Monthly Archives: September 2011

Jan Zahradil MEP is the leader of the ECR Group in the parliament, and he’s proving to be a real star.  Speaking in the debate on Barroso’s “State of the Union” speech, Sept 28th, he took a robustly euro-critical line.  … Continue reading →

Guy Verhofstadt, in a happy moment MEPs in Strasbourg have recently received a copy letter from Guy Verhofstadt MEP, setting out his proposals to resolve the euro crisis, and addressed to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. Mr. … Continue reading →

Fairness, Chris?  What’s “fair” about taking money from the poor and giving it to the well-off?   Last July I wrote a review of Matthew Sinclair’s excellent book “Let Them Eat Carbon”.   Matthew will be joining me in a … Continue reading →

At last some good news I must confess that my heart sank a few years ago when I heard that the Indian firm Tata was taking over Jaguar.  Tata, after all, was best known for the manufacture of heavy trucks.  … Continue reading →

According to Prince Charles, the human race is, well, doomed.  In his first speech as the newly appointed president of the World Wide Fund for Nature UK (WWF-UK), Prince Charles claimed human beings are already “an endangered species”, and that … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I attended the Biz Club Golf Day at Luffenham Heath Golf Club, and while I was there I met a lady called Jane Reynolds, from the County of Rutland (in Alan Duncan’s constituency).  Jane is … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, the think tank “New Direction”, which is affiliated to the ECR and the AECR (Alliance of ECR parties) organised a seminar on the euro crisis.  It warmed my heart to see all the posters around the building, with … Continue reading →

Laszlo Andor is an Hungarian economist, who is now the EU’s Commissioner for Employment.  Earlier today he addressed a special session of the ECR Group, entitled “Beyond Traditional Employment Policies: Can Europe regain its competitiveness?”. Top marks to Laszlo for … Continue reading →

I don’t usually use this blog for guest appearances, but my colleague Struan Stevenson MEP (Scotland) knows far more about the CFP than I do, and I thought this piece was worth sharing: In July the European Parliament received the … Continue reading →

Simon Hughes, at the Lib-Dem conference, has said that it’s his party’s job to “Rein-in the ruthless Tories”, especially those on the right wing (he means, of course, the conservative wing of the Conservative Party).  I don’t know exactly whom … Continue reading →

Read the hilarious story of a wind-turbine in Suffolk.

The Coalition government, apparently with the personal support of the Prime Minister, wants to introduce a bill to allow same-sex marriage.  I think it is wrong. There.  I’ve said it.  And because any comment on homosexuality, at least from the … Continue reading →

Topic: Spanish Property Law  Mr. President, I have only one problem with this otherwise excellent report.  It omits any mention of the issue which has generated the highest number of petitions in recent years.  This was the Spanish property issue. … Continue reading →