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Better Off Out for June 2009

Gav — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:07:23 +0000

As in previous years, I think it is important to remind you about Better Off Out the campaign by The Freedom Association.

Hannan vs. Brown KO

Gav — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:11:46 +0000

If you watch one Youtube video this year, watch this:

Tibet, China = UK, EU

Gav — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:47:35 +0000

Daniel Hannan on the EU Parliament President

Gav — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:18:57 +0000

I have said before that the Party List form of proportional representation is an unacceptable way of electing MEPs. I would feel far more comfortable, for example, voting for Daniel Hannan, than I would have for some Conservative MEP candidates who used to be on the list. That list has improved since party members were allowed to help select the list’s constituents.

Why do I single out Daniel Hannan?

“… at every opportunity the people vote no. If you think I’m wrong, prove me wrong, put the Lisbon Treaty to a referendum; Pactio Olisipiensis Censenda Est.” Daniel Hannan (in almost every video!)

See these videos:

Czech President Vaclav Klaus on the EU Parliament

Gav — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:31:07 +0000

The following video shows president of The Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus being heckled in the European Parliament yesterday. And he’s being heckled, actually, for telling the truth. I remain amazed that the majority of people involved in democracy (politicians) appear to consider the institutions of the EU sufficiently democratic.

It is easy, when you are not a political anorak, to forget just what a corrupt organisation it is that makes the majority of our laws. The ‘elections’ we’ll have in June will not do anything to address that.

If you support a party that supports retained membership of the EU, don’t vote that way in June if you agree that democracy is the best form of government. If your party support retained membership of the EU, write to your MP, write to the leader of that party and tell them that you are not happy with being run by the EU.