tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post850990959748449961..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Is Spain tougher than the UK on EU immigration?OEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-17547760958859560212012-07-31T11:26:38.405+01:002012-07-31T11:26:38.405+01:00I had a long email correspondence with Mr Lansley ...I had a long email correspondence with Mr Lansley who is emphatic that we do not require and while he is Minister, will not require Health Insurance for any foreign national coming to the UK.Bugsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255836759626290185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-4621301639927318462012-07-31T07:47:46.735+01:002012-07-31T07:47:46.735+01:00Another EU position that is ready for attack.
Sho...Another EU position that is ready for attack.<br /><br />Should be clear to anybody that having free travel between countries where GDPs differ that much and the richer part having a welfarestate with payments considerably higher than wages in the poor part is a recipe for disaster.<br />Already Lao Tze, 2500 years ago understood this, but apparently the policymakers in the EU have a little catch up to do with their reading.<br /><br />Also the fact that were it not for Mr Widers's influence on the Dutch government Bulgaria and Rumenia would most likely already have been in Schengen is a bloody shame.<br />If you want populists in power this is the way forward.<br /><br />The good thing for Cameron is that he will have support from basically all contributing countries. All North Western countries are eiter immigration sceptic or are under pressure of populists (and probably glad if somebody else would solve this not so pol cor issue for them). He can this way try to gain support for a full treaty reneg.<br /><br />A second point with the budget. Where imho he should create a position that the UK can pull out the financial plug during this term. People tend to be more cooperative if you can cut of their finances. A fall back position of Euro-exit (plus subsequent disaster for the Euro, as markets will think it more likely the whole thing is falling apart), plus cutting of finances will likely make the other side more cooperative.Riknoreply@blogger.com