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	<title>Comments on: The great EU takeaway - the stupid UK giveaway</title>
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	<description>Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: apl</title>
		<link>http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/16/the-great-eu-takeaway-the-stupid-uk-giveaway/#comment-16636</link>
		<dc:creator>apl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JR: </description>
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		<title>By: Sally C</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sally C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nothing the Tories can do with Europe until we are in power. Brown's thinks its' UR ROPE' and wants us to hang ourselves with it. 
I sincerely hope for everyones sakes, he is going to be dissappointed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing the Tories can do with Europe until we are in power. Brown&#8217;s thinks its&#8217; UR ROPE&#8217; and wants us to hang ourselves with it.<br />
I sincerely hope for everyones sakes, he is going to be dissappointed.</p>
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		<title>By: Derek W. Buxton</title>
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		<dc:creator>Derek W. Buxton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mr. Redwood,

Where was the conservative party when the EU givaway happened the other evening?  I have on several occasions tried to get answers to questions on the EU and windfarms to say nothing of education.  Occasionally there has been a "reply from a minion, never answering the point of course, but even that has now ceased.

The latest one was the disgraceful news that the energy companies can charge us for their carbon credits, credits which were given free by our real government in Brussels.  What a lovely way  to make money for nothing.  I thought your leader might respond but nooooo, not a chance.

Do any of you realise that the new Treaty/Constitution makes you the equivalent of a parish council, unable to do other than what you are told even if it is not in our interest.
Reply: The Conservative party is vigorously opposing the Treaty and the surrender of powers. We have also highlighted the bad carbon trading scheme devised by the EU and demanded changes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr. Redwood,</p>
<p>Where was the conservative party when the EU givaway happened the other evening?  I have on several occasions tried to get answers to questions on the EU and windfarms to say nothing of education.  Occasionally there has been a &#8220;reply from a minion, never answering the point of course, but even that has now ceased.</p>
<p>The latest one was the disgraceful news that the energy companies can charge us for their carbon credits, credits which were given free by our real government in Brussels.  What a lovely way  to make money for nothing.  I thought your leader might respond but nooooo, not a chance.</p>
<p>Do any of you realise that the new Treaty/Constitution makes you the equivalent of a parish council, unable to do other than what you are told even if it is not in our interest.<br />
Reply: The Conservative party is vigorously opposing the Treaty and the surrender of powers. We have also highlighted the bad carbon trading scheme devised by the EU and demanded changes.</p>
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		<title>By: Ian B</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ian B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mrs Smallprint,

I think really we're beyond discussing referenda now. It's come down to being in or being out. The Tories need to decide whether they're prepared to be the one party who will offer to take us out, or resign us to the Commons being a rubber stamp talking shop of the EU regions that were once called the UK.

We don't have a nation any more. We're part of a dismal empire doomed to fail. But we're still voluntary members at the moment. Let's get out while we still can.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mrs Smallprint,</p>
<p>I think really we&#8217;re beyond discussing referenda now. It&#8217;s come down to being in or being out. The Tories need to decide whether they&#8217;re prepared to be the one party who will offer to take us out, or resign us to the Commons being a rubber stamp talking shop of the EU regions that were once called the UK.</p>
<p>We don&#8217;t have a nation any more. We&#8217;re part of a dismal empire doomed to fail. But we&#8217;re still voluntary members at the moment. Let&#8217;s get out while we still can.</p>
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		<title>By: Mrs Smallprint</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mrs Smallprint</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Margaret Thatcher succeeded because she knew how to say NO.  It's a skill that is singularly lacking in NuLab, they are the masters of 'maybe if', unfortunately they are not smart enough at reading the small print to realise when the bargain struck is not quite what they thought it was.

Another </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Margaret Thatcher succeeded because she knew how to say NO.  It&#8217;s a skill that is singularly lacking in NuLab, they are the masters of &#8216;maybe if&#8217;, unfortunately they are not smart enough at reading the small print to realise when the bargain struck is not quite what they thought it was.</p>
<p>Another</p>
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		<title>By: mikestallard</title>
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		<dc:creator>mikestallard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When you say that you "stand for a renegotiation so we can trade with them but are not governed by them." Do you mean that you would like our country to be in the same position as Norway and Switzerland?
(I had a look at Geneva yesterday in the paper. No wonder so many rich people are going there to live! It looks lovely!)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you say that you &#8220;stand for a renegotiation so we can trade with them but are not governed by them.&#8221; Do you mean that you would like our country to be in the same position as Norway and Switzerland?<br />
(I had a look at Geneva yesterday in the paper. No wonder so many rich people are going there to live! It looks lovely!)</p>
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		<title>By: Ian Evans</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ian Evans</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I see that NuLab are trying to put about that DC is more 'isolationist' than Maggie.  It looks like they are shooting themselves in the feet since more and more people are now dissatisfied with the way the UK is ceding more and more power (and money!) to the EU. A bit of a pull-back (re-negotiation) will surely prove extremely popular.

