People’s Pledge How long will Tory re-negotiationists now give their ‘campaign’ of wrestling back powers from Brussels before they accept that the real choice is in or out of the EU? 1 year, 10 years, 100 years? A senior British government source has told the Daily Telegraph that there will be no repatriation of powers  [ Read More ]

Democracy Movement The European Union has always boasted that it is a force for democracy; a guardian against a return to the authoritarian politics that have haunted various parts of our continent. This, of course, as recent events in Greece have confirmed, is total nonsense. The EU elite power system is, and always has been,  [ Read More ]

Olimpia Ades President Sarkozy’s and Chancellor Merkel’s reaction at the Brussels Eurozone Crisis Summit on Sunday 23rd October, when questioned about their opinion of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and his plans for economic reforms, said it all. The smirk on their faces perfectly mirrored the disappointment that is felt by all Italians, pro-or  [ Read More ]

Marc Glendening The British government in March gained the initial approval of Parliament to give at a later date the EU new powers over economic decision-making through a redefining of Article 136 of the Lisbon treaty. As was confirmed yesterday (August 16) at the Sarkozy-Merkel mini summit, Brussels intends establishing central economic governance under the  [ Read More ]

Ruth Lea Over the last fortnight there have been three major developments in the increasingly beleaguered and dysfunctional Eurozone. One can only hope that Europe’s politicians who created this monster now regard their work with a little humility if not pained embarrassment. But I wouldn’t bet on it, such is the chasm between themselves and  [ Read More ]

The People’s Pledge Several interesting things happened on Monday night in the Commons. If you’re a keen supporter of the European integration project you will be pleased and no less surprised, but if you count yourself as a Eurosceptic you should still find reason to be cheered. We start off with the Commons’ consideration of  [ Read More ]

Brian Denny More than 1,400 jobs at Britain’s last train making company, Bombardier in Derby are to go after the government awarded a lucrative order for Thameslink to Siemens of Germany rather than to Derby-based Bombardier. Train building is one of the biggest growth areas in world manufacturing yet it is being destroyed in this  [ Read More ]