'The Strasbourg Cesspit'

2012-01-26T14:57:00.000Z

MEPs Blowing taxpayers cash. Again and again, on and on with no end in sight and nothing gained. The latest waste is detailed by the Daily Telegraph, linked here.

2011-06-29T08:39:00.002+01:00

A Superb Symbol of 'Money no Object' Excess The proposed new headquarters for the grotesque EU Council, guiding body of the thoroughly corrupt and rotten to the core European Union, is pictured today in the Mail Online, linked here: Christened elsewhere on the worldwide web as the EUterus, the implication of that term seems ill suited to the organisation it is proposed it will house. A

2011-06-20T15:42:00.000+01:00

Ten wasteful items from the wasters in the EU The collection from Business Insider is linked here, readers of this blog can find far worse in the postings down the years!

2011-06-05T08:10:00.001+01:00

EU Elite hit by Double Whammy from Mail's Mary Ellen Synon The first dated 2nd June 2011, is titled "Commission spending: EU elite lead lives of Renaissance Princes of the Church" it is linked here. The second, dated this morning is titled: Elite European Schools: how the eurocrats'kids get the gravy and you pay for it Get angry, this has gone on too long!

2011-02-28T16:22:00.000Z

Tory MP, trousers £2 million from the EU The MP is then made a minister and thereafter covers up details of EU subsidy payments. Read the entire sordid story from here.

2010-11-16T09:12:00.002Z

Channel 4 Dispatches 15th November, 2010Woweeeeeee! A main UK TV channel has noticed the EU is corrupt? UK readers may view the programme here.More comment and discussion on Teetering Tories, here and Ironies Too, here.

2010-10-15T17:22:00.000+01:00

MEPs Troughing in Madeira!The report is in the Irish Independent, linked here.

2010-10-13T12:30:00.003+01:00

MEP Entertainment budget increases by 85 Per CentThe full article on the loathesome EU propaganda machine by Mary Ellen Synon is linked here.The portion on the disgusting 85 per cent increase in the entertainment allowance for the troughing vermin that are MEPs is quoted below:....I thought I’d try to put the concerns of these politicians about the economy into Brussels-perspective. Remember, we

2010-09-27T08:27:00.002+01:00

Peter Mandelson still receiving EU indemnity moneyThe report is on Eur-Activ, linked here, highlighting just one more of the many thousands of abuses perpetrated by those associated with the massive conspiracy that is the EU. Only three members of the previous Commission are not presently still receiving funds.Elsewhere the age of austerity is only just beginning!

2010-07-20T11:10:00.003+01:00

12.5% annual increase in free-schooling costs for children of EurocratsAs the debate over school funding and school maintenance cost cuts rages in the UK and all across the EU austerity looms, will comfort be gained from the mind-boggling headline of this blog's posting today?If you cannot believe it read the full report from EU Observer, linked here, or just this quote:Most embarrassing of all,

2010-05-13T07:18:00.002+01:00

Greedy MEPs to demand another huge 13.4 million euros next weekWhile all across the EU austerity is the order of the day, the troughing and useless MEPs are getting ready to trouser another effective expenses rise!European Voice reports that MEPs are to discuss increasing their own office allowances by €1,500 a month and adding 150 posts to the Parliament's payroll in their plenary session next

2009-10-06T10:47:00.002+01:00

Letter to Lord Phillips, Senior Lord of Appeal, copied to H.M. the Queen with repliesThis letter is from last summer and has Mrs Palmer's own comment about the reply from the Palace at the very end/ Address removed 5th July 2009. Lord Chief Justice Phillips of Worth Matravers, Senior Lord of Appeal, House of Lords, London, SW1A OPW. Dear Lord Phillips, I have read this week that the

2009-10-06T10:45:00.001+01:00

Unanswered letter to the United NationsAnne Palmer's letter of 20th February 2008 is as follows: Address removed The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 20th February 2008. His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations, New York, USA. Dear Mr Secretary-General. SUBJECT: The Treaty of Lisbon. (Letter to the Vienna Convention on the Law of

2009-10-06T10:32:00.003+01:00

The law-breaking involved in forcing through the Lisbon Treaty ratification.The following is from Anne Palmer:Holding a true and fair Referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon. 5.10.2009. Please read. Anne Palmer. 5.10.2009. Many of the people in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are looking towards the Conservatives at this moment and wondering if the Conservatives will

2009-05-26T15:42:00.003+01:00

Britain's top-selling The Sun tabloid newspaper highlights MEP expenses with the euro- polls approaching, read the report from here.We must hope as few MEPs as possible get re-elected, though with the depression deepening it will soon likely be reckoning for these troughers so let's hope some of the more notorious among their number get returned to face the music!

