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EU rears its ugly head Mr Prodi is not amused. The UK government’s decision on the euro had disappointed him. Oh dear. He probably can’t wait to get his hands on UK affairs himself.
The EU chief also reckons that it was a signal of deep political problems. He is right there. The EU has deep political problems. No wait, he meant the UK – it appears that he doubts the wisdom of the direction our reverent Tony Blair has taken over the euro.
Prodi acknowledged that Tony might have had a tough time winning a referendum but he said he did not know whether the prime minister’s decision was due to political wisdom or a lack of courage. Of course, Prodi does not worry about referendums, you just keep having them until they say ‘yes’.
And finally, Mr Prodi warns that Britain cannot remain half in and half out of Europe. Oh good. Let’s get out then…
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He said Britain had a chance to swim in the European sea forever – that chance had not been taken.
I wonder if that’s some sort of standard metaphor in Italian. It sure sounds…peculiar in English.
‘Swim in the sea’, ‘Sleep with the fishes’. All sounds pretty much like a threat to me….
They made me an offer I couldn’t refuse!….
A bit like the accession states’ chance to shut up. It sounds just as obnoxious in the original as in the translation. A veiled threat.
Personally I foresee the proposed constitution being rejected by Ireland with the result that Ireland is forced to leave the EU in order to prevent it’s pesky population forestalling the march towards ever closer French domination, (sorry, ever closer union). Will the UK join us with Norway et al in the EEA.
My my, Prodi warns Britain. Is he getting nervous that his master plan of smashing and wrecking a (once?) proud nation like the UK (and all the other countries comitting national suicide) is maybe not working as smoothly as he wished?
Now now, Mr Prodi, why don’t you take a delightful cup of tea and some biscuits and enjoy yourself.
Johan, there’s nothing for Prodi to get nervous about. It’s all going according to plan. Britain is being bound in statist/communist EU red tape and French style bureaucracy and Napoleonic law revisited and will be delivered as promised.
I still find it inconceivable that one man is legally capable of selling the birthright of 59 freeborn Britons and our ancient rights and liberties, fought and died for, down the river. I find it staggering, and I’m sure American readers do too.
LibertyBelle: yes yes, of course. I find it a bit uncomfortable, though, that he can make such comments, warnings and being disappointed – who does he think he is? Sure, he knows – and we know – who is his, but still. That he’s being upset (to some degree) only shows that he is not happy that UK has delayed his plans. Nervous? Well, in that case only that it might be delayed. Is he calm now? Probably yes, since some day (soon), Britain among others will remove their life support (sovereignty) and hand over everything to Prodi and his pals.
I still think Prodi is one of those, like many of the Gaulists who actually wants to Britian to f***-off out the EU. I mean, the EU know a lot about PR. But they seem to continously hand the sceptics more fodder for their campaign. The Euro-sceptics don’t need PR the European Commission does a good enough job for them!
Horrible to see how much more effective lies, patience and stealth were than upfront military violence.
Edmund Burke wrote: “Personally I foresee the proposed constitution being rejected by Ireland”
I wish I shared your optimism. I get the impression that anti-Europeanism is a bit of a spent force here in Ireland after Nice. The No campaigners were such an unsavoury lot that I was almost tempted to vote for the treaty. Anyway, if Ireland rejects the new constitution we will quickly be given a second chance to get it “right”… and we will.
I predict that Ireland will aprove the new constitution on the first vote. The UK may be the sticking point. Tony is in real trouble and if he is forced into a referendum he’ll lose it. I don’t think he will be able to dodge a referendum on this and I suspect it will be the end of his premiership.
Christ the Conservatives are such stupid fu*&ks, why didn’t they choose Portillo?
Q: “why didn’t they choose Portillo?”
A: ’cause he’s like Blair, and always speaks as to please his listeners. Two-faced P.O.S. that he is.
A Massey said:
“Q: “why didn’t they choose Portillo?”
A: ’cause he’s like Blair, and always speaks as to please his listeners. Two-faced P.O.S. that he is.”
And you would have chosen whom …? When faced with the choice between Labour and the Conservatives I’d vote Tory. So, the question is: do you select a Europhile, a no hoper (IDS), or a sexually ambiguous but very well spoken guy to lead the party? To me the choice is clear.
I’d prefer to have a better third choice, barring that I’d like to see the Conservatives in office. At least it offers some hope.
I politics you must often choose the lesser of two evils. Which of the Tory prospects would you have prefered?
Given the choice between a political chameleon and a more-or-less principled politician, I go with the principled one every time. Even given that he lacks experience and “profile”, I would choose IDS, and rate him as the lesser of two evils.
At the end of the day, we have to wait until the electorate get tired of Blair whoever is selected.
I only wish David Davis got in instead of IDS. Of the old choices, Ken Clarke is right out in my book for his raging Europhilia (some Tory he is), Michael Howhard is tainted by the Major years (and I imagine all you libertarians don’t like him :), and IDS is, sadly… totally devoid of charisma.