Category Archives: Europe

Referendums “have nothing to do with democracy”, claims EU bureaucrat

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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European newspapers “collaborate” in the shadow of the EU propaganda machine

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Not only in Ireland…..! Part 5: Democracy

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Only in Ireland…….! Part 3: The Economy

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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US calls China’s bluff

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Sarkozy loses French presidential election

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Banking on goulash democracy

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Employing arsonists to put out the euro bonfire

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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The Common Market 50 years on: how we got into this mess in the first place

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

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The European Union or War

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

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