2009-04-21T09:04:00.001+01:00

Tom Wise Charged.Tom Wise MEP elected for UKIP in the Eastern Region of England is to be charged with fraud, read here.

2009-04-17T14:50:00.002+01:00

MEP Second Pension FundBritain second only to Poland with 79 per cent take-up of this rotten scheme according to this Open Europe Press Release:Open Europe publishes list of Members of European Parliament paying into controversial second pension fund 17 April 2009 Following reports that taxpayers may be required to fill a £100 million hole (€113 million) left in a controversial pension fund

2009-03-23T13:42:00.001Z

EU Commissioners Pensions - OutrageousThe following report is from Open Eurpee's press summary for today.New research from Open Europe finds that EU Commissioners will take home more than £1 million each on leaving office New research from Open Europe has found that European Commissioners leaving office this year could receive more than £1 million in pension payments, 'transitional' payments and

2009-03-23T13:41:00.001Z

MEP Stephen HughesThe following is from Open Europe's press report of todayLeading opponent of UK's 48-hour opt-out pockets thousands in MEP allowances The News of the World reported that Labour MEP Stephen Hughes is claiming his full £42,000 office allowance this year, despite his office rent being just £1,642. He also pays his wife, a local Councillor, £40,000 to be his "chief of staff". The

2009-03-16T09:18:00.002Z

EU Commission in the Pink!While Europe's citizen face hardship and unemployment in ever growing millions the fat cats of the EU fiddle with the rules on how to make Rosé wines , read here, from which comes this:Rose's distinctive pink hue comes from a special technique. Red grape skins are crushed and left in contact with the macerating white juice for a few hours, long enough to gently tint the

2009-03-16T08:31:00.003Z

"Virtual Embezzlement" The European parliament's 732 MEPs were yesterday accused of endorsing virtual embezzlement after throwing out proposals to control their allowances and pension pots.The above was the opening to an article in The Guardian in April 2005, linked here, which I have chosen as the first of various items from this blog worthy of repetition as the European Parliament elections

2008-07-24T12:13:00.001+01:00

Wishing all who feed off the EU a miserable summer

2008-06-05T12:09:00.003+01:00

"Whoops a daisy" Tory MEP leader and archetypical "Piece of filth" in Strasbourg Parliament.Read the blog of Bruno Waterfield, of the Daily Telegraph from here, or Guido Fawkes here.

2008-06-02T07:25:00.001+01:00

Leader of Tory MEPs trousered half a million STERLING Read the report in the Daily Telegraph, linked here.

2008-05-24T09:06:00.002+01:00

From the Open Europe Press Survey of 23rd May, 2008:Senior MEPs block expenses transparency reforms in secret meeting The FT reports that MEPs have blocked moves to force them to account for how they spend their expenses. British Liberal Democrat MEP Diana Wallis complained that the proposals were scrapped by senior MEPs in a closed-door meeting without warning. Parliamentary sources said that

2008-05-13T14:47:00.001+01:00

Explaining then excusing MEP corruptionMEP Daniel Hannan's Telegraph blog today attempts to excuse his colleagues, read here

2008-04-29T19:01:00.002+01:00

Lisbon Treaty in the BundestagGermany worries as well as all the other countries of Europe, even if not for the same reasons!

2008-04-23T08:24:00.003+01:00

MEPs vote for Cover UpCover up and corruption continues as usual, this report is in the Daily Telegraph.Happy St Georges Day

2008-04-19T11:04:00.002+01:00

Celebrating the death of Democracy and the end of parliamentary supremacy.

