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Enlightened Euroscepticism requires the enlightenm
Deary deary me. The Observer at the weekend published an article calling for enlightened euroscepticism, but unfortunately criticised the EU for something it didn't actually do, and things that aren't actually in the Treaty of Lisbon... Sounds unlikely? Think the EU's the......Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-09 05:52:19 | Rating:

| Views: 12 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Berlin Wall CiF comment is free constitution constructive Coucnil President debate ECHR EU EU engagement EU politics EU President eurohostility Europe European Council President Europea

A sense of sovereignty...
My new blogpost on European politics and the UK constitution is now live over at www.bitmorecomplicated.com - hope to hear from you there...Read More

Posted on: 2009-11-08 16:03:23 | Rating:

| Views: 14 | Comments: 0 | Tags: EU Europe politics constitution Lisbon treaty

Why hedging your bets is not good in the EU...
Interesting blog from Charlemagne over at the Economist. I've been banging on on this blog for a long time about the importance of EU engagement, EU lobbying and that there's no such thing as a policy of safe disinterest. Looks like the hedge funds are a perfect example. I've heard......Read More

Posted on: 2009-07-13 14:29:20 | Rating:

| Views: 241 | Comments: 3 | Tags: EU Europe European Union European Community buisness lobbying lobbyinst public affairs government relations how to MEP European Commission

Questioning is not the same as scepticism
Nosemonkey has an excellent thought piece on the dishonesty in the EU debate . I've responded on his blog, but wanted a chance to write a bit more than is really acceptable when commenting on someone else's blog - I was pushing it as it was! The Nosemonkey piece was in response to the......Read More

Posted on: 2009-06-17 16:39:26 | Rating:

| Views: 180 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Europe EU European European Union questioning sceptic scepticism nosemonkey debate EP parliament

Testing our commitment to Voltaire...
Just heard on the radio that a newly elected member of the European Parliament has been heckled, shouted down and pelted with eggs during a press conference being held outside the palace of Westminster. the MEP has said that this is a "very sad day for British democracy". This......Read More

Posted on: 2009-06-09 14:08:19 | Rating:

| Views: 163 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Voltaire democracy representation proportional representation PR politics EU European politics protest protesters demonstration religion

Dealing with 5 new EU realities
So the new European Parliament is taking shape, and the stories of results night in the UK were as follows: - Labour third nationally at 16%; - BNP get two MEPs elected; - Greens biggest winners in SW and SE (2 MEPs on relatively low % of vote); - UKIP share of vote increases by less......Read More

Posted on: 2009-06-09 12:37:53 | Rating:

| Views: 124 | Comments: 0 | Tags: EU Europe European politics EP vote voting elections EP elections politics

voting YES in a referendum
Short post this... Has anyone else noticed that the basic assumption behind calling for a referendum seems to be that there would inevitably be a "no" vote? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8078637.stm ...Read More

Posted on: 2009-06-02 12:49:23 | Rating:

| Views: 98 | Comments: 2 | Tags: EU Europe Lisbon Treaty referendum vote voting

Why voting matters even when the system is complic
,,, courtesy of the Green Party, and Nosemonkey;s site, worth sharing: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-26 14:07:12 | Rating:

| Views: 117 | Comments: 1 | Tags: EU Europe politics vote voting protest vote

European elections - what are we voting for?
I've been sort of avoiding blogging on the current Euroepan elections campaign. Basically the debate in the UK has been so far from a sensible discussion about how decisions are made in the EU (of which the UK is part and from which a substantial part of UK law is directly applicable), that it......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-26 13:56:11 | Rating:

| Views: 664 | Comments: 3 | Tags: EU Europe politics elections European elections EP elections vote voting why vote what's t about

Who exactly are the EU blogging geeks talking to?
And in effect, how do you get to be one? EU blogger Julien Frisch has written an excellent post on the self-referential nature of the EU blogosphere, that many of the bloggers are starting to get to know each other in real life as well as talking to each other online and the fact that its......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-23 18:26:16 | Rating:

| Views: 302 | Comments: 1 | Tags: EU Europe EU blogging blog blogging blogosphere geek EU geek EU geekery constitutional geekery

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