tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post956386811801398608..comments2023-12-14T20:02:51.470-06:00Comments on The Heavy Anglophile Orthodox: Left-realism, with qualificationsMatthew Franklin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-88778863507091329072016-09-20T15:10:24.503-05:002016-09-20T15:10:24.503-05:00Thank you for the comment, LK, and welcome to the ...Thank you for the comment, LK, and welcome to the blog!<br /><br />Do I have a position on the EU? I do indeed.<br /><br />The currency union has been and remains a terrible idea, and the trade imbalances continue to exacerbate the gap between poor and rich EU countries, the latter of which shamelessly exploit the former. The EU is also a horrifically opaque and unrepresentative institution, driven by the demands of high finance before any considerations of the member peoples.<br /><br />Not a pretty picture. Particularly not for nations like Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal, Spain...<br /><br />If the EU is to continue to exist, I'd prefer it to do so simply as a customs union.Matthew Franklin Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-78295776475373538882016-09-20T07:56:10.046-05:002016-09-20T07:56:10.046-05:00Do you have a position on the European Union?
reg...Do you have a position on the European Union?<br /><br />regards,<br />LKLord Keyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556863604205200159noreply@blogger.com