Tuesday, October 25, 2011  What next?  Last night's political
panto around an EU referendum should, at the very least, skewer
some common myths and misconceptions. These myths include:   •
Cameron and Hague are Eurosceptics   • The Tory party is
Eurosceptic   • There's any substantive difference between the
main political parties   • The political classes are in touch
with popular sentiment   • The political class cares what we
think   • The mass media are not part of the problem   • That
petitions (electronic or otherwise) can lead to change   • The
what we see in politics is real, not theatre   • That UKIP and
the rump of 'Tory rebels' hold any sway in the country at large
• The EU is the topic around which a mass movement against the
establishment can coalesce The real question we need to focus on
is this: what do we do about it?  Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Something In The Air?  Richard North over at EUReferendum
regularly asks the same question about our leaders: "why should
we not rise up and slaughte