07 April 2016 Week In Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Austria is preparing to block its Alpine border with Italy in anticipation of migrants coming up through Italy as the Balkan route into Europe closes. BELGIUM: Brussels airport reopened after the recent terrorist attacks, with flights to Portugal, Greece and Italy. There were violent clashes between… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07:Week in Brief (International)
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Issue 45 ;2016 03 17: A vote for Brexit Is A Vote for Europe {Neil Tidmarsh)
17 March 2016 A Vote For Brexit Is A Vote For Europe It is possible to be pro-Europe but anti-EU. by Neil Tidmarsh Nobody in late fifteenth century and early sixteenth century Europe wanted to break away from Rome and the Papacy. The renaissance humanist scholars who criticised the church as corrupt, tyrannical and inefficient… Continue reading Issue 45 ;2016 03 17: A vote for Brexit Is A Vote for Europe {Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The monopoly on violence
17 December 2015 The Monopoly On Violence Brussels proposes to arm itself for our protection by Neil Tidmarsh This week, the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker proposed an EU paramilitary force to police the EU’s borders. It would have the authority to intervene in a member country without permission from that country’s government. The plan… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The monopoly on violence