2008-04-09T14:41:00.004+01:00

Ireland fighting back through songEvil Men Indeed

2008-04-05T15:21:00.003+01:00

British MPs continue to learn from their EU colleaguesThe following details of expense summaries for a few Westminster MPs, released yesterday, comes from The Independent, linked here. In 2003-04 Mr Prescott was living in grace-and-favour accommodation at Admiralty House in Whitehall. He did not claim anything towards a mortgage on his constituency home in Hull. But he received £20,057.44 under

2008-03-28T18:22:00.002Z

"The whole system is rotten" Paul van Buitenen, (Dutch MEP and whistleblower)The following is a quote from "European Voice" linked here:The Parliament’s budgetary control committee voted yesterday (26 March) to approve the Parliament’s accounts for 2006, with 29 votes in favour and four against, with one abstention. Van Buitenen said that after he had published on his website a summary of the

2008-03-20T13:00:00.001Z

Transparency from the troughers in Strasbourg - Some hope! Open Europe announces transparency initiativeFollowing a series of damaging stories about the European Parliament, Open Europe has launched the European Parliament Transparency Initiative. We have emailed all UK MEPs asking them to disclose certain details of their expenses. We will be publishing regular reports on the progress of the

Gordon's EU Nightmare

2008-03-16T10:57:00.001Z

Ineffective and infantile parliamentary slapstick from an egotist unprepared (inacapable?) of grasping the true depth of the crisis facing Europe. View some effective opposition to the Merkel democracy grab in the video below.

New Euro-Nationalists - Nigel tells Merkel some home truths

2008-03-16T09:53:00.001Z

Effective and accurate opposition to the EU Reform/Lisbon Treaty

2008-03-06T17:54:00.001Z

MEP Allowances auditors reportRead from this link to a PDF document - CLICK HERE

2008-02-25T08:31:00.002Z

Strasbourg attempts to silence opposition to Lisbon Treaty

2008-02-21T07:30:00.002Z

Huge fraud among MEPsWell surprise, surprise as this blog is of course honour bound to react.An over-agitated Chris Davies MEP on the Radio 4 Today programme at about seven thirty this morning seemed almost shocked and was even demanding imprisonment for some MEPs. The link to the Listen Again feature is here about halfway through the clip.Meantime the Daily Telegraph report which claims to have

2008-02-20T17:48:00.002Z

Spanish socialist Solana celebrates colonisation of a section of Serbia's sovereign soil represented by a new version of the EU's own soiled symbols

2008-02-20T06:40:00.002Z

Killing an already neutered parliament

2008-02-20T06:28:00.002Z

EU Parliament votes against its own rule book. Tyranny advances ever closer.Iam trying to post a YouTube video illustrating the latest shaming of democracy on this site today.

2007-12-23T10:47:00.000Z

Britain's rotten MPsDaily meal allowances in pounds sterling.Thanks to the Guy Fawkes blog for this chart of daily meal allowances. No receipts required either from these corrupted individuals.Is it not quite amazing how keenly our useless parliamentarians having handed their responsibilities to Continentals now ape the worst of that Continent's political practises.Now having slighted the police

2007-12-15T07:33:00.000Z

ThisHorrendousEU.Lies,Intrigue,Sedition andBlackmailOverpoweringNationhood.Tyrannical andRottenElites,AcclaimTotalitarianismInExtinguishingSelf-governance.(Martin Cole, use freely as you wish).

2007-11-25T12:06:00.000Z

False Labour Party donorsThe corruption of British politics, which like so much else that is going wrong in Britain, continues to result from our enslavement to the EU, is demonstrated again this morning..The well researched report from The Mail on Sunday, may be read from here.

2007-04-30T08:06:00.000+01:00

MEP Pension PaddingThe Daily Telegraph carries a report on further systematic abuse, this time on pensions.The report is linked from here.

2007-03-18T10:07:00.000Z

How EU practices have spread to WestminsterThe Sunday Times, here, has a fascinating report on standards in politics written after an interview with the ex- head of parliament's standards watchdog, which closes as follows:Graham, who was speaking to The Sunday Times in a personal capacity, said: “My overriding priority is to safeguard the role of the committee on standards in public life. One of

2007-01-12T11:22:00.000Z

Number 10 Petition to quit the EUPlease sign the petition which runs through to 14th December of this year. To date only a pathetic 178 signatures have been registered. The process is surprisingly simple for a Government ET site, but do not delay as who knows when it might fall foul to technical difficulties providing yet more ammunition to the EU Federalists. The link is :http://

2006-11-17T10:04:00.000Z

Acquiring Artworks à la EPP/EURead the article in EU Observer linked from here.

