The Union is Strong
Tactical Grace
19-12-2005, 20:44
Citizens of the EU, would you welcome an annual televised State of the Union speech from whomever holds presidency at the time? Do you feel that properly managed, such an event could make the EU more accessible and comprehensible to ordinary people?
No I wouldn't! They waste enough of our money allready. And next year, they're getting another 7 billion a year. Its a joke.
Cabra West
19-12-2005, 20:51
Citizens of the EU, would you welcome an annual televised State of the Union speech from whomever holds presidency at the time? Do you feel that properly managed, such an event could make the EU more accessible and comprehensible to ordinary people?
What for? Those who want to know inform themselves, and those who don't want to know won't bother watching anyway... waste of time and money.
Qwystyria
19-12-2005, 20:52
What language would they do it in?
(It wouldn't work anyway.)
[NS:::]Elgesh
19-12-2005, 20:53
Citizens of the EU, would you welcome an annual televised State of the Union speech from whomever holds presidency at the time? Do you feel that properly managed, such an event could make the EU more accessible and comprehensible to ordinary people?
I think it would reinforce peoples' opinions of the EU, whatever they were; those in favour would find positives, those against would brindle at the very idea of it.
I have to say that personally, the very existence of such a speech would put me in a bad mood! I'm against ceding my political sovreignty abroad, not least to supranational bodies; someone telling me how well they were spending my money and using my political power for me would just be irritating.
I think I liked the EU best in its former incarnation as a means to regulate trade and economic benefits :)
No, thank you. The EU is not a federative nation, and we really should stop encouraging those who want it to be.
Call to power
19-12-2005, 21:02
I think more information needs to be given about the E.U did you know there was an election we could of voted in only about 200 people voted!
I wouldn't go as far as a speech that is the Queens job maybe a programme about the E.U shown at prime time mind you I have always supported a federal E.U
Jester III
19-12-2005, 21:02
It could present a visible face to the public, thus taking away the anonymity of "those guys in Brussels." I dont fool myself about the amount of knowledge the average citizen has and his oppinion-building, thus i am sure that a televised event of this kind would at least be more helpfull than the major yellow press product campaigns against a stronger union. TV is a strong medium for those to lazy to read.
No, thank you. The EU is not a federative nation, and we really should stop encouraging those who want it to be.
Here here.
Home Rule for All!
[NS:::]Elgesh
19-12-2005, 22:35
I said it'd just reinforce folks opinions, and the for/agaiinst poll is a dead heat right now.
Whoo-hoo, a correlate!
Here here.
Home Rule for All!
Home Rule is Rome Rule![/protestant propaganda]
Home Rule is Rome Rule![/protestant propaganda]
If you live in the 1910s in Ireland...
But seriously, the whole EU project in Britain is only popular with politicians who benefit from it, not the ordinary people who end up paying for it.
Here here.
It's "Hear, hear!" actually.
It's "Hear, hear!" actually.
Why thankyou! (feels enlightened)
If you live in the 1910s in Ireland...
Of course I don't live in 1910's Ireland......
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Who told you?
Of course I don't live in 1910's Ireland......
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Who told you?
It probably was quite an interesting time, but not much fun if you were involved in the Easter Rising...
Lacadaemon
19-12-2005, 23:20
No, thank you. The EU is not a federative nation, and we really should stop encouraging those who want it to be.
What about the factortame cases?
What about the factortame cases?
A good example of how EU membership is not in Britain's interest.