Are The Brits Really Eurosceptic?

Are The Brits Really Eurosceptic?

After the results, comes the number crunching and the statistics to tell a story. First of all, is the turnout, of just 34.27%. This is about average, compared to the elections since 1979. Almost two thirds didn’t vote. Although this is an obvious concern, the question must be asked about the non-voters; how eurosceptic are [...]

June 29th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

A Field Guide To The British Eurosceptics

A Field Guide To The British Eurosceptics

All fair minded people would surely agree that the British are revolting. The daily news shames an ever longer list of Members of Parliament who have been caught fiddling their expenses.
Some have gone wild and got the taxpayer to buy and furnish several homes, others have claimed for items that seem unrelated to their work, [...]

June 11th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

Chris Davies MEP

Chris Davies MEP

I recorded two excellent interviews with Chris Davies,  one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year.
He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as part of his decriminalisation [...]

March 4th, 2009 by Andy Carling