tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post1403325008268919173..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Guilty Men's lessons from the pastOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-62942083786166682322011-09-26T13:37:43.752+01:002011-09-26T13:37:43.752+01:00Politicians of all persuasions have failed the vot...Politicians of all persuasions have failed the voter in so many democratic countries through their 'Party' systems.We need qualified and<br />dedicated people to fill the Cabinet <br />ranks with non party decisions, to ensure prosperity for the many and not just the few political party<br />members/supporters.<br />Bruce Shaxson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-48938005087908820052011-09-23T16:33:27.299+01:002011-09-23T16:33:27.299+01:00Some of us lost faith with the Conservative party,...Some of us lost faith with the Conservative party, in fact all political parties, years ago,seeing then what a nonsense for so many countries with differing economies to try and get by on the one dictated interest rate. We must thank the Referendum Party - which forced the promise of a Euro referendum from the LibLabCons thus keeping us out. Credit also to UKIP who have suffered the same insults and accusations of scaremongering as the tory sceptics. With the E.U.'s lack of democracy, transparency, greed, fraud and total obsession with increasing its power, the present euro problems were easily foreseeable.Charlotte Bullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-87889959429012938352011-09-23T14:29:07.682+01:002011-09-23T14:29:07.682+01:00One reason the euro has been stronger than might h...One reason the euro has been stronger than might have been expeccted is that some investors are guessing/hoping that when weaker countries are forced out, the euro will rise.<br /><br />As for the Guilty Men - Peter Oborne missed out Lembit Opik, a keen euro enthusiast That alone should have warned us off! And John Stevens of the short-lived "Pro-Euro Conservative Party,hyped to expect 7% in the 1999 EP elections but actually getting 1%.<br /><br />And of course John "no question of leaving the ERM" Major, hell-bent on signing up for the euro at Maastricht until Norman Lamont stopped himIdris Francisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-64384754964497286232011-09-23T12:24:06.273+01:002011-09-23T12:24:06.273+01:00If the Euro is such a failure, why has Sterling be...If the Euro is such a failure, why has Sterling been so EXTREMELY WEAK, losing half it's value over the past decade versus this failed currency? Because this was the only way out for the UK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com