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InelEUctably ridicEUlous?
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From Monty Python and the Holy Grail:“Black Knight: Come ‘ere!
King Arthur: What are you going to do, bleed on me?
Black Knight: I'm invincible!”Speaking after the poll, the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, said...
EU got a sore throat?
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“Did you hear us?” Well no in fact, and not seen a peep about last week’s Shout on any news outlet.“Eardrums must be bleeding across Europe right now…”Slight hyperbole? As a commenter on a video of the @ Berlin event put it “bei jeder s...
The endEUring tax haven?
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In the UK, earning £150K plus makes you wealthy enough to be contributing more to public finances in future. The soundness of the economics behind the tax rise may be extremely dubious, but for once I share the consternation evidenced in the Guardia...
Blowing bubbles at EU
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My previous post led to accusations of being a eurosceptic. But I’m not. I’m not even an EUsceptic most days. I am however sharply critical of the silly bits, evidence of the disconnect between those in the bubble and the world outside.I have goo...
Is EU redundant too?
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Er, hallo EU! Is closing the gender pay gap such a burning question at the moment?It’s true that ladies on the dole only receive payments in respect of their previous earnings, but if you’re out of work the value of the job you just lost on the r...
So that’s it
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After 5 years wanting (or at least wishing) to serve the greater good as a temporary official of the European Commission, I’m left wondering what I actually achieved or what indeed can be achieved, and (more importantly) how I’m going to make a l...
