tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post4419068624640343079..comments2023-12-02T00:59:10.380+01:00Comments on England Expects: Lieber Herr Kollege... I would like more powerGawain Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-74977297176154821292008-01-24T09:46:00.000+01:002008-01-24T09:46:00.000+01:00The actions by the few here in Brussels are withou...The actions by the few here in Brussels are without doubt inspired in part by Parnell and his filibuster. But as dan Hannan put it in the Telegraph last week, we would not presume to such a grand word, a work to rule is ccloser.<BR/><BR/>However as this little episode shows us, you can only work to rule if the rules work.<BR/><BR/>Which leaves us with what option precisely? It is no longer the New York Yaught Club that waves the rules.Gawain Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-36196014071030753742008-01-24T00:28:00.000+01:002008-01-24T00:28:00.000+01:00Re Yokel's comment, Hitler would have loved this- ...Re Yokel's comment, Hitler would have loved this- it is clear Pottering sees himself as the new Fuhrer<BR/><BR/>If your name is Stauffenburg, your services are required immediatelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-64396049908870281032008-01-24T00:05:00.000+01:002008-01-24T00:05:00.000+01:00I am reminded of the tactics of the Irish MPs in t...I am reminded of the tactics of the Irish MPs in the Commons, in the 19th century. They used procedural methods to obstruct legislation, as a means of showing that British rule over Ireland was illegitimate. The British had a built-in majority.<BR/>But who won in the end? Ireland broke away, led by Sinn Fein. They preferred to govern themselves, and gave up their presence at the "heart of the empire" in favour of self-government.<BR/>We shall see how long this EU regime lasts.El Draquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876885203336454167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-42174408123239015482008-01-23T22:35:00.000+01:002008-01-23T22:35:00.000+01:00So we have two slow motion coups d'etat going on n...So we have <B>two</B> slow motion coups d'etat going on now. First the takeover of the provinces by the national (EU) government, and the takeover of any democracy in the EU government by the executive. <BR/><BR/>I am applying the "Would Hitler/Stalin/Pol Pot liked it?" test. I am very unhappy with the answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com