tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post3710198577056478365..comments2024-01-22T14:42:24.863+00:00Comments on Robin Tilbrook: 'We Want an EU Referendum' Party launchedRobin Tilbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12922542867174343361noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-81141981199027714092012-10-13T18:41:18.715+01:002012-10-13T18:41:18.715+01:00English nationalists would agree with both Nigel F...English nationalists would agree with both Nigel Farage and Geert Wilders (and Nigel Lawson).<br />It's a shame that the two Nigels are not patriotic enough to join the English Democrats, but cling on in the anti-English UKIP and the anti-English Tory Party, respectivelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-50463064739869309532012-10-12T22:06:43.271+01:002012-10-12T22:06:43.271+01:0012 October 2012
Manuel Barroso: "The Europea...12 October 2012 <br />Manuel Barroso: "The European Union is probably the most important ever project for peace"<br />The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for six decades of work in advancing peace in Europe.<br />"from a continent of war to a continent of peace".<br />The award comes as the EU faces the biggest crisis of its history, with recession and social unrest rocking many of its member states.<br />Jagland highlighted the EU's work in sealing the reconciliation between France and Germany in the decades after World War II and praised the organisation for incorporating Spain, Portugal and Greece after their authoritarian regimes collapsed in the 1970s.<br />And he added that the possibility of EU membership for Turkey had also "advanced democracy and human rights in that country".<br />Senior EU figures were overjoyed with the award.<br />Herman Van Rompuy said it was recognition for the work of "the biggest peacemaker in history".<br />"This started after the war - putting together former enemies. It started with six countries and we are now 27, another one is going to join us next year and more want to come. So the EU is the most important project for peace in terms of transnational, supernational co-operation."<br /><br />If there is a core justification for the European project, it is to make war impossible again on the continent. That has been the EU's outstanding achievement”We must never forget that in order to keep this peace, democracy and freedom, we have to work hard over and over again," she said.<br /><br />French President Francois Hollande said the EU needed to show it was "worthy" of the award. "We are honoured, we are proud and at the same time we have our responsibilities before us," he told journalists during a visit to Senegal.<br /><br />The BBC's Europe correspondent Matthew Price says the EU's achievements are clear, but the committee has picked a strange time to highlight them.<br /><br />The eurozone crisis has made the EU look more divided and fragile than it has for decades, he says. <br />Alongside the chorus of praise, several eurosceptic politicians were quick to deride the award.<br /><br />Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) likened the EU project to the former Yugoslavia.<br /><br />"Rather than bring peace and harmony, the EU will cause insurgency and violence," he said.<br /><br />Dutch eurosceptic Geert Wilders questioned the timing of the award.<br />Thorbjoern Jagland, Norwegian Nobel Committee: "Since 1945 reconciliation has become a reality"<br />"A Nobel prize for the EU at a time Brussels and all of Europe is collapsing in misery. What next? An Oscar for Van Rompuy," he said.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-54808497601754809592012-10-12T21:46:55.524+01:002012-10-12T21:46:55.524+01:00The EU has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ...The EU has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace. Nigel has condemned this as a travesty - BBC News 12/10/2012Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-52615150689774838492012-10-11T22:24:43.517+01:002012-10-11T22:24:43.517+01:00As long as UKIP gives out the impression that it e...As long as UKIP gives out the impression that it exist to put pressure on the Tories, it will lose support. Also, it is becoming recognised that UKIP cannot take the UK out of the EU intact. The English Democrats could take England out of the EU and leave the rest within the EU. That is a more realistic position than that taken by UKIP. UKIP and Nikki Sinclaire are both so naive that they think that the UK can be taken out as a union. The English have to get out of the UK, if they want to get out of the EU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-59557685283758370082012-10-11T22:05:58.278+01:002012-10-11T22:05:58.278+01:00It looks like Nicki Sinclaire (a lesbian) might be...It looks like Nicki Sinclaire (a lesbian) might be seeking selection for a Tory seat now that the Conservatives have been taken over by liberals like Cameron. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-62815355059212001812012-10-11T21:55:17.672+01:002012-10-11T21:55:17.672+01:00"We need an English nationalist party that ca..."We need an English nationalist party that can win seats at Westminster." The English Democrats are that party. The UK and the EU are both unions of countries which oppress nations. The English must escape both of them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978395067502712967.post-7169228137658155672012-10-11T13:03:25.715+01:002012-10-11T13:03:25.715+01:00We need a national populist party that can win sea...We need a national populist party that can win seats at Westminster. UKIP and this new group cant do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com