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Sort by Burning our money (Free subscription) - 19/07/2008
Look, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, but the Major's just been round with a couple of mpegs he's ripped from You Tube. The first is the EU... er, "National Anthem": And the second is some tune legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler played in Berlin on the occasion of the Fuhrer's birthday in 1942. The Major reckons they're both the same tune, and is highly agitated. I'm sure it can't be anything...
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Sort by The Rouseabout (Free subscription) - 12/10/2008
Reported by the Telegraph: The European parliament has officially adopted an anthem and flag which were left out of the Lisbon treaty for fears they appeared federalist. Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the final movement of his choral ninth symphony, will be used to open the parliament after each election and for formal sittings where heads of [...]