Democracy means power of the people – not power of parliaments
Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 05. Nov, 2009 | Comments
EDWARD McMillan Scott (left) is a Vice-President of the European Parliament and one of Britain’s most senior MEPs. He was elected to represent the people of Yorkshire and the Humber as a Conservative, but was expelled from the Party for voicing his concerns about the Tories’ European partners, saying that he was unhappy with their extremist links.
Double standards on ratification of Lisbon Treaty
Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 06. Oct, 2009 | Comments
ANDREW Brons exposed the double standards of the pro-European Union MEPs during a debate on the Lisbon Treaty and other matters in the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) Committee this afternoon.
Cameron’s empty promise on Lisbon Treaty is just to win votes
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Parliamentary Questions on 06. Oct, 2009 | Comments
THE unbridled euphoria of MEPs celebrating the ‘Yes’ vote in Ireland at Monday’s meeting of the Human Rights, Justice & Home Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, prompted Andrew Brons to pose a rhetorical question to his colleagues on the committee.
Parliament not allowed to hear about the exploitation of Third World labour
Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 16. Sep, 2009 | Comments
ANDREW Brons had been hoping to give the following One Minute Speech to the European Parliament on migrant workers from the Third World taking the jobs of European workers.
“There is a serious gap in employment law – one that is covered neither by EU law nor the law of member states (which would be preferable).
“Non-EU [...]
It’s the Capitalist Imperialism of Bush and Blair that leads to war.
Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 16. Sep, 2009 | Comments
IN AN effort to curry favour with MEPs and secure a second five-year term as the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso said he would do everything in his power to ensure that the people of Europe resisted the “temptation of naked nationalism”.
He praised the work of the European Union in breaking [...]
All should be equal under law
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Constituency News on 15. Sep, 2009 | Comments
RESIDENTS in North Wakefield were left shellshocked after a ‘travellers’ funeral held at St Austins Roman Catholic Church.
For more than two hours there was traffic chaos in and around Wentworth Street and the surrounding area, with cars double parked, parked on yellow lines and driveways and entrances blocked.
Travellers congregated on the pavements outside the Church [...]
