Between Richard North's scholarly mini-essays and Open Europe's blogs of media coverage there is very little for the ordinary blogger to add. This doesn't mean I acquiesce in the EU. But government carefully denies us the chance to vote against the Lisbon treaty, merely because Herr Brownmeister is sure we will reject it. Nor will the country will ever vote in numbers for the inadequate clowns who have a stranglehold on UKIP. But that doesn't mean voters want more integration with the EU and the government knows it.   more »

To the secret horror of the real rulers of Europe, one tiny country is letting its people vote on whether it should give up its independence for ever. The other 26 members of the Franco-German Empire have meekly agreed to accept their new status as provinces. Peter Hitchens writes in the Daily Mail.   more »

Here we go again. Another scam for raising more tax from already hard pressed over taxed Britons. Tim Yeo, the Tory Chairman of The Environmental Audit Committee has suggested that the Government introduce Personal 'Carbon Credits'.   more »