GB's strategic abilities have looked weak for some time - they seem to be getting weaker by the day!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I see that NuLab are trying to put about that DC is more &#8216;isolationist&#8217; than Maggie.  It looks like they are shooting themselves in the feet since more and more people are now dissatisfied with the way the UK is ceding more and more power (and money!) to the EU. A bit of a pull-back (re-negotiation) will surely prove extremely popular.</p>
<p>GB&#8217;s strategic abilities have looked weak for some time - they seem to be getting weaker by the day!</p>
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		<title>By: Peter</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is there any possibility of a future government getting us out of the EU and rejoining EFTA?
From what I have read (mainly links on not a sheep website), EFTA countries have much higher standards of living than us, only implement sensible EU legislation and are Sovereign nations.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is there any possibility of a future government getting us out of the EU and rejoining EFTA?<br />
From what I have read (mainly links on not a sheep website), EFTA countries have much higher standards of living than us, only implement sensible EU legislation and are Sovereign nations.</p>
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		<title>By: UK Daily Pundit</title>
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		<dc:creator>UK Daily Pundit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Off topic but why was there no Speaker last night? Never seen that before.

Reply: Because the House was sitting "in committee" which it does with an MP chairman sitting where the clerks sit for the full House.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Off topic but why was there no Speaker last night? Never seen that before.</p>
<p>Reply: Because the House was sitting &#8220;in committee&#8221; which it does with an MP chairman sitting where the clerks sit for the full House.</p>
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		<title>By: APL</title>
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		<dc:creator>APL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"We were told it was essential to give more money to poorer parts of the EU out of a sense of justice."

What injustice have the tax payers of the United Kingdom done to new entrant countries of the European Union, that we are obliged to them in any way whatsoever?

Lets just recap the history of Europe in the last century, it was the United Kindgom that fought two wars, to save Europe from a vicious totalitarian government. We destroyed our economy to save the Europeans, granted, in the second of the two we were not quite as successful leaving half the continent in the hands of the Soviets. But given that we were ruined, economically and exausted from six years of a death struggle, we were hardly in a position to dictate terms at the close of the war.

A sense of justice, what repulsive people come up with this sort of drivel?

And where do MPs who's primary role is to represent the interests of their own consituients, where do they get the right to speak for people in foriegn countires?

There are plenty of poor people in this country, who could do with a helping hand, why do MP's choose to spend public money of british tax payers on other countries poor when we have more than enough of our own poor people here?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;We were told it was essential to give more money to poorer parts of the EU out of a sense of justice.&#8221;</p>
<p>What injustice have the tax payers of the United Kingdom done to new entrant countries of the European Union, that we are obliged to them in any way whatsoever?</p>
<p>Lets just recap the history of Europe in the last century, it was the United Kindgom that fought two wars, to save Europe from a vicious totalitarian government. We destroyed our economy to save the Europeans, granted, in the second of the two we were not quite as successful leaving half the continent in the hands of the Soviets. But given that we were ruined, economically and exausted from six years of a death struggle, we were hardly in a position to dictate terms at the close of the war.</p>
<p>A sense of justice, what repulsive people come up with this sort of drivel?</p>
<p>And where do MPs who&#8217;s primary role is to represent the interests of their own consituients, where do they get the right to speak for people in foriegn countires?</p>
<p>There are plenty of poor people in this country, who could do with a helping hand, why do MP&#8217;s choose to spend public money of british tax payers on other countries poor when we have more than enough of our own poor people here?</p>
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		<title>By: Stuart Fairney</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stuart Fairney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JR Where do you now stand on the EU?  I find myself happy to trade with the block, but outside of that, unwilling to embrace ever more unwelcome and unnecessary laws over which we have no control.  Nor do I want to be part of the new country called Europe.  Can't we just trade with them and throw out all the nonsense?

Reply: I  stand for a renegotiation so we can trade with them but are not governed by them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JR Where do you now stand on the EU?  I find myself happy to trade with the block, but outside of that, unwilling to embrace ever more unwelcome and unnecessary laws over which we have no control.  Nor do I want to be part of the new country called Europe.  Can&#8217;t we just trade with them and throw out all the nonsense?</p>
<p>Reply: I  stand for a renegotiation so we can trade with them but are not governed by them.</p>
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		<title>By: haddock</title>
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		<dc:creator>haddock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I seem to remember that the deal was; we give up billions of rebate and the french allow the reform of the common agricultural policy.
I think the result was entirely predictable, as predictable as the french.
It was, I also recall, Traitor Heath, that started the giveaway.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I seem to remember that the deal was; we give up billions of rebate and the french allow the reform of the common agricultural policy.<br />
I think the result was entirely predictable, as predictable as the french.<br />
It was, I also recall, Traitor Heath, that started the giveaway.</p>
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