Archive for 2009/05 :

Why voting for a eurosceptic party is a good thing for the EU

Posted by nosemonkey on 24/05/09

I’ve done a lot of eurosceptic-bashing over the last six years. But they have a vital role to play.

UKIP’s “Britain paying the EU £40 million a day” claim vs the REAL costs of UK EU membership

Posted by nosemonkey on 23/05/09

This has been on various UKIP election leaflets, so it’s evidently a claim they’re proud of - but does it stand up?
Simple maths tells us that Britain paying £40 million a day to the EU would mean an annual contribution of £14.6 billion. However, the most recent Treasury Report on the UK’s EU budget contributions [...]

MP expenses, political corruption and the European elections

Posted by nosemonkey on 12/05/09

Alternate post title: Westminster MPs: Not as corrupt as UKIP MEPs…

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