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Daniel Hannan: EU is 'in a democratic mess'

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

The European Union is an economic demographic and democratic mess writes Daniel Hannan.

Operation Health Freedom - Ron Paul (and information on tonight's expected cloture vote)

Campaign For Liberty Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

By John Tate Tonight, a cloture vote on Senator Harry Reid's 2,000-plus page complete takeover of health care is expected in the Senate. This vote is not on final passage of the bill, but on agreeing to start debate on the legislation. Contact your senators and tell them to vote "No" on cloture! Health care reform is a too critical of an issue to waste time debating over thousands of pages...

• Senate Set To Start Socialized Healthcare Debate - Truth In Our Time
• Tonight, a cloture vote on Senator Harry... - Truth In Our Time

Well done to Labour Baroness Ashton

Andy Peacock (Free subscription) | yesterday

Labour peer Baroness Ashton has been selected as the EU’s high representative of foreign affairs and security, diplomats say. Baroness Ashton, currently EU Trade Commissioner, was chosen for the new post by the leaders of the EU’s 27 member states at a meeting in Brussels. Gordon Brown backed her for the role after accepting Tony Blair could not become European Council president. Before...

The Total Politics Top Political Journalists

Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

For the second year running, Total Politics has conducted it's Top 100 Journalists poll , asking its readers, MPs and journalists themselves to vote. 1. (+3) Nick Robinson 2. (-1) Evan Davis 3. (-1) Jeremy Paxman 4. (+9) Adam Boulton 5. (+18) Eddie Mair 6. (+1) Andrew Marr 7. (+22) Jon Snow 8. (+3) Quentin Letts 9. (+22) James Naughtie 10. (-4) Martha Kearney 11. (-1) Peter Riddell 12. (-9) Matthew...

Robert Sturdy accuses EU of “a classic fudge” over top two new jobs

Ellee Seymour (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

My Eastern Region MEP Robert Sturdy has accused the EU of “a classic fudge” over the appointment of its first president and foreign minister, the two top jobs in Europe. The Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, is the first president elected by European leaders under the Lisbon Treaty, while Baroness Ashton, former Trade Commissioner, [...]

Lady Catherine Ashton is EU Foreign Minister: Baronness Catherine Ashton is EU High Representative

Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Britain's Lady Catherine Margaret Ashton will become the new European Union's (EU) foreign policy minister to serve under new EU President Herman van Rompuy of Belgium. She replaces Javier Solana. Lady Catherine Ashton Lady Ashton (52), or formally Baroness Ashton of Upholland, is married to Peter Kellner, the President of YouGov, a pollster, commentator and journalist. Ashton is a member of Labour,...

Eltoro Freeman misses another practice, but coaches say Jonathan Evans is ready to go if called upon

The Auburn Beat - al.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Hal YeagerEltoro Freeman after one of his 12 tackles in the LSU game.Starting linebacker Eltoro Freeman missed a second day of practice this week after suffering a concussion and possible foot injury in the Georgia game.If Freeman can't go, that...

A President of Europe? When did we ask for that?

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

One thing is clear about the new EU president who will be named at a private dinner in Brussels: whoever it is you won't have had any say says Daniel Hannan.

In Europe a heated battle is waging between the EU and national sovereignty.

Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Check out this video of arguments between what Gordon Brown and opponents in heated discussion from 03/2009 concerning the EU and the will of the people. In below video you have a more recent discussion now that the Lisbon Treaty was signed by Ireland. Months later the UK public voted and they voted against Gordon Brown's Labor Party big time. See UK's labour party takes the worst showing since 1918...

Hannan wins award

TalkCarswell.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Congratulations to Daniel Hannan for winning an award for the best political blog. He was presented with the Bastiat Prize for online journalism . Is this a case of an MEP winning the top prize for journalism? Or is he a writer who also happens to be an MEP? That's the beautiful thing about the internet. It breaks down the barriers. Merit becomes the only currency that counts. Established professions...

Twitterers amongst the most liberal in Britain

Labourlist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I'm going back into my old school in the morning to work with the alumni networks project for state schoolers I'm involved with, FutureFirst . In preparing for this, and for speaking on the panel of the launch of the Young Fabian blog last night, I got to wondering why all my schoolmates are avid Facebook users, while all the people I know in politics are addicted to...

• Twitter is full of liberals apparently - Mark Reckons

Capitalism is not what brought about our economic disaster actually the poor need capitalism. Poverty has dropped 64% from 1970 to 2006 despite increase of population.

Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

1976 Nobel Prize winner in Economics. Daniel Hannan economically conservative politician from the UK. Values Voter News agrees with Daniel Hannan. See CSPAN Video of Geithner admitting that the perceived government safety net of financial institutions distorted the free market Obama administration admitting that Fannie and Freddie were a "core part" of the country's financial woes And a recent...

Bluewater bomb plot terrorist sues Government over torture claims

Exposing Islam. (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

An Al Qaeda terrorist serving a life sentence for his part in planning a fertiliser bomb attack on mainland Britain is suing security services and the Government for up to £50,000 over claims he was tortured in Pakistan . Salahuddin Amin, 34, from Luton, Bedfordshire, has issued a High Court writ against MI5 chief Jonathan Evans, the incoming head of MI6 Sir John Sawers, the Home Office, the...

Thursday 17 November 2009

Talk about Newsnight (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Here is what is coming up in tonight's programme: The 21st Century has been dubbed the Asian Century - the era in which Western domination will end and the countries of Asia, particularly China, will grow in strategic, political and economic power. Tonight, we will be looking at the challenge the West faces and our Economics Editor Paul Mason will be explaining how the Toyota Prius - the world's first...

Divorcing Europe, a radio discussion this evening

Lightwater (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Alerted by Iain Dale’s blog, I’ll be listening to BBC Radio 4’s Analysis: Divorcing Europe programme at 8.30 pm this evening. It’s good to see they include MEP Daniel Hannan in the line up. It’s only a 30 minute programme, so a pretty short overview of the key arguments. Its’ taken many years, but this subject is [...]