tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post6412486569384915315..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: The UK manages to water down the EU's north sea power grab - to Scotland's benefitOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-8237815609268985962013-05-23T11:55:34.867+01:002013-05-23T11:55:34.867+01:00I'm not really interested in the UK having mer...I'm not really interested in the UK having mere "influence" in these EU discussions, I insist that it must once again always have "power", the POWER OF VETO over any EU decision.<br /><br />During the 1975 referendum the government explicitly promised in its official pamphlet:<br /><br />"The Minister representing Britain can veto any proposal for a new law or a new tax if he considers it to be against British interests."<br /><br />We have never been asked since then whether we would agree to give up the power of veto and instead submit to transnational majority voting; I do not and never will agree to that.<br /><br />Which of course is also the view of the SNP, that Scotland should not be governed by what they see as transnational majority voting within the UK; although most of their leaders have no problem about accepting it within the EU.Denis Coopernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-86868244403335014052013-05-22T14:48:32.774+01:002013-05-22T14:48:32.774+01:00We should be happy that the UK gets a little contr...We should be happy that the UK gets a little control over its own resources?<br /><br />Open Europe is obscene in its Eurofascist propagandistic toadie-like dissembling on behalf of the EUSSR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-31300678430829896662013-05-22T14:18:58.961+01:002013-05-22T14:18:58.961+01:00The vineyards of France, Italy and Spain do not be...The vineyards of France, Italy and Spain do not belong to us (via the EU of course) so why on earth is our oil and fish being mis-managed from Brussels? christina speightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-561655833502348192013-05-22T13:59:21.652+01:002013-05-22T13:59:21.652+01:00Hi Anonymous, as the UK already has some of the hi...Hi Anonymous, as the UK already has some of the highest standards it is more a matter of avoiding lowering standards and the additional costs and straightjacket of harmonised EU regulation.Open Europe blog teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230608276453615403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-33285107755131354532013-05-22T13:56:22.759+01:002013-05-22T13:56:22.759+01:00Fabulous: They just tell us what the rule is that ...Fabulous: They just tell us what the rule is that we have to obey, instead of a regulation ordering us to obey! Only a true quisling organisation could consider this a triumph.Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255460090580758354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-19298785164360914162013-05-22T11:05:44.941+01:002013-05-22T11:05:44.941+01:00UK and Norway.
Norway being outside the EU having...UK and Norway.<br /><br />Norway being outside the EU having a say on EU regulations.... Gasp!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-67849653574389453882013-05-21T21:32:11.553+01:002013-05-21T21:32:11.553+01:00So: safety was watered down! Hooray!So: safety was watered down! Hooray!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com