President Blair
Prudence is backing Tony Blair for European President.
I am not a lover of Mr. Blair, but is there anybody else with as much experience to do the job? Europe needs someone who countries like the US and China will treat as an equal, so it probably means that person must come from either the UK, France, Germany or Italy.
I also feel that having a Brit in charge may help us in our tricky dealings with Europe. But I doubt it, as Britain is far too against the continent.
Incidentally, I’m not!
I’m all for joining Schengen and the Euro, but feel that we must get a stronger grip on fishing and agriculture. We must also create a coherent foreign policy to which we all sign up and then create the defence structure underneath it.
The Anonymous Widower 
The Economist recently referred to the candidacy of the Belgian prime minister as “comical” while Tony Blair’s would be quite good for the EU standing next to the US. While Blair is a good choice as a figure head, the Belgian prime minister is perhaps superior in negotiating common positions (which is necessary in divided Belgium). I have just posted on what might be behind the British position here. http://euandus3.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/228
Comment by euandus2 | November 19, 2009 |
I read what you say euandus2 and would have commented directly on your blog, but it wouldn’t let me.
I agree with a lot that you say.
What you don’t say is that the real problem between Britain and the EU, is that our institutions and rules, are fundementally different. We generally think ours are best and they like theirs.
On the other hand a lot of Brits like what they see in Europe and a lot of Europeans like Britain. One of the biggest group of immigrants to the UK in recent years have been the French, so we must be doing something right.
And as our legal and financial systems are very similar to the US and Australia, we find ourselves drawn outside the EU. What we forget is that most of our trade is with the EU.
Let’s leave it b y saying it is complex!
Comment by AnonW | November 19, 2009 |