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Dinner at 8...

I am just about to go and watch Andrus Ansip, the Estonian Prime Minister, deliver a lecture at the London School of Economics.

The title of his speech: "The European Union: a Positive View" should be a bit of a wake-up call to those, like the paleo-Conservative Anti-European faction, who believe that the UK will have friends if it continues its dog-in the-manger anti Europeanism.

When even the Uber-Liberal Estonians believe that the EU has some qualified success to report, then surely it is time to speak up for Reform within the EU. It is certainly a lot less negative than the isolationist wackiness that the Tory Primitives and their UKIP allies put forward as the centre of their half-baked policy "platform"

I look forward to hearing more of the PMs views over dinner later...
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Anonymous said…
Hope the speech went off better than his aeroplane... Perhaps suggest to him the joys of an independent Cymru (providing that Lembit and Cheeky #1 are not present!). Head isu!
7:57 pm
Bishop Hill said…
You should at least wait until you've heard the speech. The title might be sarcastic. ;-)

What do you make of this?
8:02 pm
Jens Winton said…
Us? Negative? Perish the thought! Britain first and foremost. Our friends overseas could never be real if they resent us pursuing our own self-interest.

If you agree, I can sign you up for membership!
9:45 pm
Anonymous said…
Marcus,

you are a travesty of your pseudonym.
12:06 am
Cicero said…
When Estonian Air breaks down it is never going to be a short delay... they were flying back to Helsinki, first thing.

Meanwhile I am on the Estonian flight to Tallinn tonight.. groan...
10:02 am
Cicero said…
Bishop- Good to see you here- I comment on the need for deregulation in my next piece.

Jens- I absolutely agree that we should pursue our National Interest, but I believe that our interests are best served by staying as members of the EU. :-)
11:08 am
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