May
23
Letter to the Editor : Daily Telegraph : Incompetence of the Home Office
May 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Letter to the Editor
Daily Telegraph
23 May 2006
Incompetence of the Home Office (Logging Criminal Records Against Innocent People)
Sir
Can we expect the same standards of accuracy from the government and its agencies if ID cards are introduced?
Can we expect the same casual indifference to the consequences of errors on the lives of innocent people?
Has not the Home [...]
May
22
Planning Permission for Europe Day Flags.
May 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment
19 May 2006
The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London Alderman David Brewer CMG Mansion House London EC4N 8BH
Although I no longer take an active part in City life I have been a Freeman of the City of London for some 50 years, having attended the City of London Freeman’s School in Ashtead Park.
As you [...]
May
17
The Portuguese president of the European Commission, Jose-Manuel Barroso, told the BBC’s AM programme last Sunday (14 May 06) that he expected the UK to support the proposed European Constitution and that British voters would be won over. His comments were widely reported in the press next morning.
This week I have sent the following letter [...]
May
15
On 15 May 2006 Melanie Phillips,a Daily Mail columnist, wrote a vigorous piece about human rights, which finished with the statement that to restore genuine human rights in the UK means leaving the EU.
Later that week I sent her the following email in support of her stance:
Congratulations on another splendid article, this time about the [...]
May
10
The UK is no longer the most eurosceptic country in the European Union.
The latest Eurobarometer reading (published 3 May 2006) shows that support for the EU has slumped in many member states, with Latvia currently in bottom place on 29%.
The Austrians are at 31%, with the UK third last at 33%.
This latest analysis of public [...]
May
9
The UK’s only independent Member of the European Parliament, Ashley Mote, who campaigned during the Estonian referendum on joining the EU, commented on Estonia’s ratification of the EU Constitution earlier today: “Now that support for the EU has fallen across all the Baltic States, it is a tragedy the Estonian government has caved in to [...]
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May
3
Europe Day celebration
May 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The City of London is holding what it calls a “Europe Day” celebration on 9 May at the Grocers Hall in the City of London.
I have sent the organizer the following email:
To Michael Snyder, Esq Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee City of London Corporation
Sir
As a Freeman of the City of London for almost [...]
May
3
Wall Street Journal, European Edition, Brussels 3 May 06 : Galileo Throws a Wrench In Trans-Atlantic Relations
May 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment
To The Editor
Wall Street Journal
European Edition, Brussels
3 May 06
Sir
Galileo Throws a Wrench In Trans-Atlantic Relations
You report a closing of trans-Atlantic policy gaps in relations with China (“EU, U.S. policy on China coverges on key issues,� Page One, May 4) without mentioning the crucial satellite-navigation issue. The European Union’s determination to go ahead with its Galileo [...]







