EU video: Europe, from war to peace
Nicodin Bogdan on G+: “A very powerful propaganda film from the +European Commission” By not telling young people – each new generation – how terrible our past had been and what toll we have paid for […]
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UK emigration in 2010
I’ve been looking for this kind of info for a while – it’s been posted by Nicodin Bogdan in G+. It’s interesting to contrast British emigration to immigration into the UK: it clearly shows that […]
Guardian: Journey to the heart of the house price bubble
Story in the Guardian: Journey to the heart of the house price bubble on the fast increase of house price rises in London, making most properties, including the really inferior ones, unaffordable for the middle class. Who […]
Spot the hypocrite: Daily Mail editor gets €300k from EU a year
Spot the hypocrite and scrounger! New Europe Online: Daily Mail editor gets €300k from EU a year The UK Daily Mail has become notorious for its anti-EU line, often with stories that have no basis in […]
One Europe: Why so much islamophobia in Europe?
Why so much islamophobia in Europe? It’s the egg and the chicken: as the first generation of north-African workers came to France and Turks to Germany, they had work, but were not necessarily accepted socially. […]
Irish Times: Some British voters do not know they are in EU
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/some-british-voters-do-not-know-they-are-in-eu-says-electoral-commission-1.1577172 1. Interesting how the people who most complain about a lack of democracy in the EU are the ones mostly advocating really undemocratic solutions, ranging from the extreme left to the extreme right.
Richard Branson on EU
Richard Branson on EU Coming from a family in which both parents had seen military (and other type of) action during WWII, that type of message is very cogent. I heard endless stories about the […]
NSA eavesdropping – hyperventilation on a massive scale
A lot of hyperventilation over very little: every state worth its salt collects intelligence on enemies, and allies. EU countries could start pointing fingers at the US, if they did not do the same, although […]
Casper Ravnsted-Larsen: Cyprus can be an omen of a divided EU
Casper Ravnsted-Larsen posted North and South: Cyprus can be an omen of a divided EU on Google Plus. My take on the subject: For a start, study languages and travel – that’s where Erasmus should […]
Falkands: Cameron calls on Argentina to respect results of referendum
Indepentent: Cameron calls on Argentina to respect results of Falklands referendum In an open, globalised international system national borders have very little importance – people can travel and live wherever their work takes them. Territory […]
Economist: Bonuses redux Contra cap
The Economist’s Schumpeter says that the British government and the EU should not cap bankers’ bonuses: http://www.economist.com/node/21573008 It’s not about flexibility and bankers’ bonuses: it’s about organizations and people who hold the whole economy hostage and […]
The Guardian: Polish becomes England’s second language
Polish becomes England’s second language. I’ve worked in Switzerland for decades, with swarms of well paid Brits, who wouldn’t go back to their beloved country for anything in the world. I am now spending some […]