In the EU's Britain, no good deed goes unpunished

Friday, 20th March 2009

An elected representative constantly receives requests for donations to charities, many of which are not nearly as deserving as they seem.  However, a few weeks ago, I received a touching message from a Mr David Kinsell, the trainer of Brighton-and-Hove's Hangleton Rangers (under... More

Vaclav Klaus: the man of the moment

Thursday, 5th March 2009

For the first time ever the Independence and Democracy Group was formally invited to the Czech Republic to hold a seminar at the Senate and to meet the President, Vaclav Klaus. He is the only senior political figure in Europe on our wavelength. More

Something to cheer about at the EP!

Saturday, 21st February 2009

The visit of Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, will be remembered by me as the only occasion in my ten years at the European Parliament when I have been able to stand up and cheer what was said from the front of the room. More

A girl called Hannah

Monday, 2nd February 2009

Saturday 21 January was a busy one and I diverted my journey to Peterborough to just make the BBC studios in Cambridge for a BBC News 24 interview. Though late arriving in Peterborough, I met UKIP members in Cathedral Place as they handed out leaflets and held up banners. More

Britain, the EU and the Dalai Lama

Friday, 5th December 2008

There is a never-ending stream of political dignitaries who come to visit and address the European Parliament. Most really are not worth the bother, but the Dalai Lama was an exception to that. His charisma and charm are immense. More

No time for a novice Trade Commissioner

Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

Since Peter Mandelson's departure from Brussels, and from the post of the EU's Trade Commissioner, our media have been full of stories about his links to the very rich and powerful.  None of this was any surprise to me, seeing that, three years ago, my letter to him requesting that he disclose... More

Crisis management Brussels-style

Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

It was bound to happen. There is nothing the Eurocracy likes better than a crisis, because it offers Brussels another excuse for increasing its centralising powers. More

The EU's worrying approach to the financial crisis

Wednesday, 15th October 2008

Brussels: We're here in the midst of the financial crisis to find out how the European Commission and all these other terribly important and competent people are going to save us from whatever mistakes have been made in the past and prevent them from happening in future. More

Floreat Etona!

Thursday, 9th October 2008

The opportunity to address the Political Society at Eton College was an event I had been looking forward to for some time. More

Now it really turns nasty

Wednesday, 1st October 2008

The recent trend in Brussels has been to rubbish everything and everyone opposed to their beloved Lisbon Treaty. This week they sank to new depths. More

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