As Nicolas Sarkozy keeps a discreet distance from the crises in the Eurozone, due to his country's embarrassing debt situation, he is leaving the bossing around of fellow EU nations to Chancellor Merkel. She is, naturally, playing a blinder, even in the face of considerable opposition from a goodly number of German citizens.
What a tragedy, when supposedly democratic institutions turn into dictatorial regimes just to pursue their ridiculous vanity. Let's be honest; what has gone on in both Greece and Italy in the last week or so is a travesty of what the west should stand for. Surely we can never again recommend that democracy is the answer, when flying in the face of the very concept.
In the 21st century, politicians are trying to fight logic, purely for their own ends. Just as liquid will always assume it's own level, and nature will continue to correct us, as we humans think that we are smarter. The future will hold some surprising events, not all palatable.
MUCH WILL BITE OUR TAILS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Friday, 11 November 2011
"HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR BOOKS COOKED"?
"Brussels' style perhaps; that will be well done".
Rather like Christmas and birthdays, we experience the ritual denial of auditors' signatures on the European Union annual accounts. This is the seventeenth consecutive year that fraud has been exposed in the shabby business which is the EU. The extraordinary result of this disgraceful fiasco is that no one appears to care. Furthermore, not one official faces charges. Which probably suggests that there isn't enough prison accommodation in Brussels.
From this annual event of overlooking the disgraceful waste of taxpayers money, is it any wonder that the whole European project is in abject meltdown?
During the ongoing series of panic meetings, mainly between the two fixers, Merkel and Sarkozy, one wonders if they ever discuss these occurrences. On the other hand, fraud might well be part of their political make up. The writer is mindful of Stalin's impatience with Churchill, who regularly reminded the Dictator, that in a democracy, decisions had to be made in Parliament, not by one dictatorial person. This is something that the current Westminster shambles would do well to remember.
WITH A BIT OF LUCK, THERE WON'T BE A NEXT YEAR.
Rather like Christmas and birthdays, we experience the ritual denial of auditors' signatures on the European Union annual accounts. This is the seventeenth consecutive year that fraud has been exposed in the shabby business which is the EU. The extraordinary result of this disgraceful fiasco is that no one appears to care. Furthermore, not one official faces charges. Which probably suggests that there isn't enough prison accommodation in Brussels.
From this annual event of overlooking the disgraceful waste of taxpayers money, is it any wonder that the whole European project is in abject meltdown?
During the ongoing series of panic meetings, mainly between the two fixers, Merkel and Sarkozy, one wonders if they ever discuss these occurrences. On the other hand, fraud might well be part of their political make up. The writer is mindful of Stalin's impatience with Churchill, who regularly reminded the Dictator, that in a democracy, decisions had to be made in Parliament, not by one dictatorial person. This is something that the current Westminster shambles would do well to remember.
WITH A BIT OF LUCK, THERE WON'T BE A NEXT YEAR.
Monday, 7 November 2011
A WARNING SHOT ACROSS EUROPE'S BOW.
China is, quite rightly, beginning to flex it's financial muscle, following a request from the Eurozone nations to back their rescue plan. This lesson in logical economics is recommended by the head of the Chinese state's overseas investment arm, Jin Liqun. Chairman Liqun suggests that Europe gets it's working house in order, cutting back on welfare, and working for longer; in both hours per week and years before retirement. Most of us understand that the money for all these welfare excesses simply does not exist.
Britain can do this quickly, by exiting from the European Union. All that is required is enough political will; we know that the majority of the electorate would be behind the Government.
From hereon, China will dominate the world financially, because it holds the largest cash mountain. This occurred because the West, particularly the USA and Britain, started to overpay themselves, which automatically expunged them from the market place. So China's wealth came from the western nations.
The real problem lies in the initial decision that we will have to pay ourselves less, or produce goods much more efficiently; otherwise we will only push the problem further down the road, ultimately turning it into a disaster.
ARE WE READY FOR SINO IMPERIALISM?
Britain can do this quickly, by exiting from the European Union. All that is required is enough political will; we know that the majority of the electorate would be behind the Government.
From hereon, China will dominate the world financially, because it holds the largest cash mountain. This occurred because the West, particularly the USA and Britain, started to overpay themselves, which automatically expunged them from the market place. So China's wealth came from the western nations.
The real problem lies in the initial decision that we will have to pay ourselves less, or produce goods much more efficiently; otherwise we will only push the problem further down the road, ultimately turning it into a disaster.
ARE WE READY FOR SINO IMPERIALISM?
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