European Union and Westminster Politics
Peter Millar writing in the Guardian questions the democratic deficit of the EU and compares it it our own democracy But does the EU really have a democratic deficit? And if so, is it any worse than many of its member states? Asks Millar, of course we already know the answer don’t we? It turns out [...]
Corporate leaders argue that “The economic case to stay in the EU is overwhelming.” However they do not actually make the case, they just state that as a fact and we are supposed to believe them? They say the Single Market is worth between ?31bil to (?92bil per year and that we should be fighting [...]
When MPs were asked by IPSA how much they thought they should be paid, one in three said they deserved more than ?86,000 a year. It is looking as if they will not get the full amount a ?10,000 increase is thought to be the amount they will be offered for fear of upsetting the [...]
Not just UKIP but now from central office a close ally of Cameron says conservative grass roots are mad, swivel-eyed loons. The offence committed by the conservative associations is they are forcing their MPs to vote against Cameron and that would never do. This brings in to the light a very basic question to whom [...]
Sir – While the group with which Conservative MEPs align themselves in the European Parliament is important, the more pressing issue surely has to be that roughly two thirds of all laws that take effect in this country come from Brussels, not Westminster. It is very helpful that David Cameron allows backbench Conservative MPs to [...]
Tiscali Europe – Home: “An EU Foreign Minister ‘Lowest common denominator’ or ‘all to play for’” Many feel that the most innovative and radical part of the European Constitutional Treaty is the creation of the position of Foreign Minister of Europe, a position that has already been assigned to Javier Solana, the current High Representative [...]
When a political process is behind a massive government spending project little reality creeps into the equation. No matter how many point out the flaws in the plans they will be ignored because the politicians want their plans to succeed no matter how high the costs. Thus we are faced with at least 33bil being [...]
It comes to something when the twice censured architect of New Labour and ex EU Commissioner Lord Mandeslebum creeps out from under his slimy rock to tell David Cameron that he should resits the advance of UKIP. Every time the boy makes a further concession to his anti-European backbenchers he is notching up a further [...]
The head of the UN’s climate change panel – Dr Rajendra Pachauri – is accused of making a fortune from his links with ‘carbon trading’ companies No one in the world exercised more influence on the events leading up to the Copenhagen conference on global warming than Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN’s Intergovernmental [...]
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 [...]
Nick Clegg accused of killing EU vote, says the headline, the short article is further to others since the UKIP gave the Tories a bloody nose, I have not bothered to read most of them because I see the whole idea of a referendum as no more than Tories at last beginning to realise Pillock [...]
Several Blogs have been investigating some of the media images of the recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon and have come to the conclusion that many of the images are at best stage managed. One Routers photographer has already been dismised for manipulating images and some photographs have been withdrawn because of the questions about their [...]
For some reason the Express is going on about the great, great grandfather of Nigel Farage as if it is an important discovery. Yawn so what if he was “allegedly” born in Germany when did the Queens Family immigrate from Germany, our next King is either half Greek or quarter Greek depending on who it [...]
We do not understand why the former Home Secretary should have apparently agreed with other G6 ministers to press forward with the “availability” principle and disregard data protection issues. This is contrary to the decision of the Member States in the Hague Programme, contrary to the advice of independent data protection authorities, inconsistent with what [...]
The longstanding plan to reduce the size of the European Commission has just succeeded beyond all expectations, but not quite as intended. Legally there is now only one Commissioner, José Manuel Barroso, who was recently re-appointed as President according the procedure laid down in the treaties. The five year terms of the other 26 persons [...]
The Power Report suggests that each voter should tick a box on their ballot paper to allocate £3 pounds of state money (our taxes) to the party of their choice. Neil Harding comments that if they don’t want the state to give a party any money, they don’t tick any box. This is totally up [...]
Agriculture is being pushed onto the political agenda says Mark Price the Managing Director of Waitrose today in the Telegraph when he writes about farming and local communities: Many once bustling villages are now empty during the day as their population heads to their jobs in town. Village schools and pubs are closing. So are [...]
Well good for Mr Brown fighting for the power to make make our own laws in our own parliament! oddly I thought we gave them that power when we elected them, still if they do not want the power to make our laws one is entitled to ask what possible reason could there be for [...]
The European Parliament has put a decision to grant ” anti-EU treaty” group Libertas funding on hold after it emerged that the group may no longer fulfill the criteria for receiving the money. The move to grant Libertas status as a European political party, entitling it to around €200,000, had already been taken by parliament [...]
A very good Fisk by Chris Lightfoot of Charles Clarke’s LSE Speech on the media and civil liberties. Look out! There’s a SAFETY ELEPHANT on the rampage! ”; his (Clarke’s) basic thesis being that New Labour hasn’t eroded our civil liberties and anyway it’s only doing it for our own safety. The speech is remarkable [...]
It looks like the Labour Party is about to get its way, and force ID cards down everyone’s throat, but you may be unaware of some interesting facts about this scheme. The man we can call the father of the ID card is Michael Howard. That’s right – it’s good old Dracula, the former leader [...]
The wind farm industry has been forced to admit that the environmental benefit of wind power in reducing carbon emissions is only half as big as it had previously claimed. “The fact is we need to reduce carbon emissions, however you account for them. But there are people who just don’t like wind farms and [...]
I do not quite understand why the today the Times should be revisiting an extremely important but nevertheless such an old story as last Octobers resignation of Major Sebastian Morley. Major Morley was at the time the most senior reservist SAS officer in Afghanistan, and resigned because army commanders and Whitehall officials ignored his warnings [...]
Hair Dye and Soft Soap I was listening to Gardeners Question Time on the BBC this week, one reply was; that although a weak solution of soft soap sprayed onto roses would get rid of an aphids, as soft soap was not an EU recognized insecticide its use would be illegal. This is one of the problems [...]
Is Cameron Posh or Just Wrong Scrabbling around for a reason after the heavy losses for Conservatives against massive gains for UKIP yesterday, Davis Davis council estate boy who became a senior conservative minister but later resigned from Cameron’s government, lands on the idea that is is Cameron’s poshness where the problem lies. “Cameron should [...]
I do NOT want more immigration from the EU or anywhere else. I hate the fact that we have unsavoury people from all over the place now running drugs gangs and people trafficking. Surely these are jobs are own people could do just as well.
I woke up this morning with the vague thought that that I should write about the Conservatives recent rise in popularity as revealed in the polls, local elections and Crew, with relation to the effect that recognition might have on what EU policies we can expect from them come the next election. It is well [...]
There was me stupidly thinking this was a joke http://www.keeppoliticsoutofpolicing.co.uk/blog/
Grant Shapps Tory party chairman said this morning after the fantastic rise in voting for the UKIP yesterday, “People have sent a message, we get it, we hear what people are saying,” Unfortunately he then went on to make it abundantly clear that they simply do not get it and probably never will. People are [...]
The Tories have been running a dirty tricks campaign against the UKIP, apparently a few of those standing for UKIP do not meet the standards Conservative central office considers essential for someone standing in a local council election. I think we should be allowed to ask what are these standards Conservatives consider essential for public [...]
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