Credit agency downgrades France. But are these agencies that important?
For many years.... I myself have questioned the true value of Credit Agencies and the role within world economy. as over many years of studying these Agencies I have become to see there forecasts quite...
View ArticleI am a pro-European, but..?
When Tony Blair held Presidency of the EU in 2005, he secured three opt-out vetos for Britain, these were and are called red lines. Tony Blair secured our opt out that the British would not pay...
View ArticlePrince Charles claims vampire ancestor
The heir to the British throne says he is related to Vlad the Impaler, the cruel 15th-Century Romanian warlord who helped inspire Bram Stoker's 1897 vampire novel "Dracula." He makes the comments on an...
View ArticleItaly's future
MSN. Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo may run for the Italian Presidency in 2013, according to reports from Italy. "The famous Ferrari Chairman has added to the speculation by writing an open...
View ArticleSome answers from a Bulgarian
Hello! I am new to the forum, so excuse me if it is not the right place for this topic. I am Bulgarian and I wanted to share with you this part of my blog:...
View ArticleCan austerity work in Greece? Does it have any lessons for us?
When the Greeks wanted to get inside Troy, they built the "Trojan Horse" and presented it as a gift to the people of Troy, however some citizens were very suspicious and hence the phrase was coined...
View ArticleShould the Elgin Marbles be returned to Greece?
The Elgin Marbles (more appropriately known as ‘The Parthenon Marbles’) are a collection of 88 classical Greek marble sculptures that used to be part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the...
View ArticleDoes the result of the French presidential election matter to the UK?
French election 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy 'laying trap' for Francois Hollande Given the economic state of play within Europe will a win for the Socialist candidate change the way France deals with the Euro...
View ArticleMigrants entering Europe
Blair and Bush have a lot to answer for. Their actions have led to an increase in terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists, and because of that we now have people fleeing their homelands and...
View ArticleShould Labour be leading the campaign to keep the UK in the EU?
Before the EU referendum on 23 June, only 9 of Labour’s 232 MPs backed the Leave campaign. Analysis of the result shows that Labour persuaded two-thirds of its supporters to vote for Remain. The Labour...
View ArticleIs it undemocratic to be opposed to an EU referendum?
David Cameron is running scared of the Tory Party hemorrhaging votes to UKIP at the next election, so he dances to the tune of Nigel Farage and has proposed a referendum in 2017 on our continued...
View ArticleIs it consistent to oppose Brexit but support independence for Scotland and...
Anyone who saw on television the shocking violence which was meted out to people trying to vote in Catalonia on 1 October is likely to feel sympathy for them, and maybe to understand why they don’t...
View ArticleWould you be happier living in Denmark?
Denmark is often named ‘the world’s happiest country’, most recently in 2013 in the World Happiness Report commissioned by the United Nations. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll stick to long-term...
View ArticleShould Gibraltar be returned to Spain?
Tension with Spain has flared up again recently, after Gibraltar began the construction of an artificial reef in the waters off the Rock with 73 blocks of hollowed-out concrete. In retaliation, Spain...
View ArticleThe UK and the European Union - in or out? (Part 2)
That old-fashioned notion of respecting the result of a plebiscite.
View ArticleThe European Union is costing us more each day
EU membership now £50m a day Wednesday, 23rd November 2011 UKIP analysis of the latest figures contained in The Pink Book 2011 (UK's Balance of Payments) clearly show that the UK now sends in excess of...
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