Politics
October 27, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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First Europe, then… the world?
A few vague thoughts towards predicting a new global geopolitics Continue reading
October 25, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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On “the President of Europe”
The proposed President of the European Council is very far from being “President of Europe” – either in terms of profile or power. Whoever lands the job (and it’s highly unlikely to be Tony Blair) will have practically zero influence … Continue reading
October 4, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Why it’s hard to take eurosceptics seriously
How eurosceptics are damaging their cause, and what they can do to win more converts Continue reading
October 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Ireland’s “undemocratic” second Lisbon Treaty referendum
In last year’s Irish Lisbon Treaty referendum, turnout was 53.1%, with 53.4% voting No and 46.6% voting yes. That’s 862,415 No voters – 28.3% of the Irish electorate, and just 0.17% of the EU’s population – holding up the ratification … Continue reading
September 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A cost-benefit analysis of the EU and the Lisbon Treaty?
A comment I left over at The Devil’s Kitchen a couple of months back that I recently stumbled upon bears resuscitating as a quick post in its own right, as debates about the EU resurface ahead of the re-run Irish … Continue reading
September 7, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Apologies for absence…
All kinds of real-world excitement of late, including some very good news on the job front just this morning, has kept me off blogging for a bit. However, I’ve been informed that if anyone fancied leaving comments in support of … Continue reading
August 22, 2009
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EU regionalism on the decline?
Following my recent posts on national vs European identity and regionalism and the EU (as part of a vague attempt to get an idea of the nature and importance of geographical/cultural identity), this may be of interest – Why the … Continue reading
August 20, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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British citizenship vs European citizenship
Why EU citizenship is the best thing that has ever happened to the people of Britain Continue reading
August 17, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Nation states, regionalism and the EU
In the comments to my National identity vs European identity post, where I’ve been arguing that it’s perfectly possibly to have a sense of belonging to multiple different groups, and thus to have multiple different identities, commenter WG notes: I … Continue reading
August 15, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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National identity vs European identity
Musings on the nature of identity – be warned, it’s a long one… Continue reading
August 14, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The NHS under attack
There’s a big row going on about President Obama’s proposed healthcare reforms in the US at the moment. It’s US politics, so holds little interest for me. But then the Republicans – taking hyperbole and wilful disinformation to whole new … Continue reading
July 7, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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7/7 attacks, four years on
If you haven’t, read the liveblog from the day, have a look at the one year on post, much of which still stands (though, thankfully, this country seems to be rather less hysterical about terrorism these days), and flick through … Continue reading
July 2, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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UKIP’s new Europe of Freedom and Democracy group
The old eurosceptic Independence/Democracy group in the European Parliament was kept more or less respectable largely thanks to the influence of its former joint leader Jens-Peter Bonde, who stemmed from the relatively moderate lefty side of euroscepticism. Now, however, Bonde … Continue reading