tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post3145395836618939818..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Cameron in BrusselsOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-87578923228575394432006-12-11T12:53:00.000+00:002006-12-11T12:53:00.000+00:00Interesting, are we about to witness the end of eu...Interesting, are we about to witness the end of europhobia in the UK with British political parties engaging frontly on EU issues? With 1) Blair future campaign on winning hearts and minds on Europe and 2) Cameron and his "charm offensive" on the EU?<br />I wonder how guys like William Hague feel about Cameron visit? Is Cameron still asking Tory MEPs to leave the EPP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-61536686013337311852006-12-08T20:11:00.000+00:002006-12-08T20:11:00.000+00:00Memo to DC:
1) Your counting is as bad as the EU...Memo to DC: <br /><br />1) Your counting is as bad as the EU's accounting - it's now 12 years in a row, not 11, that the COA has refused to 'discharge' the books. (It's easy to remember - for the next 11 months at least - it's one year of "continuing problems in the olive oil sector" and "vast enterprises of looting" for every star on the blue/gold flag.)<br /><br />2) If you think the EU, via the ETS (ahem) or any other construct, can be good for the environment, ask Owen Paterson MP (on your side, handles Transport) to explain the Common Fisheries Policy to you. Better still, read his Green Paper on it.<br /><br />3) When we talk about the "EU" what we really mean is "the CAP" - it takes 45% of its budget. Without the CAP there would be no EU as we understand it today. Rightly, you say it's a monstrosity that condemns the third world. And while we have the CAP we cannot - repeat, CANNOT - achieve "trade justice [and so] connect the EU with voters". You may very well wish to try to square this circle but please do so in your own time, it's a waste of Short money otherwise.<br /><br />4) You might find "institutional reform" boring but without it none of your ambitions for the EU will ever come to anything. Besides, most people would like some reform, so that they know their money is being spent wisely (boring for multimillionaires like you, I know), or so that they can, come election time, throw out whoever dreamt up the WTD legislation that closed their A&E department. Boring, I know.<br /><br />5) I'm bored of that green tie of yours. I understand it's meant to have subliminal qualities but change it.<br /><br />6) The EU cat will never bark so stop deluding yourself or trying to delude us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-14214220050285629132006-12-07T18:52:00.000+00:002006-12-07T18:52:00.000+00:00Who is daisy and how does she know david cameron -...Who is daisy and how does she know david cameron - we should be told????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com