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“My confusion exists on a whole bunch of levels. So bear with me as I try to disentangle them and lay them before you in a discrete manner, as opposed to the Escher-designed gordian knot made entirely of pan-dimensional moebius strips in which they curren
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Spun to make it sound nasty and capture attention from the Eurosceptics whose eyes are now all on Ireland (“Irish veto could be ignored!” etc.), but it’s more interesting for confirmation that the EU is heading towards a multi-speed system
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Yawn… Maybe I should hire a lawyer to take the government to court for not implementing any number of other manifesto pledges? A pointless waste of time with no chance of success. Why do rich people waste taxpayers money on such things?
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Well THERE’s a surprise.
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Ah! Petty personal rivalries between grown men! Don’t you just love ‘em?
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Nicely balanced, short and snappy overview of the single biggest challenge currently facing the European Union – Russia’s ever-growing dominance of European gas supplies. Read. Now.
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Why are people such idiots? A tiny region with no economic worth vs. access to one of the world’s most successful markets. Can someone please explain?
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April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Dropping by to wish you a good Saint Georges Day tommorow.
Oh dear have I upset you and you think you`re harrased because someone posted who doesn`t admire you. have a good cry and gat over it, you big baby.
May 5, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Going through my RSS feeds after a revelry-induced hiatus, I come to one of my favourite sites and find the comment above. Pardon? If anyone’s upset, it seems to be Robin.
Still, posts like that are useful. Eurovision is coming up, and that tends to get various factions a little over-excited. I’m for the turkey (although I’m not Irish)!
May 20, 2008 at 1:19 am
Lisbon may be acceptable as a step towards a truly democratic and accountable Europe, but if we’re ever to get the changes we want, rather than a make-shift structure congealed together from compromises, we need to articulate an alternative vision.
The petition “Five Demands For A Democratic Europe” is an attempt to do just that. Please consider signing:
http://www.fivedemands.eu
May 20, 2008 at 2:08 pm
It’s an interesting idea, Five Demands, but won’t that get in the way of state sovereignty, having pan-European political parties? I can’t see Euro-sceptics in the UK being happy with the idea of having MEPs whose parties may be majority Irish, or Dutch, or German.