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Apologising for slavery
Straying from the discussion about the EU institutions for a moment, my eye is caught by the report on a debate about slavery in Bristol (read it in The Independent […]
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One seat
A new website has been launched, with a campaign for the European Parliament to be based in Brussels rather than to have to keep moving to Strasbourg for plenary sessions. […]
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The war is nearly over
An intriguing report by the BBC earlier this week that Britain’s war debts are still being paid off, but will be cleared by the end of the year. (Read the […]
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A bit of good
Local elections yesterday. I spent a few hours knocking up, that is going to visit supporters of the party in their homes to remind them to go out to vote. […]
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The centralising curse of UK Treasury rules
By George Irvin Britain’s public finance is highly centralised by the standards of the European Union and the OECD. The degree to which tax revenue is centralised is far higher […]
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Europe needs a policy of energy
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 3 May 2006 Those were strong words from Polish defence minister Radek Sikorski at the weekend, comparing the proposed new pipeline between Russia and Germany […]
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Liberal nationalism
Daniel Hannan, a Conservative MEP, wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph yesterday advocating “liberal nationalism”. You can read it here. This is my reply. Liberal nationalism is a contradiction […]
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Who is a European citizen?
By John Parry Introduction The American constitution, which is arguably the most frequently cited federalist model, asserts that “All persons born or naturalised in the United States and subject to […]
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Time for a New Global Architecture
By Stephen S. Roach, 24 April 2006 The world has avoided a major financial crisis for more than seven years. This is due more to luck than design. With oil prices […]
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The great illusion
Chinese president Hu Jintao will visit the United States this week, to meet George W Bush. What will they find to talk about? President Bush, after all, is a self-styled […]