Do not tell the Irish

The commission is not expected to mention the New EU council president’s salary in its first budget draft for fear of upsetting the current ratification process of the EU treaty – particularly in Ireland which is to have a referendum.

Does it not strike anyone just how dishonest and manipulative this sort of thing is?

The effects of EU Citizenship part 1

Those who would suggest that the EU is not destined to become the United States of Europe as originally envisioned by the founding fathers of the project, might like to answer one simple question. If that were not the case, then why on earth do we continually have new treaties thrust upon us? No sooner [...]

Parliament and the Law

The Telegraph headline Judges have limits introduces an attack on judges for interpreting the law.
The Telegraph is trying to argue that our judges should not have the authority to overrule government ministers.
In one case Lord Justice Collins ruled that soldiers should have full legal protection wherever they are. The Telegraph seems to think that the [...]

Britain No Constitution?

It is claimed that Britain has no written constitution. We often hear quoted the doctrine ‘No parliament may bind its successor’. Today most often it is used to imply that there are no constitutional obligations limiting Parliament’s power.
If this were true there would be no constitution and the sovereignty of Parliament would be unlimited.
The reality [...]

I am against an EU Referendum

A comment on this blog has prompted me to argue against an EU wide referendum on the EU treaty, or anything else for that matter.
The EU treaty is called a treaty because it is an international agreement made between the member states, who are exercising their sovereign power.
The fact that EU treaties create a constitution [...]

The EU an Anti-democracy Organisation Part1

The EU an Anti-democracy Organisation

My standpoint of opposing the European Project is based on one single fundamental issue and that is the whole project is constructed on and supported by its being anti- democratic. Anti- democratic, because it is designed to remove the power of the people from any influence. Other than [...]

MPs ought to pay for EU treachery

A little local problem
Shropshire Star
MPs voted not to give us a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty by 311 to 248, this is despite all three main parties promising a referendum.
Labour and the Lib Dems both claim that the EU Reform Treaty and EU constitution are different enough not to warrant a referendum – this [...]

MPs Break Contract of Employment

Daniel Finkelstein in the Times
Says, we pay for MPs. They are our employees. But how badly we treat them as we argue about trivia such as their expenses.
Is`nt it funny how the concept of English common law can be raised to protect MPs when it suits them to do so, but has no [...]

A factual error leads to a fallacy

Debate on Quaequam Blog
Which claimed the Constitution was 95% the same as the previous treaties.
A fallacy is, very generally, an error in reasoning. This differs from a factual error, which is simply being wrong about the facts.

I will go into this a bit later, but first I would like to put [...]

Instead of Democracy

Headlines make the point that polling has taken the place of democracy, instead of allowing us the people a real voice we are inundated with the results of polls conducted and financed by the EU.
The EU relies on the results of polling to pretend that it is listening to the people, several times this [...]

The Cenralisation of Knowledge

And moving swiftly on from any further debate about the Lisbon Constitution.
Already well entrenched in education the EU decides to step up its centralisation of education, information, and knowledge.
It has been agreed spring summit, that the EU should create a fifth freedom the Freedom of Knowledge to be added to the four original principles [...]

Archaic at 23

Archaic at 23
The amusingly named lefty blog Obsolete written by someone who goes by the name of septicisle. Is claiming that although he? Has not read the Lisbon treaty—–

—-wait for it

“one of the few facts I am certain of is that there are two main important differences between the [...]

How 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.
The proposal is based on the existing text and foresees keeping the Preamble, as well as Parts I and II. With respect to Part III he intends to add and [...]

Blair`s Nightmare Government

How I woke up to a nightmare plot to steal centuries of law and liberty
From the Times
By
Daniel Finkelstein
THE POINT IS, I don’t want to seem like a nutter. It’s a very common human emotion, that — not wanting to stand out for thinking something hardly anyone else thinks. Best keep your head down [...]

1984 here we come again

Letters from the Telegraph on ID Cards
Sir – “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves” (William Pitt, 1783).
Rodney McGough, Harrogate, N Yorks
Sir – We are told that it is possible to track by satellite millions of cars and the distances [...]

So Who Rules Britian ?

News: “Wanted by Brussels: A UK Productivity Tsar
By Stephen Castle in Brussels
02 February 2005
Britain will gain a new competitiveness and productivity ‘tsar’ to help boost growth and job creation, under plans to be published today to revitalise the European economy.
The post would be drawn from the ranks of government ministers and help sell the ‘Lisbon [...]

Addressing the Actors

EU considers US-style green cards for migrants
“We want to address the actors involved before we put forward our own proposal”, EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini told journalists. Its funny how they say things did not Frattini mean to say “we want to address the actors involved before we formulate proposals”. Otherwise addressing the actors would [...]

Gold plated arguments

Loose the Delusion Gold plated arguments
As I have previously mentioned it is the little words we need to be watch out for; Loose the Delusion has grabbed a report from the British Chambers of Commerce to argue that the “New” 2002/3 regulations we are faced with are mainly from our own government and not [...]