2006-10-12T08:51:00.000+01:00

Fraudulent UK Lib/Dem donation.The Times of London, linked here, carries the startling report that opens as follows:Lib Dems' £2.4m was donated by fraudulent firm By Rajeev Syal and Dominic Kennedy THE business that gave the largest financial gift to the Liberal Democrats was entirely fraudulent and had never traded, a

2006-09-14T11:19:00.000+01:00

Mental health dismissals in EU CommissionThe Financial Times today carries a startling report suggesting that 'mental health problems' have been used by the EU Commission as a means of shedding troublesome employees. The article which is linked from here begins as follows:QuoteBrussels on trial over staff treatment By Andrew Bounds in LuxembourgPublished: September 13 2006 18:50 | Last updated:

2006-09-14T09:54:00.000+01:00

MEPs Pensions SCAMThis blog has been quiet of late, but rest assured that between this posting and the previous many millions of taxpayers money has been wasted in Brussels and Strasbourg while all the MEPs involved are considerably better provided for as a result. The Daily Telegraph in Britain today reports on one such area with the headline "MEPs try to 'bury' pension scam report". It may be

2005-10-23T19:29:00.000+01:00

Thirty thousand pound a year UKIP MEP fiddle!Such is the allegation in a report in today's Sunday Telegraph which may be read in full from this link.The following is a brief extract from Daniel Foggo's report:The parliament has paid Mr Wise the full £36,000 in the belief that it is being passed on to Ms Jenkins, a freelance author and researcher. When confronted, Mr Wise, who is one of UKIP's

2005-10-09T08:28:00.000+01:00

How Brussels and Strasbourg CorruptThe Sunday Times 'Insight' team have today published a report on Robert Kilroy-Silk MEP ex UKIP and Veritas which may be read from this link.Meantime the Sunday Telegraph reporting on the latest internal spat within the UK Independence Party, in which the party's chairman twice resigned, has this quote on opinion within that party on its own MEPs as contained in

2005-08-28T08:42:00.000+01:00

Chinese textiles crisis management a la Mandelson The Sunday Telegraph today carries a report on the latest on the now also clearly incompetent EU Trade Commissioner. Read it from this link.The Sunday Times (uncharacteristically) also carries a less than favourable report on the activities of one of the driving forces behind New Labour which is linked from here.Have British politics sunk so

2005-06-12T09:05:00.000+01:00

The 'obscene' salaries, pensions and perks of the EurocratsThe figures, forced into the open by a Czech MEP have been published in this morning's Sunday Telegraph, linked here. Just look at this list of perks which apparently result in average after tax (what tax???) take home pay of seventy thousand pounds a year.Brussels admitted to the following family staff perks: • Household allowance:

2005-05-15T20:10:00.000+01:00

Censure motion on Barroso CommissionThe developments on this matter will be followed closely on this blog.We suggest, to begin, the EU Observer report, linked here, then perhaps a look at the Christopher Booker column in today's Sunday Telegraph, linked here.For more background and my own reaction first expressed on UKIP Uncovered here, or a detailed explanation of the Barroso/Latsis connections

2005-04-24T10:28:00.000+01:00

Prodi/Barroso/Latsis and the Greek AirportChristopher Booker's column today, with extra research by Dr Richard North should be read in full, from this link.Addendum 1st May 2005. Christopher Booker in this week's column has added some clarfication indicating he oever-emphasised the Latsis Group connections with the EU. The clarification is linked from here.

2005-04-21T09:08:00.000+01:00

Mandelson Guest of Microsoft on St BartsRead the details from this report in today's Daily Telegraph, linked here.

2005-04-13T19:49:00.000+01:00

"Receipts for our Expenses?" - Get Stuffed is the MEPs response to TAXPAYERS!The latest in the disgusting and increasingly unbelievable truth about the EU's one even remotely democratic but completely phoney democratic institution, as it was sickeningly played out yesterday may be read from the Guardian report linked here. (Editors note - "I believe that Robert Kilroy-Silk was absent while

2005-01-12T20:20:00.000Z

Another attempt at reform? EUobserver carries a report on another doomed attempt to reform the rotten EU Parliament. It may be read from here.

2005-01-01T09:13:00.000Z

Happy New Year! May I wish all readers of this Blog a Very Happy New Year. To those genuinely committed to restoring accountable democracy to the people of Britain, which to my mind will only be achieved by a withdrawal from the institutionally corrupt and ungovernable EU - A PROSPEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR AS WELL!

