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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: 70 | 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: 59 | 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: 30 | Comments: 0 | Tags: EU  Europe  European politics  EP  vote  voting  elections  EP elections  politics 
'Political Shock' and making it better
Are we in for a democratic or political shock as a result of the recession? Professor Niall Ferguson is speaking on this idea tonight and trailed his ideas on Radio 4's Today programme.  His ideas didn't actually seem too far from what I've posted......Read More
Posted on: 2009-06-02 17:43:34 |  Rating: | Views: 56 | Comments: 1 | Tags: politics  policy  guillotine  legislation  constituencies  scandal  expenses  Lords reform  scrutiny  fixed term parliament  recall  written constitution  proportional representation  PR  general elec 
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: 36 | Comments: 2 | Tags: EU  Europe  Lisbon Treaty  referendum  vote  voting 
When your child bites mine
My son is sitting happily in the rocking car thing at the playgroup, smiling and rocking.  I'm glad - he's been a bit clingy this morning so it's nice to see him getting into playing. Your son decides he wants the car.  He goes over and pushes my son, who ignores him. Your son......Read More
Posted on: 2009-06-02 08:24:13 |  Rating: | Views: 65 | Comments: 4 | Tags: family  child  children  baby  toddler  tantrum  bite  biting  argument  telling off 
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: 68 | 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: 499 | Comments: 3 | Tags: EU  Europe  politics  elections  European elections  EP elections  vote  voting  why vote  what's t about 
Power without responsibility, in all senses
"Power without responsibility: the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages" Somehow this has become my phrase of the week... Power without responsibility I - politics If you're following the story in the news, you're probably aware that our MPs seem to be somewhat......Read More
Posted on: 2009-05-15 19:11:44 |  Rating: | Views: 76 | Comments: 2 | Tags: politics  MP  parliament  expenses  MP expenses  respect  terry pratchett  consequences  power without responsibility  responsibility  press  media 
Back to Brussels...
So I'm just back from three days in Brussels.  Things are different there, but somehow a bit the same.  It's that end-of-regime time, the run up to the European Parliament elections and the change of Commission, that funny sort of time where there's deals to be made but......Read More
Posted on: 2009-05-06 17:16:59 |  Rating: | Views: 57 | Comments: 0 | Tags: life  moving  Belgium  Brussels  UK  London  home  expat  growing up  1000  Auderghem  Terveuren  

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