The
EU: Two more articles for those
interested:-
- This is a rather tendentious overview from a religious perspective. It goes too far in its anti-German tone but contains at least a couple of truths: The real villains are the elites who designed the euro. . . . The eurozone is fundamentally incompatible with democracy. . . . The elites who designed the euro knew it would lead us here.
- An excellent article entitled:The EU no longer serves the people: Democracy demands a new beginning. This is by the Greek ex-Finance Minister, a man who, incidentally, has more reason to be anti-German than most. He, too, recognises – who doesn't? - that Brussels disdains democracy and luxuriates in unaccountability. But adds that, in respect of Britain, David Cameron’s hollow compromise will do precisely nothing to address this.
The
cartoon below indicates just how much most Brits agree with him, even
though (because?) the government is trumpeting a negotiating triumph,
ahead of a Brexit referendum. Interestingly, for the first
time, the electorate is showing a large majority in favour of this.
But there's a way to go yet and lots of British and EU dosh to be
spent on dissuading the fools from this perceived folly. They must be
quite worried in Brussels right now.
The
Latest Spanglish?: Glamur
for 'glamour/glamor'.
Bloody
Atlantic Weather: Wednesday to Friday
were beautifully sunny days here in Pontevedra but Saturday brought
gale force winds and rain. The Carnaval events of the day were
postponed until next week and I had one side of me drenched to the
bone as I walked across the bridge from town midst horizontal
precipitation. The other side stayed bone-dry. Ironically.
Finally
. . . A treat for aficionados of Tony
Hancock. Here's the interview he did in
with John Freeman on Face to Face.
The actual 3-part interview should be visible to the right of the
YouTube screen, after this intro by the lovely Joan Bakewell. At the
time, It was remarkable (and, to some, offensive) for its
now-obligatory confessional nature. Now, it's remarkable for his
lighting up and for the teeth no star of today would sport. Hancock
topped himself at the age of only 44 in 1968 and a tribute can be
seen here. Drink - and failure in films - had taken his career
downhill for a while. As I've noted before, he did much of his famous
Blood Donor sketch by reading cue cards, such was his inability to
learn his lines. The joy of selectively surfing the internet.
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