2004-12-25T07:53:00.000Z

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2004-12-19T16:18:00.000Z

Sleaze from Portillo in the Sunday Times You may not believe this article, I found it hard to grasp on first reading, but here we have a one time cabinet minister from the Major administration criticising New Labour for SLEAZE!! Click here for this week's Portillo column.

2004-12-08T19:45:00.000Z

WOW - A Story that really 'Justifies' this Blog's Title Question - TEN THOUSAND POUNDS FOR SEX!!!!!! - Answer - No thanks I think I'll be a labour MP. Had this story appeared in the Mirror or the Sun then I might not have bothered to link it from here - but it appears in The Times as may be read from here.

2004-12-01T08:56:00.000Z

Attack the practises - NOT the Person There seems to be a lesson for all reforming political parties in this item on 'Sleaze' from the Scotsman this morning, read it in full here. A brief quote: "Instead of trying to pick off individual ministers, Labour mounted a much broader attack on the whole Tory government. Instead of attacking any one person, Labour attacked a general concept of "sleaze

2004-11-29T11:08:00.000Z

Sleaze Returns - The Telegraph notices - Wow! A report in today's Daily Telegraph 'tells us' that sleaze has returned....Where have their journalists been, one wonders? Read the report from this link, and direct your mind to the question of just who can we vote for now?

2004-11-28T18:05:00.000Z

Fast Track Visa for the Mistress of Blunkett! I am not even prepared to comment on this item, just give the link to the Telegraph from here.

2004-11-28T09:10:00.000Z

Government orders breach of anti-sleaze code. The article revealing the latest abuses of office by the tawdry Blair administration is revealed in an article in the Sunday Times by their PoliticalEditor David Cracknell, which is titled Ministers hit by sleaze row over ‘stars for Labour' and is linked from here. A small quote:- It is clear that ministers are expected to supply names of people met

2004-11-28T08:54:00.000Z

At the heart of Europe Daniel Hannan's article from this morning's Sunday Telegraph, accurately describes the disgusting charade of the European Parliament. It is linked from here and these are some of the more barbed extracts:- A fomer colleague of Barrot's, Jacques Toubon, rushed up and down the aisle, apparently looking for someone to punch (Robert Kilroy-Silk, recognising him as the

2004-11-21T19:40:00.000Z

Downing Street denies Sleaze on a Sunday Night??? Looks like there is a lot more truth to the sleaze allegations mentioned in our posting below this, if Downing Street feels sufficiently concerned to rush out a denial so weak at this time of a Sunday night. The report from Epolitix may be read from here. The report ends:- "The idea that there is any conflict of interest arising from it is

2004-11-21T16:27:00.000Z

Prime Ministerial Example? This report from the Independent on Sunday shows how high the abandonment of principle has spread through our own domestic politics, one suspects partly thanks to the influence of the EU. Note the involvement of a French defence contracting firm! It is titled 'Cheriegate' flats rented to firm with £5bn MoD contracts and is linked from here

2004-11-11T20:18:00.000Z

When Thieves (of Democracy) Fall Out! Tension between Tony Blair and Jack Straw over the referendum on the European Constitution (Photo: Council of the European Union) All this post is from EUobserver linked here. Blair cautious on setting date for referendum 09.11.2004 - 10:02 CET | By Marit Ruuda UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is

2004-10-31T07:16:00.000Z

Serious Fraud Office Investigation This report from The Hindu, linked here, indicates that the papers delivered to the fraud investigators in London could indeed result in an inquiry into te scandal of the EU accounting practises, supposedly now reformed by Neil Kinnock. Titled "EU 'fraud dossier' scandal takes serious turn" it states:- According to the documents she has forwarded to the SFO,

2004-10-29T21:05:00.000+01:00

The EU Constitution signed today Please visit Ironies for a very important analysis of the possible consequences of the pomp, circumstance and destruction of democracy and liberties that took place today in Rome. Part I of Anthony Coughland's hugely important pamphlet, click here. Part II of the paper please click here.

