In a move reminiscent of pre war 1930's politics, yesterday the conservative French newspaper Le Figaro published a column by Alexandre Adler in which Adler urged the French President Sarkozy to prepare for the annexation of Wallonia by France. Adler said Sarkozy should not miss this historic opportunity “to govern an enlarged France.” Last week a survey in the Netherlands showed 77% of the Dutch in favour of reuniting the Netherlands and Flanders. Is Europe beginning to unravel.   more »

We now have 2 new pieces of legislation that further diminishes our right of free association, free movement, free thought.... Together, just these 2 new laws will mean that Police could tell you to leave a demonstration (against all the other new laws perhaps, or a pro referendum rally), fine you £2,500 if you don't, send you to prison if you fail to pay, and then control your movements when you come out. Don't think of them as separate non related laws, see them in conjunction with the other 26,000 new laws and 3000 new criminal offences and see that they are getting us ready for 2010.   more »