It must have been such a shock when suddenly out of nowhere there was this parliament building in Strasbourg and equally suddenly people were asked to vote for their european representatives in 1979.
/sarkasm
No, Article 50 should stay under any circumstances. I?m pro-EU but of course States should have the possibility of leaving the EU. Hell, I?d like to see an Article which let?s us throw out a couple of states again which shouldn?t have been allowed to join the EU in the first place[...] Out of curiousity, do you think (regardless of the referendum outcome) that Article 50 (the right to leave the EU) should go away?
No, Article 50 should stay under any circumstances. I?m pro-EU but of course States should have the possibility of leaving the EU. Hell, I?d like to see an Article which let?s us throw out a couple of states again which shouldn?t have been allowed to join the EU in the first place
As it is now, the hardest form of "punishment" is to take away a country's right to vote witin the EU...
Were you consulted on the President of England?
Pick one, both are valid:
- The Queen as your head of state ("president"), you weren't consulted on her
- The EU doesn't have a president, so not being consulted on the president of the EU is a pointless argument
The president is the head of state, the Queen is the head of state. Who else in the UK would be analogous to a president?
Of the set of presidents of EU institutions, the president of the parliament is the one you were most consulted on as he's elected by the MEPs you elected. He doesn't really have any powers, and is somewhat akin to your speaker (elected in the same way) / lord speaker (lol elections) of the houses.
The prime minister.
Fair enough. Though I still don't really understand why you think the EU is perfectly democratic. My friends, most of whom are extremely pro-EU, would concede this point. You seem to think I'm just bashing and want the UK out. I don't especially want the UK out. I'm pretty much indifferent on the question. Therefore I'll be voting for the status quo. But that doesn't mean it's not a valid criticism.
Your understanding of the term "president" is weird then. The prime minister is the head of government, the president is the head of state. Cameron isn't the head of state, the Queen is. The president of the european parliament is neither.
I've never said the EU is perfectly democratic, did I? I don't think I did.
A better example would be the president of the central bank, he yields tremendous power and is de facto appointed by the Euro states... the UK has extremely little say in his appointment while his interest rate policies, or bond buying, etc. influences the entire EU economy.
On the BBC's More or Less podcast (previously), Tim Harford and his team carefully unpick the numerical claims made by both sides in the UK/EU referendum debate.
This series of short programmes is illuminating, neutral, and admirable in its ability to deliver straightforward, evidence-based perspectives on an emotionally charged issue.
So far, the series has run four parts:
* The Cost of EU Membership (MP3)
* Immigration (MP3)
* Law (MP3)
* Regulation (MP3)
I frequently cite More or Less as the kind of public media that makes the country that pays for it a better place. By working with the Open University, Harford and co use current events to teach statistical literacy while simultaneously using statistics to illuminate current events, and manage to be witty, charming, and engrossing all the while.
Wherever you stand on the EU referendum, you owe it to yourself to listen to these short (<15m) programmes.
She's more of a figurehead of state. The PM even tells her what to say in her annual speech. But as I said previously. Saying "X is just as bad as Y" doesn't mean anything. The British don't have a choice where the monarchy is concerned.
You implied it by jumping on my post. If you agree with the criticism I was making why did you try to counter it?
I don't even know who the president of the central bank is. But I do know I wasn't consulted.
There. Does that meet your requirements?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...s-experts-warning-against-brexit-to-nazis-wh/Michael Gove compares experts warning against Brexit to Nazis who smeared Albert Einstein's work as he threatens to quit David Cameron's Cabinet
https://www.politicshome.com/news/e...boris-johnson-sadiq-khan-and-others-take-partNigel Farage has NOT apologised for THAT poster
http://indy100.independent.co.uk/ar...sembling-outright-nazi-propaganda--WkTYUB18EWPeople are calling out Ukip's new anti-EU poster for resembling 'outright Nazi propaganda'
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/opinion/who-is-to-blame-for-brexits-appeal-british-newspapers.htmlWho Is to Blame for Brexit?s Appeal? British Newspapers
LONDON ? No one should be surprised that Britain could vote to leave the European Union on Thursday. For decades, British newspapers have offered their readers an endless stream of biased, misleading and downright fallacious stories about Brussels.