2004-10-28T16:56:00.000+01:00

Serious Fraud Office, Britain, the EU - Mote and Andreasen This is from the magazine 'Accountancy Age' (WAKE UP AT THE BACK!) linked here. SFO considers EU accounts case By Paul Grant [28-10-2004] The Serious Fraud Office is examining whether it can launch a criminal investigation into the government's role in the 'persistent and

2004-10-22T18:40:00.000+01:00

Ashley Mote MEP and Marta Andreasen accuse EU of Fraud and Corruption As reported earlier today on our blog Ironies, Ashley Mote suspended from UKIP pending the hearing of his own court case for housing benefit fraud, has laid charges against the EU with the Serious Fraud Office in London. From the office of Ashley Mote MEP PRESS RELEASE 21st October 2004 Is British government party to EU

2004-10-17T17:52:00.000+01:00

Whistle Blower Marta Andreasen has secret documents to expose the EU Accounting Shambles A report exclusive to the Sunday Telegraph has the above startling relevation that is likely to cause much interest in the months ahead. The shameful treatment of the EU Commission's former Chief Accountant is exposed in the report which carries this statement by the Kinnock oppressed accountant:- "They

2004-10-15T15:36:00.000+01:00

EU's 'trougher' MEPs now to get their hands into your pocket! (This post was also put on Ironies earlier today) Not content with their obscene perks and non-productive lifestyles the EU's parlimentarians are about to fund their own political parties at the public expense. Read the report from EUobserver linked here. Once begun it apparently can never be stopped, even by the EU's member

2004-09-28T20:01:00.000+01:00

Kinnock to sack Marta Andreasen Tomorrow DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT PRESS RELEASE: 23-09-04 'FAT CAT' KINNOCK FINALLY MAKES ANTI-CORRUPTION EU ACCOUNTANT REDUNDANT. WHILE HE POCKETS HUGE PAY-OFF Neil Kinnock is to receive a pay-off of £227,000 when he steps down from his post with the European Commission, in addition to his massive annual pension of £63,900. Yet next Wednesday, September 29th, he will

2004-09-26T16:34:00.000+01:00

Outrage at Kinnock's Pension It is estimated it would require a private pensin fund of over two and a quarter million pounds to provide a pension equivalent to that awarded to almost certainly Britain's most useless EU Commissioner to date. One typical report is this from the Daily Telegraph linked here.

2004-09-20T20:40:00.000+01:00

Fed up with sleaze - read Beth's blog for news on the Senator's Mercedes! A surfer visited Ironies from Beth's blog, I read it and felt some visitors here might have a chuckle too. It is available from this link. A sample follows hereafter (normal griping will be resumed shortly): "I've been at work all day and will be here until 5:30. It has been a very busy day which is good because usually

2004-09-14T18:02:00.000+01:00

'Spin' tops 'Sleaze' in public disgust at politicians The report from the UK parliament highlights a growing international problem! In the UK only 27 per cent of respondents trust their MPs to tell the truth. The report's summary appeared in an Evening Standard article on 8th September. A quote:- The three-year-long study by Parliament's anti-sleaze watchdog found that only 27 per cent of

2004-09-01T14:23:00.000+01:00

Blogger breather! But STOP the CCB! This blog with its associates is taking a break for a week or so. THOSE STEALING OUR FREEDOMS AND DEMOCRACY ARE NOT. Read these past posts on the topic of the Civil Contingencies Bill and contact one or more of their Lordships. 5th July Smacking debate to distract public attention aided by the BBC linked from here! August 4th Civil Contingencies Bill '

2004-08-30T08:07:00.000+01:00

Sleaze MP named as Jonathan Sayeed The MP for mid-Bedford has been named as the person connected with the eight hundred pound private dinners at Westminster, reported yesterday. Corruption from the institutions of the EU seemed always almost inevitably bound to find its way into the conduct of national politics, as is obvious from recent postings on this blog. The long holiday break of newly

2004-08-29T09:02:00.000+01:00

Tory MP parliamentary scam and major corruption attack by Nick Cohen! The Sunday Times this morning reports that a Tory MP is running a company that charges US tourists fifteen hundred dollars (eight hundred pounds) for tours of Parliament. The Observer has a broadside against the corruption of our political system by those with wealth titled 'When the price is right' which targets all

2004-08-23T17:27:00.000+01:00

Wasteminster! Such is the headline in the Mirror, linked here, of their item on the MPs expense abuses. As they have given away what is now estimated as 60 per cent of their powers....and therefore our democracy to Brussels... should not their salaries and expenses be slashed by a similar amount?

2004-08-23T10:32:00.000+01:00

India halts patronage for MEP visits following biased reports! The following press report from the Indian sub-continent, linked here, sums up many peoples views of MEPs - if only we Europeans could somehow withdraw our excessive patronage!

