Interesting that Open Europe, the anti-European campaign group, has published a report criticising the EU policy on biofuels. Read a summary of the report here and the whole report here. […]
A fashionable delusion about biofuels Read More »
This blog used to make a habit of criticising the prime minister’s wilder ambitions for reorganising the world, but times have moved on (or rather, the prime minister has moved
Ways to fix the world’s (financial) system Read More »
Some interesting speculation by Gideon Rachman in the Financial Times yesterday on the motivations of politicians. They want excitement – like anyone else, I suppose – and they find excitement
The thrill of power Read More »
It was an interesting exercise, looking at the statements on foreign policy by the candidates for president of the United States. (Read the analysis here.) One thing that struck me
What the American candidates say about Europe Read More »
Euromyth alert. A rather bizarre document, purporting to be a summary of the Reform Treaty, has appeared on the internet, with a series of absurd and outlandish claims. You can
Westminster will close Read More »
Another signing ceremony for another treaty. I cast my mind back to the signing of the Constitutional Treaty in Rome in June 2004, when my Italian hosts (I was in
Reform treaty: small step or giant leap? Read More »
The hypocrisy and absurdity of the anti-Europeans just keeps on growing. In the European Parliament yesterday, protesting at the signing of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, UKIP leader Nigel Farage
The people of Europe deserve to decide for themselves Read More »
After the protest about the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the European Parliament today, Conservative and anti-European MEP Roger Helmer asks, on his blog, “What sort of human rights do
What sort of human rights do we have? Read More »
The Young European Federalists are launching a campaign complaining at the loss of the European flag from the Reform Treaty. You can read about their campaign here: http://www.communicate-europe.co.uk/fileadmin/files_jef-europe/JEF_Documents/Leaflet_FLAG_new.pdf A nice
The fate of the EU flag Read More »
I write this from the closing session at the European Commission’s Plan D wrap-up conference, looking at the concluding remarks that were circulated. The Plan D project involved a series
Plan D – limits to Europe Read More »
