For the millionth time I’ve read this reported as fact: The new Lisbon Treaty is largely the same as the defeated constitution… So, for all those hard of thinking journalists out there and everyone else for that matter who seems to misunderstand it, I thought I’d draw you a handy diagram: You can say that… Continue reading Logical fallacies and euroscepticism
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Block reform to get reform
What annoys me most about IWantAReferendum.com is it’s completely anti-intellectual stance and the way it presents the Lisbon Treaty as the most significant EU treaty in terms of pooling sovereignty in history. Whether you are pro or anti a referendum, that is clearly nonsense. But I’ve banged on about the nonsense of all this in… Continue reading Block reform to get reform
Achtung! Introducing swivel-eyed lite
One of the things that “mainstream” Euro-sceptics like to insist is that websites like EUtruth don’t represent their views at all. But it is hard not to draw parallels when they insist on upping the ante with images such as the one found here (hat tip: Matthew Turner).