Comments on: Interesting argument http://timworstall.com/2009/10/13/interesting-argument/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 25 May 2012 08:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Gillies http://timworstall.com/2009/10/13/interesting-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-35497 David Gillies Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:32:38 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10250#comment-35497 I think it's a bit like the argument that if you're getting raped, the best thing is to just lie back and take it in case your attacker gets angry. Yeah, you still get raped, but maybe the rapist won't kill you. I think it’s a bit like the argument that if you’re getting raped, the best thing is to just lie back and take it in case your attacker gets angry. Yeah, you still get raped, but maybe the rapist won’t kill you.

]]> By: Andrew Duffin http://timworstall.com/2009/10/13/interesting-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-35495 Andrew Duffin Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:20:11 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10250#comment-35495 The Tories can "argue in favour of" anything they want in the EU. And when the EU says no, that is not what it's all about, what you are asking for is not on offer, so forget it, what do they do then? Practically everything call-me-Dave has said about Europe falls into this class. The things they say they want are not part of The Project, and never will be. God knows who they think they're fooling. The Tories can “argue in favour of” anything they want in the EU.

And when the EU says no, that is not what it’s all about, what you are asking for is not on offer, so forget it, what do they do then?

Practically everything call-me-Dave has said about Europe falls into this class. The things they say they want are not part of The Project, and never will be.

God knows who they think they’re fooling.

]]> By: Ray http://timworstall.com/2009/10/13/interesting-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-35473 Ray Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:26:29 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10250#comment-35473 Would love to see power devolved down to the smallest possible level. That would be the individual yes? Would love to see power devolved down to the smallest possible level. That would be the individual yes?

]]> By: Serf http://timworstall.com/2009/10/13/interesting-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-35466 Serf Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:15:07 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10250#comment-35466 The logic is brilliant. I am surprised nobody has thought of it before. Delegate responsibility to the localist possible level of government. Whoops someone already has. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity That word brought to our attention back at the time of Maastrict, by one John Major. It even made the treaty. Ever since, the EU has continued to work in totally the opposite direction. Perhaps seeing what happened to the idea some 17 years ago, and how successful it wasn't, the Tories have given up on the idea? The logic is brilliant. I am surprised nobody has thought of it before. Delegate responsibility to the localist possible level of government.

Whoops someone already has.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity

That word brought to our attention back at the time of Maastrict, by one John Major. It even made the treaty. Ever since, the EU has continued to work in totally the opposite direction.

Perhaps seeing what happened to the idea some 17 years ago, and how successful it wasn’t, the Tories have given up on the idea?

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