Tag Archives: UK
Con/LibDem coalition: A new role for Britain in the EU?
Probably not. To get an idea what the new Conservative/ LibDem coalition is thinking about the EU you just have to read two short documents: Last week an interesting memo leaked from William Hague who is now the new British Foreign Secretary: The Tory letter on Europe in full. There is also a section in [...]
Posted in Europe, European Union Also tagged Britain and the EU, Conservatives, David Cameron, EU, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Tories, United Kingdom, William Hague 1 Comment
How To Report The News
and while we’re at it:
Posted in European Debate, culture, humour Also tagged BBC, charlie brooker, journalism, media, news, poll, statistics, TV 2 Comments
Freedom of Movement – Yes, but…
I had a very interesting discussion on twitter with @npanayotopoulos, @EULondonRep and @MiaLeenaSofia about EU mobility and practical obstacles when moving around Europe. If you are a regular reader of this blog you are probably aware of the fact that I am quite interested in this topic, see for example my posts about the Sainsbury [...]
Number10.gov.uk and the President of the…
…EU, Europe or European Council? Here we go again. We know that many journalists do not understand why it is European Council President and why it is important to get EU terminology right. But to be honest, journalists do not seem to learn (and they love the easy words that make the story sound good…) [...]
Posted in European Debate Also tagged Downing Street, Gordon Brown, Herman van Rompuy, Number 10, President of the European Council, terminology, twitter 2 Comments
Sainsbury's does not accept ID cards!?
Another blog post in the category “The incredible life of (non UK) EU citizens in the UK” (Part 1 here) Imagine you are a Belgian citizen and you just turned 27. You move to the UK to do research at one of the leading universities. So far so good. Thanks to EU legislation, there are [...]
William Wallace: Does Britain Have a European Policy?
A lecture by William Wallace at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) in Dublin on “Britain’s complicated relationships with its European neighbours and with the EU“:
Posted in European Debate, European Union Also tagged Europe, Great Britain, William Wallace 3 Comments
Comparing health care systems
There seems to be a health care hysteria in the USA. It is one of President Obama’s most prestigious projects and one of his central election promises. So it is not surprising that health care is back in the US news. But this time with a rare transatlantic twist (at least for a few days…). [...]
Posted in European Debate, Other Also tagged Frontline, health care, health care systems, international, NHS, PBS, policy, universal, USA Leave a comment
Stephen Fry: Call my Euro-bluff
(hat-tip: Stephen Spillane) Update: It seems that the video is not available anymore. What a shame! Why did the BBC remove this video but not the other 2000 Stephen Fry/QI videos on youtube? So, if you find the clip again somewhere please let me know! Update 2: Video is available again. Thanks for uploading it!
The Daily Mail Song