June 14, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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You can work out the likely impact of a law liberalising the market for product category x on related industries a, b, c, (etc.) and even make an educated guess about the overall impact that this law may have on … Continue reading
June 2, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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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 28, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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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 23, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve done a lot of eurosceptic-bashing over the last six years. But they have a vital role to play. Continue reading
May 22, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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This has been on various UKIP election leaflets, so it’s evidently a claim they’re proud of – but does it stand up? Simple maths tells us that Britain paying £40 million a day to the EU would mean an annual … Continue reading
May 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Alternate post title: Westminster MPs: Not as corrupt as UKIP MEPs… Continue reading
April 7, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Is a European superstate even a possibility? Where to look for inspiration? Continue reading
April 1, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The latest in what seems to be a new series… Continue reading
March 26, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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My jokey post on the “danger” of EU founding father Jean Monnet prompted a response from the usually well-intentioned and often thought-provoking eurosceptic Ken of EU Realist (on whom I don’t mean to pick, but he’s provided me with most … Continue reading
March 20, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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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
March 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Interest in and turnout for elections is in pretty much direct proportion to how important and likely to have an impact the public perceive them to be. So European election campaigners should be discussing why the elections matter – and … Continue reading
February 28, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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One of my other reasons for pondering a change in direction here (beyond boredom with party politics in the run up to the summer’s EU elections) is that the other big story in the EU – hell, everywhere – is … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A misleading headline suggesting EU involvement in a deportation case this morning sparked a ponder about the power of the press. Continue reading
February 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Via the Convention on Modern Liberty‘s Twitter feed and following yesterday’s post on German concerns about the EU being used as a democratic bypass comes news of a worrying development for the freedom of every EU citizen: People may be … Continue reading