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    Why the EU Constitution is bad for the UK and bad for the US

    Why the EU Constitution is bad for Britain and bad for the US Why the EU Constitution is bad for Britain and bad for the US By Charles Moore (Filed: 19/02/2005) Telegraph London In the stern old pre-Vatican II days, Roman Catholics used to be instructed not to read the Bible by themselves...
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    “Europe” – a threat to our freedoms and our peace

    “Europe” – a threat to our freedoms and our peace Bernard Connolly Ancien Regime France sought global hegemony. It sought it as a territorial power, one with absolutist internal structures that were both inimical to freedom and restrictive of economic growth. Its opponents were everywhere. But...
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    France looks on as Britain leads EU in Information Economy

    UK enjoys services trade surplus Canary Wharf on a clear day The UK has a vast financial services industry The UK was the world's second largest exporter of services in 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics. Its latest annual figures for the services sectors, show that...
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    Western Europe as an economic irrelevancy

    Europe as an economic irrelevancy the UK, due to a combination of better demographics and growth is expected to overtake the German economy in 2036 (not the next ten years, please note), and by 2050 its GDP per capita is forecast to be around 30% higher than France or Germany’s, and 50%...
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    France-To improve our economy,we need to follow UK's example

    France is playing the World Champions England in the Rugby Six Nations Championship tomorrow, and the French team aren't performing too well. The French say it has something to do with france's crumbling economy and high unemployment - French executives explain why France has 'les bleus'...
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    90% of the UK economy does NOT depend on trade to the EU

    How 'dependent' is the UK on exports to 'Europe'? The British think they're in the EU for trade. That's what they were told in 1972 and 1975 and that's what they're still being told today. But in all likelihood 90 per cent of the British economy is NOT involved in exports to the EU. 25 years...
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    UK economy still outperforms its European neighbours

    UK economy still outperforms its European neighbours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And the Brits are still richer than their European neighbours - UK economy outperforms European neighbours The UK is appreciably better off than its...
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    Delors: Britain is right to reject the euro

    1. Delors: Britain right to reject euro Jacques Delors, the former President of the European Union, this week admitted that Britain was justified in opting out of the single currency. In an interview with the Times, he said, “Since we have not succeeded in maximising the economic advantages of...
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    Britain's economy - the powerhouse of Europe

    Britain's economy Why worry? Nov 25th 2004 From The Economist print edition Economic success has made Britons smug. That's dangerous IT TOOK about 20 years to repair the damage done to the British economy in the 1960s and 1970s. First came Margaret Thatcher's microeconomic reforms in...
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    The EU, US and UK: Which way to go?

    The EU, US and UK: Which way to go? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An Address to The Nixon Center, April 11, 2000 By Conrad M. Black Chairman and CEO, Hollinger International Inc. (For pdf version, click here) America should stop trying...
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    EU is lagging behind the US

    Why Europe lags behind By Bruce Bartlett Europeans are frustrated. They have been behind the United States economically for years and thought this was due to lack of economic integration. So they created the European Union, with a common currency and virtually free mobility of goods, capital...
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    A Scathing Indictment of "Old Europe"

    A Scathing Indictment of Old Europe" by Parker Ames Friday, June 27, 2003 www.chronwatch.com . . . Ralph Peters, writing for the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, bids adieu to America’s former allies France and Germany, in a scathing indictment of ''Old Europe.'' The article...
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    Conservative Vision for U.S. Policy Toward Europe

    Conservative Vision for U.S. Policy Toward Europe by John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., and Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. Backgrounder #1803 October 4, 2004 | Executive Summary | | For the better part of the past 50 years, each suc*cessive U.S. Administration has eventually come to the same conclusion about...
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    Strange rumblings on the European continent

    More specifically, does the Ents analogy work for present-day Europe? Before you laugh at the silly comparison, remember that the Western military tradition is European. Today the continent is unarmed and weak, but deep within its collective mind and spirit still reside the ability to field...
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    Going, going... Jaques Chirac, the old man of Europe

    « Going, going... the old man of Europe (Chirac) the great survivor is on his way out, leaving France in a state of decline » What do you call a great survivor at the bottom of the ocean? A good start. I know, you're not in for easy jokes but I just couldn't help it. And because I'm the one...
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    UK ON TRACK FOR ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP OF EUROPE

    RE: how long will the EU stay in E? By 2030, the EU will have 30 members states, more than it has now. But it's share of the world economy would have shrunk. Analysis: French study says Europe fading By Martin Walker UPI Chief International Correspondent Published 5/14/2003 1:40 PM...
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    Privatising defence - Britain leads the way

    by Wess Mitchell The military campaign in Afghanistan demonstrated that, among NATO countries, only Great Britain - with its small but professional military - has the capability to deploy advanced military assets to far-flung theaters of operation in support of U.S. forces. However...
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    50 questions for Europhiles

    50 questions for Europhiles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions for Europhiles The following are a set of questions kindly supplied by Mr D'Oliveira which may prove useful if questioning Europhiles at public meetings, or writing...
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    Why does the EU want the UK? Because off all its fish!

    The EU only wants Britain as a member because of its huge fish stocks. Berfore it joined the EU, 80% of Europe's fish were in British waters. Now that it has persuaded Britain to be a member, the EU destroys the British fishing industry, and allows heavily-funded Spanish and French fishermen...
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    The EU's Common Agricultural Policy is a disgrace

    The EU's Common Agricultural Policy is a disgrace -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It has damaged Britain and the Third World QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY Why did the Common Agricultural Policy ever get set up in the...