The longest journey starts with a single step

It would be churlish not to congratulate David Cameron for refusing to agree to yet another power grab by the European elite.  It may have been dressed up as another attempt to stabilise the euro but as they say; "there are no problems only opportunities".  This was an opportunity for the european elite to divest the UK of both sovereign powers to control our own currency and of a large amount of that currency.  It was an opportunity that we and in particular Mr Cameron could not afford to accept.

For having the courage to say no, we should offer our congratulations to David Cameron but even more so to all those rebel Conservative MPs who just a couple of weeks ago voted in favour of a referendum on our EU membership.  They more than anyone deserve our thanks for helping Mr Cameron discover that courage.

We should however be in no doubt that this is just one step on a journey which will take many years and much courage to complete.  On the question of Europe can I remind you that...

We are still members of that corrupt and undemocratic organisation known as the European Union, we still squander billions of pounds every year on policies and projects of dubious merit and lavish generous salaries and benefits on European bureaucrats, who so inefficiently implement them. 

The euro is still not stabilised and consequently still poses a huge risk to this country.  The other EU countries have agreed only to try and draft and sign up to a new treaty by March 2012.  I doubt the markets will give them that long.  Even if they get that far, I doubt if all 26 will end up signing the treaty.

The problems of Europe and the euro are still very much with us; but we have at long last taken a single step in the right direction.

Best Wishes,
Will

Another Pig to the Trough

May I introduce you to Anthea McIntyre, who has become the UK's latest MEP.  She was however not elected; she has been appointed by the Electoral Commission.  David Lidington a Foreign Office minister announced that after analysing the European elections results from 2009 the commission decided Miss McIntyre would have won if an election had taken place.   

The UK was awarded one of the eighteen extra seats created in the European Parliament as a result of the Lisbon treaty . 

Miss McIntyre - who has unsuccessfully stood for election  on a number of previous occasions - said she was thrilled  by the decision.  I'm sure she is since MEPs receive a salary of £84,000 plus other costs and expenses including a generous pension scheme which pushes the total cost to the taxpayer to more than £2 million a year per MEP.

When will hard pressed tax payers get a break?  Weighed down by those who abuse our generous welfare system.  Saddled with public servants who work fewer hours, earn more, retire earlier and receive more generous pensions than private sector employees.  Cheated by expense swindling politicians from local councillors to MPs and members of the House of Lords.  Fleeced by bankers who keep their gambling profits for themselves but expect tax payers to cover their losses.  The last thing UK tax payers need is yet another politician with their snout in the European trough.  Is there anybody at all who believes that Anthea McIntyre will make even the smallest scrap of difference to their quality of life.  It is rather like employing another sommelier for the first class dining room on the Titanic.

Lets hope the ship goes down soon.
Best Wishes
Will

Here's a Blairite sound bite for Cameron - Priorities, priorities, priorities

Mac in the Daily Mail is spot on with this one.



Has anyone told this "Conservative" "led" "government" that the tide has turned.

Best Wishes to all our service men and women
Will