January 15, 2011
by nosemonkey
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I won it last year – there’s no reason why (if you have a blog on EU affairs) you couldn’t win it this year. From the press release: The European Parliament Prize for Journalism will be awarded for the fourth … Continue reading
December 31, 2010
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Sorry – no time to write up yet, so beneath the fold are the videos of the event I spoke at earlier this month, looking at how the EU is portrayed in the British media and blogs. The first panel … Continue reading
December 3, 2010
by nosemonkey
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As long-time readers will know, one of this blog’s lasting obsessions is the portrayal of the EU in the British media. Hell, the rampant bias and distortions (from both the pro- and the anti- camps) were pretty much what got … Continue reading
October 16, 2010
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Some thoughts… Continue reading
August 27, 2010
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Horrifically busy in the real world, hence the longest break in blogging on this site in more than six years. I am, however, still commenting away about the EU (among other things) in 140 characters or less on Twitter on … Continue reading
July 2, 2010
by nosemonkey
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More egg nonsense, I’m afraid, but this was too good not to share. From the comments to inexplicably popular UK political blogger Iain Dale’s “you couldn’t make it up” post about the made-up story about the EU banning the selling … Continue reading
July 1, 2010
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Following the nonsense over the EU banning selling eggs by number, many have seized on the anonymous Food Standards Agency spokeswoman quoted by the Mail on Sunday as saying “This proposal would disallow selling by numbers. Retailers would not be … Continue reading
June 29, 2010
by nosemonkey
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So, the EU is apparently planning to make it illegal to sell eggs by the dozen… “Utter madness!”, you cry. “How could anyone possibly be so stupid?” Continue reading
May 20, 2010
by nosemonkey
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Details here. I’ve been named the UK finalist in the internet section for my June 2009 post on the percentage of UK laws that come from the EU (also published on Liberal Conspiracy and BlogActiv). From the announcement: “An article … Continue reading
March 29, 2010
by nosemonkey
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It’s worth remembering this – no one understands the EU. No one *can* understand the EU. Continue reading
January 21, 2010
by nosemonkey
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As such, a letter just sent to Private Eye (aimed at that publication’s always entertaining Pedantry Corner): In Eye 1254, Brussels Sprouts begins with “The new EU Spanish presidency (not to be confused with the EU’s first actual president, Herman … Continue reading
July 30, 2009
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Two articles from the Washington Post have, over the last few days, finalised a new content idea I’ve been having for a while for this place. First up came a quick overview of the ongoing dispute between Greece and Macedonia … Continue reading
July 29, 2009
by nosemonkey
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A new European blogging platform I’ve been helping to develop, aimed at raising the level of debate Continue reading
June 17, 2009
by nosemonkey
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The artificial binary confrontation between pro- and anti-EU opinion is preventing sensible discussion of the EU and its problems Continue reading