
It might have gone unnoticed by most but the handover of power in Brussels is complete: we officially have a new government ruling the federal state of which we are effectively a part. Yesterday, Jean-Claude Juncker’s Commission has been approved
by Alan Murad23 Oct 2014, 7:39 AM PST0

National independence movements are on the rise across Europe. From Scotland to Spain – as the European Union’s stranglehold hardens, demands for sovereignty are becoming even more vocal. In Scotland, a 300-year-old Union is under threat, as cession from the
by Alan Murad17 Sep 2014, 8:31 AM PST0

There is no doubt the European Union sees itself as the world’s green crusader, fighting climate-change and saving the planet one wind turbine at a time. From the vacuum cleaner to the light bulb, there is no electrical appliance too
by Alan Murad6 Sep 2014, 7:10 AM PST0

It has become a familiar routine to hear Cameron plead he can reduce net migration, and for the Office of National Statistics to publish figures which reveal the futility of his efforts. Yesterday’s ONS figures reveal annual net migration –
by Alan Murad30 Aug 2014, 5:14 AM PST0

In a joint letter, twenty-eight of Europe’s leading academics have warned that European Union data protection laws risk harming vital research, especially social and health-related studies. Recent amendments to the data protection laws adopted by the European Parliament earlier this year will make personal information which gets collected
by Alan Murad17 Aug 2014, 4:50 AM PST0

Not for the first time, London Mayor Boris Johnson has waded into the debate over Europe, saying London is better off leaving an ‘unreformed’ European Union (EU), that there’s no need to fear an EU exit, and there’s a report
by Alan Murad6 Aug 2014, 4:51 AM PST0

Whatever your position on the Ukraine crisis, it has exposed the utter impotence of the EU and the fatal flaw behind the concept of the European super-state. The sanctions that EU leaders have threatened to impose – when they can get
by Alan Murad25 Jul 2014, 5:45 AM PST0

Although the Liberal Democrats managed to stall its publication for months, a report analysing free movement within the EU has finally been released. The report exposes how criminals are using this EU law to “import human trafficking victims, illegal immigrants as well as illicit commodities, including rugs
by Alan Murad24 Jul 2014, 1:45 AM PST0

A deep divide is growing between Britain and the EU as the latter piles on regulations in the name of the Single Market. Jean-Claude Juncker’s “election” as President of the European Commission is just the latest manifestation of this. With an increasing
by Alan Murad4 Jul 2014, 7:22 AM PST0

The results say it all. UKIP have topped the European Election results with a 27.5 percent share of the vote, beating both the Labour and Conservative Parties (with 25.4 percent and 23.9 percent respectively). Not to mention the collapse of
by Alan Murad28 May 2014, 1:41 AM PST0

by Alan Murad6 May 2014, 3:08 AM PST0

Iain Mansfield was announced winner of the Brexit Prize on Wednesday for his excellent submission A Blueprint for Britain: Openness not Isolation. The Rt. Hon Lord Lawson awarded Iain the €100,000 for his prize winning entry. His winning submission calls for the UK to join
by Alan Murad15 Apr 2014, 4:09 AM PST0

This weekend David Cameron indulged Eurosceptics with a seven-point plan to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU). It is a modest list tailored to appear “achievable”, but is essentially aspirational. The EU is far too rigid to be so easily
by Alan Murad19 Mar 2014, 1:38 AM PST0

Get Britain Out has long campaigned to stop the EU robbing the British taxpayer. So when it was announced earlier this week the EU wants to take an extra £2.4 billion from Britain, we were of course dismayed but not surprised. Let’s call
by Alan Murad7 Mar 2014, 5:46 AM PST0