2004-08-22T13:51:00.000+01:00

Strasbourg excesses stain Westminster Like corruption all down the ages - once it begins and becomes established in any political system it spreads and eats away at the whole until the entire system becomes tainted and worthless. The Sunday Times this morning carries a report of Westminster MPs apparently now abusing their own system of Parliamentary expenses. The following are two brief quotes:

2004-08-18T13:44:00.000+01:00

An Early Morning Knock on the Door! The Seattle Times had resonances of Europe's dark past in its start to an article in last Sunday's edition, on the experiences at the hands of the EU of German journalist Hans-Martin Tillack. It had this telling section:- Critics contend that Tillack's case is an indictment of the anonymous, unelected bureaucracy that rules Europe from Brussels. It's a cozy

2004-08-01T07:43:00.000+01:00

Blair set to ease anti-sleaze guidelines The report is in this week's Scotland on Sunday, linked from here.

2004-07-30T18:37:00.000+01:00

Maximising your MEP expenses - A Guide Thanks to Michael Mosbacher Director of the Social Affairs website (Now added to our sidebar links) and linked here, which has published this fascinating advice for new MEPs as to how to maximise their disgusting expenses for the very few (and usually wealth destroying) duties they ever actually undertake. Quote How to Maximise Your Expenses:

2004-07-28T14:32:00.000+01:00

Mandelson arch-crawler according to the Socialist Worker! This report gives the far left's view of the extraordinary Mandelson appointment to Brussels. Nothing could unite all political factions in unified disgust than this most cynical and thoroughly sordid appointment. The article may be read from here.

2004-07-24T14:20:00.000+01:00

EU Parliament - 'Waste of money' The following is an extract from a report by German State Broadcaster Deutsche-Welle on the appalling waste of money that the EU Parliamentry travelling circus truly is, the full article is linked from here, and the following is taken from it:- Concrete and glass monstrosity In 1999, French claims to house the European Parliament literally became

2004-07-23T10:53:00.000+01:00

Mandelson Confirmed as Britain's next EU Commissioner!!! The Evening Standard linked here confirms that instead of sewing mailbags as a caller to Five Live this morning believe should presently be this ex-minister's primary occupation, he will be earning £144,000-a-yearin his new post with a package of perks which includes a £24,000 housing and chauffeur allowance and £7,000 a year to spend on

2004-07-23T09:50:00.000+01:00

Twice Disgraced Former Minister for top British EU Post What could be more fitting? Peter Mandelson, linked here the twice thoroughly shamed but always unabashed former minister and close crony of Prime Minister Blair is set to be appointed to the similarly disgraceful European Union as the country's sole Commissioner. EU Business has this report headlined 'Disgraced former British minister

2004-07-21T17:43:00.000+01:00

The Plum Perks that cannot even make Promoting the EU practical This article in the Belfast Telegraph linked here details the incredibly plush life within the corrupt EU organisation and the growing hopelessness of promoting its cause within the UK. It concludes as follows:- The Parliament does not sit on a Friday. The outgoing Irish President of the Parliament, Pat Cox, protested: "There

2004-07-21T08:23:00.000+01:00

Whistleblower Paul van Buitenen, MEP interviewed in Business Week This Blog salutes Mr Van Buitenen, one of the few MEPs or indeed Westminster MPs for whom the word 'honour' does not nowadays just seem some sort of sick joke. The following is a brief extract from a timely and interesting interview, linked from here:- Q: You were vindicated in 1999 by an independent investigation, which

2004-07-20T09:17:00.000+01:00

EU Parliament as seen by itself! Check out the EU's own web-site description of the Parliament as the EU's latest delivery of effluent arrives in Strasbourg - from this link

2004-07-19T11:49:00.000+01:00

Financial Irregularities DAVID Martin, the Scottish Labour MEP under investigation for alleged financial irregularities, is to end a 15-year spell as a senior vice-president of the European Parliament this week. The full report from The Herald is linked here.

2004-07-19T09:07:00.000+01:00

Strasbourg stands-by for UKIP sceptics Ian Black in The Guardian this morning, linked from here resorts to typical issue avoidance in a biased report on those who have the temerity to criticise the increasingly corrupt institutions of the EU. The article says more about the EU federalists increasing lack of arguments in a form of tabloid journalism worse than that it so weakly attacks. The