Nigel Farage gives Van Rompuy some home truths

Belgian beer drinker meets Libyan camel milk drinker

This is delicious. Herman van Rompuy getting another dose of Nigel Farage's straight talking. The Belgian boss of the EU had been waffling on about what a nasty piece of work Gaddafi is. Seems that van Rumpuy knows the guy quite well. What a guy he is!

The Baroness and The Clown

Much has been said in today's papers about Baroness Ashton of Upholland and the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy. I tend to agree with lots about the undemocratic nature of the EU decision-making process. In 48 hours as much has been written about them as in the last 48 years!

Baroness Ashton is keen on the Daleks of Doctor Who fame. So much so that she has a full-sized one at home. Mr Van Rompuy has been likened by his sister, a rival politician, to a clown. Perhaps the Dalek may have ways of exterminating the EU or maybe loads of clowns can descend on the Commission to out gag the new clown!

Either way, Daleks or Clowns - it's still an organisation that likes to exterminate democratic choice and make clowns out of us all. For example, what organisation in the world that purports to be for the people can hide their financial activity behind years of unaudited accounts?

Gordon Brown's gratuitous comments!

Gordon Brown, whilst sidestepping the anti-democratic nature of the appointements of two EU functionaries, suggested tonight in a very gratuitous way that the selection of a female "Foreign Minister of Europe" was a signal that discrimination was defeated and that equality was supported.

Where has this obsession got him? Are we now so politically correct that every time a woman is appointed to any position, gratuitous remarks about slaying some mythical discrimination dragon need amplifying. This is not a breaking down of a barrier. It is just an appointment. Sexism was only in his mind. He must be the only one in the world who thought that one up! Lack of democracy - YES! Sex discrimination - NO!

Shame on you, Mr. Brown.

Condoleezza Rice for President of the European Union!

Sometimes politicians get a fan base ranging from the young turks in a party to the virtually senile who dote on the every move that the politician makes.

The Democracy Forum has thrown up an interesting thread. "Condoleezza Rice for President of the European Union!". It's still a bit one sided in her favour. But why not, or someone else who is not European. There are some in the USA who have publicly expressed the opinion that Tony Blair would make a jolly good president. We've had kings and queens from other countries. In fact, about ten of them!

So I look to see how the Draft Condi movement gets along. Seems Angela Merkel has a touchy-feely relationship with her from those YouTube offerings. Who knows? Stranger things have happened. However if we do get to know, it won't be from Katie Couric's probing questions!

Harry Potter puts in for EU Presidency

Harry Potter as the new President of Europe? Well not exactly. It's not the fantastical character of cinematic and book fame but the lookalike Dutch prime minister. Jan Peter Balkenende is a man who knows about deals in smoke-filled rooms (actually smoke-free now due to the smoking ban). Each Dutch election is followed by a Jan'll Fixit arrangement. Seems the EU chief bottlewashers are dead against Tony Blair knocking on the door. At least they have some sense in that direction. So they've given Jan Peter the nod and the wink.

According to this Dutch website, the majority of the Dutch people want Balkenende to go to Brussels if he gets the chance so they are rid of him. That's the most-heard opinion apparently. Various polls indicate a majority of the electorate also want general elections if 'their' premier is picked.

Now that kind of rings a few bells. I hear the sound of Tony Blair's name being mentioned in likeminded tones. One has to wonder what it is about the political infections our national leaders pick up in Brussels. Old Biffo Cowan was implicated in undemocratic stuff in Ireland. Sarkozy is up to his tricks again, in cohoots with Frau Merkel (Tippytoes and the Hausfrau - what a combination!), trying to stitch up a deal over this EU Presidency thing. And Baldenende dismissed the Dutch NEI! as a temporary blip.

None of them is remotely democratic when it comes to keeping the EU Gravy train on its tracks. Chief among the democratic dissemblers are Blair and Brown. Both are cheats when it comes to giving the people a say. So it comes as no surprise that the Dutch want to give Harry Potter a good kicking. A pair of the finest clogs will do. To unclog the democratic deficit!

Tony Blair for EU President? Stuff of nightmares!

Give me strength. Gordon Brown is said to be actively lobbying for Tony Blair to be the new-fangled president of the EU monolith. Why on earth would the good people of Europe deserve this?

Can you imagine it? Tony Blair knocking on the EU door. "Anything I can do for you Europeans?". He's been knocking on doors and cheesily moving into position since his weaning days. I very much hope there will be those who see this as not in our best interests, I really do.

He is a dissembler par excellence, his Iraq war history an example of low politics. His ambition outsmarts his convictions. His convictions appear to be at odds with his conscience. His general message is one of opaqueness rather than transparency. There must be other candidates, surely?

Stop Blair!

This has just been linked to me. The Stop Blair! petition. Anybody can sign and 1500 have so far.

Petition against the nomination of Tony Blair as "President of the European Union"

EU to probe Northern Rock lifeline!

Those snout-nosed number-crunchers from Brussels have been drawn into sniffing around the emergency government funding given to Northern Rock last year, after it was hard hit by the credit crunch. Some Danish bankers have complained to these bureaucrats that the British government is not playing fair.

All I'd say is that before these guys pick up their pens they start to look at the appalling accounting system within the confines of the Brussels Bureaucracy. Otherwise they'll look a bit like Robert Mugabe probing the London Mayoral election results, should there be a complaint.

The EU is in a mess financially, no accounts signed off for 13 years, and a simpering President, Jose Manuel Barroso, who no doubt knows how the brown envelope culture works, in complete denial.

Whatever the Northern Rock fiasco has created, it pales into insignificance compared to the collossal corruption emanating from Brussels!