The EU Can Opt Out Lie

Dan Hannan hits the nail on the head once again:

"When the rules count for nothing, opt-outs are worthless. We opted out of the social chapter, but we had the 48-hour week imposed on us. We opted out of the euro, but we're being sent the bill for propping it up. We opted out of the border-free area, but we can't control who crosses our frontiers. We never agreed to a common European welfare state, but we're being dragged into one."

Consent Not Required

I've just heard the news that Brian Cowan has decided to call an election upon completion of passing of the bailout through the Irish legislature.

What a coward; and what a travesty of consent. If you are so sure that this is the right path for Ireland to take, why aren't you going to the country first?

The European Project must not fail...

Double Slavery at £300 Per Head

So now we know. We are ‘saving’ the Irish by being part of a pan-European Irish bank bailout and we are doing this by giving £300 per head of money that we don’t have (and therefore will have to borrow).

Result? The Irish remain enslaved to the European Project and we have committed our taxpayers (including our children) to longer servitude in servicing this debt.

Did anyone expect any different? The European Project will not be allowed to fail…

FAV

Update (7.55pm): just heard on Sky News that RBS and Lloyds have lent the Irish (people, companies, etc) £80bn! That's £80,000,000,000! Why are we not leveraging that to our advantage? Oh, that's right, the European Project will not be allowed to fail...