José Barroso, European Commission president, yesterday advised Tony Blair not to act like the Sheriff of Nottingham, taking from the poor to give to the rich. I don’t know whether Tony’s been taking his advice, but this decision seems significant, and seems to reflect a willingness to try and get a deal. I don’t [...]
Perhaps better said, the crisis deepens. Jaques Chirac started things off:
“The time has come for our British friends to understand that they must now make a gesture of solidarity”
and Tony Blair, of course, rose to the bait:
“Britain has been making a gesture, because over the past 10 years, even with the British rebate, we have [...]
Despite all the hard work that is being put in by EU President Jean-Claude Junker, progress on the forthcoming EU budget seems like it might be agonizingly slow. In the first place Blair is in fighting mood:
“The UK rebate will remain. We will not negotiate it away. Period,”
In london the treasury seems equally determined:
“We would [...]
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