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Scientists are racing to find dark matter in the universe. You may find some of it here in the form of conspiracy theories, dark secrets, sinister and bizarre tales...The Moonwalkers
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Tag Archives: Jean-Claude Juncker
Woke up, fell out of bed …
Cameron set for high-stakes game of bluff with Brussels Reuters, Tuesday 20th October 2015 When David Cameron writes to fellow European Union leaders in a couple of weeks, asking for new terms of membership, it will be the opening gambit … Continue reading
Posted in Woke up, fell out of bed ...
Tagged David Cameron, EU membership, Jean-Claude Juncker
Kick up a fuss!
At the G7 conference in Germany a couple of days ago, David Cameron hinted at an early referendum over Britain’s membership of the European Union and insisted that any deal he gets from EU leaders will have to be “legally … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged David Cameron, EU Referendum, European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker
Greece cannot move on because buying time stops the clock
When Eurozone finance ministers agreed a 130-billion-euro bail-out for Greece yesterday, Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker described it as “a comprehensive blueprint for putting the public finances and the economy of Greece back on a sustainable footing, and hence for safeguarding financial stability … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged EU bail-out, EU technocrat, euro, Eurogroup, eurozone, Greece, Jean-Claude Juncker, talking point