Ken on Oct 20th, 2006How to Duff up the EU Constitution
EU Communication Commissioner Margot Wallström supports Andrew Duff’s idea of a new Constitutional text which should be based on the current Constitution with added bits.
Ken on Oct 19th, 2006Labour should use EU to split Tories
Anthony Giddens one-time director of the London School of Economic, suggests in an article for Prospect Magazine “Labour should use EU to split Conservatives” at the next election.
Open Europe reports that Giddens “argues that Tony Blair has consistently “avoided spelling out what he thought should be the future of the EU and Britain’s place [...]
Ken on Oct 19th, 2006The Cost of Red Tape
For the sad souls who cling to the fast-disappearing hope of that headline ever becoming true, it has been another miserable week. Facts are stripping away the Eurofanatics’ clothing.
Very soon they will stand covered by nothing more than the jock strap of their own perverse desire to further erode British sovereignty.”
Ken on Oct 13th, 2006The folly of always voting for the lesser evil
A great post by Perry de Havilland
Ken on Oct 12th, 2006An Aromatic Conspiracy
It is heartening to learn that at last the EU anti-Fraud squad OLAF is about to do something about the endemic Fraud in the European Union.
Some point from Ashley Mote`s Letter to Lord Radice, chairman of the House of Lords sub-committee investigating EU accounts
The Court of Auditors (CoA) admits that 80% of [...]
Ken on Oct 11th, 2006A Whole New Can of Worms
The Parking and Traffic Appeals Service is facing yet another challenge under the Bill of Rights,
this time it has been submitted by a solicitor.
Solicitor Frank Rayner, Is not disputing the facts of the case, he is instead claiming that the
Transport for London`s attempt to impose a penalty charge(s) is unlawful, on the basis that
it [...]
Ken on Oct 6th, 2006The End of Political Europe
Nicolas Sarkozy the French interior minister and presidential candidate said Turkey’s entry into the European Union would “be the end of political Europe“ and that it would worsen the “problem” of Muslim integration.
He suggested that instead of membership Turkey be offered a “privileged partnership”
Sarkozy is quoted as saying “We have a problem [...]
Ken on Oct 6th, 2006Climate Change Denial
I have not been keeping up with events this is the first time I have heard the term ‘climate change denial’ or linking those who dare to question one particular view on global warming to the Nazi Holocaust denier.
This sort of think grabs my attention becasue the USE United States Of Europe deniers always [...]
Ken on Oct 5th, 2006Thinking oustide of the Box
So we now have three political parties proposing to take more of our money to spend for us on what they decide, what a choice come the next election.
Given that the same three parties also consider Britain’s place is in the shush don’t want to talk about it. socialist EU. We are going to find our options at the election booth are somewhat limited.
Ken on Oct 4th, 2006Good News I think?
The BBC reports on the fringe meetings at Bournemouth (well some of them anyway)
Apparently, the number of Tory MPs who want to withdraw from the EU is growing, thus claims Euro-sceptic MP Philip Davies and David Davies who is one of “six whole” Tory MP members of the Better Off Out group said: [...]
Ken on Oct 4th, 2006Keeping us all Entertained
Simon Heffer questions whether Dave Cameron and his friends are on the right road although the new approach might be attracting a few younger people to the not the Conservatives, it is doing so at the expense of the core voters, I suspect the Conservative leadership thinking is, that many will bury their concerns and [...]
Ken on Oct 3rd, 2006Not Talking Rubbish
An absolutely fantastic speech by Christopher Booker to the Bruges Group fringe meeting, at the Tory Party Conference, Bournemouth.
You can read the full speech on Eureferendum
For my money Booker should be on the main central stage in Bournemouth, the “Not the Conservative Party” really needs to hear this time and time again, until [...]
Ken on Oct 3rd, 2006Gordon Brown and the Constitutional Labyrinth
Just a few years ago the idea that Gordon Brown should not become Prime Minister of Britain would have not even been worth comment, no one except the most radical English Nationalist would have even questioned a Scotish or Welsh politicians’ right to become the first minister.
Unfortunately that is no longer the case; there [...]
Ken on Oct 2nd, 2006Setting the Political Agenda
Eureferendum post says that the political elites have removed many subjects from political discourse.
For instance; “the way different issues are put in separate boxes and treated as if they were entirely unconnected issues. Thus, while “right-wingers” are no longer prepared to talk about “Europe” but will talk about taxes, no one is putting two and [...]
Ken on Oct 2nd, 2006ENGLISH VOTES ON ENGLISH MATTERS
The Campaign for an English Parliament has just issued a full report on the devolution process, going by the title of
DEVOLUTION FOR ENGLAND
A CRITIQUE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY POLICY
‘ENGLISH VOTES ON ENGLISH MATTERS’
The report details the devolution progress to date and explores some of the problems that have been created by [...]
Ken on Oct 2nd, 2006A Conflict of Rights
Within the next few months Sexual Orientation Regulations, are to be introduced following the EU Equality Act 2006, this will make it an offence for anyone providing goods, services, facilities, education or public functions to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation. But the Equality Act also outlaws discrimination on the grounds of religion or [...]

