TELEGRAPH Blogs 22.10.08
Dan Hannan MEP
Blogging from the European Parliament chamber
Posted By: Daniel Hannan at Oct 22, 2008 at 11:22:56 [General]
I don't know whether this is a first, but I'm blogging from the
chamber of the European Parliament. Addressing the session is - I
promise I'm not making this up - the "UN High Representative for the
Alliance of Civilisations" , a former Portuguese president.
You can pretty well imagine what he's saying: "re-establishing a
paradigm of mutual respect between peoples", "an action plan agreed
between the European Union and the UN Alliance for Civilisations" ,
"establishing a Youth Solidarity Fund" yada yada. Ah, the UN: isn't
it wonderful?
The world might plunge into a new depression. The rest of us might
end up huddling under bridges and queuing outside soup kitchens. But,
whatever happens, the EU, the UN and the other international
bureaucracies will expand their budgets, comfortable posts will be
found for retired politicians, and Youth Solidarity Funds will
disburse their largesse. That is what governments mean when they talk
of "protecting front-line services".
Wednesday 22 October 2008
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