Nosemonkey's EUtopia

In search of a European identity

December 9, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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EU Expansion – whither the Union?

An interesting post speculating on the potential future expansion of the EU that I’d missed over at The Yorkshire Ranter, which follows on from the Washinton post article I quoted from the other day, and which was picked up fairly … Continue reading

December 9, 2004
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UN man: “Iraq elections impossible”

Interesting tidbit via Eurosavant – the UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, an Algerian, has apparently told a Dutch newspaper that (speaking in a personal, not professional capacity), thanks to the current chaos on the ground in Iraq, there … Continue reading

December 8, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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The Referendum

So, the wording has been set, and unlike the 1975 Referendum is not a blatant attempt to distort the results. You’d think the anti-EU lot would be happy. But no. EU Referendum put up a post last night about British … Continue reading

December 7, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Euromyths ahoy!

Toby at Straight Banana continues his quest to disprove Euromyths. If pro-Europeans really have to go into this much detail each time, we could be in trouble. There are hundreds of these things, and some of them are truly barking. … Continue reading

December 3, 2004
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Maggie the Movie

Sorry, this was too good not to mention. Via Anthony Wells comes the news that Oliver Stone is planning a biopic of Maggie Thatcher. Genius! Stone apparently said “Margaret Thatcher is an amazing woman and a good subject for a … Continue reading

December 1, 2004
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Redesign

I’ve had a fiddle with the site, as you’ve probably noticed. Hopefully in-site navigation is a bit easier, and links to various other places are also more obvious. Thanks to a chap who goes by the name of Elusive, from … Continue reading

November 21, 2004
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Female ethnic minority politicians

A couple of nice profiles in the Sunday Times today which make interesting reading. One of Condoleeza Rice, riding high as the new US Secretary of State, and another of the Dutch Muslim politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, currently in hiding … Continue reading

November 19, 2004
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Tony Blair to face impeachment

Well well well… Of course, it’s not going to get anywhere, but still – it’s the first time in nearly two centuries that an impeachment motion has made it to the Commons order paper, so this may prove to be … Continue reading

November 18, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Sensitivity

Remember the outrage with Ken Bigley’s death? Noticed the lack of the same over Margaret Hassan? The former a guy who went to Iraq for a quick buck, fully aware of the dangers, the latter an aid worker who spent … Continue reading