Comments on: Serious discussion of the Lisbon Treaty http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: morgor the coprophiliac http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33594 morgor the coprophiliac Wed, 14 May 2008 16:26:59 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33594 Fergal, I think you need to re-read the title of this article . . . "poo and wee blog" not "Serious discussion of the Lisbon Treaty" . . . oh . . . . Gotta say though, I am an EU fan. Non-regulation bananas can be dangerous you know. Fergal, I think you need to re-read the title of this article . . . “poo and wee blog” not “Serious discussion of the Lisbon Treaty” . . . oh . . . .

Gotta say though, I am an EU fan.
Non-regulation bananas can be dangerous you know.

]]> By: Fergal http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33520 Fergal Wed, 14 May 2008 13:20:22 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33520 Woo hoo for the EU. Basically all the Lisbon thing is about trying to make the EU work better. It's a club that was set up with 6 members back in 57(?) and now has morphed into a gang of 27 but with the same rules as they had at the outset - rotating presidency, block initiatives you don't like and stuff. Only now 27 members means there's a lot more scope for flakey governments to derail things than say 6. (Ever gone on holidays with more than 1 person - it's politcally like that.) Ironically the biggest threat to stability is coming from the right - Poland had two oddball twins in power till last year and now Italy has elected Mr Mad again. By the way if you don't like the way the EU is going you should like maybe stop voting FF/FG (yeah, you the 70% of the population in Ireland and across the rest of the EU) and start voting more Labour/Green because ultimagely the EU reflects the political wishes of the majority. Curiously despite this centre-right profile of EU states, the EU has still managed to pioneer lots of pro-consumer (read punter) legislation that would never have been passed in, say, Ireland (habitat, working hours, chemicals etc etc.). What's more is what passes in the EU eventually affects what is passed in the rest of the world as if China/India/US/etc. want to sell stuff in the EU, they have to meet the standards here which are a lot f*cking higher than they are in Chine/India/US/etc. EU - boring as hell but great. Woo hoo for the EU.

Basically all the Lisbon thing is about trying to make the EU work better. It’s a club that was set up with 6 members back in 57(?) and now has morphed into a gang of 27 but with the same rules as they had at the outset - rotating presidency, block initiatives you don’t like and stuff.
Only now 27 members means there’s a lot more scope for flakey governments to derail things than say 6. (Ever gone on holidays with more than 1 person - it’s politcally like that.) Ironically the biggest threat to stability is coming from the right - Poland had two oddball twins in power till last year and now Italy has elected Mr Mad again.
By the way if you don’t like the way the EU is going you should like maybe stop voting FF/FG (yeah, you the 70% of the population in Ireland and across the rest of the EU) and start voting more Labour/Green because ultimagely the EU reflects the political wishes of the majority.
Curiously despite this centre-right profile of EU states, the EU has still managed to pioneer lots of pro-consumer (read punter) legislation that would never have been passed in, say, Ireland (habitat, working hours, chemicals etc etc.). What’s more is what passes in the EU eventually affects what is passed in the rest of the world as if China/India/US/etc. want to sell stuff in the EU, they have to meet the standards here which are a lot f*cking higher than they are in Chine/India/US/etc.

EU - boring as hell but great.

]]> By: organdonor http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33478 organdonor Wed, 14 May 2008 12:26:41 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33478 Yay!! Brians back :-) Yay!! Brians back :-)

]]> By: morgor the saviour http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33447 morgor the saviour Wed, 14 May 2008 10:08:12 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33447 I suppose you are right Anto. I'll reluctantly admit. I suppose you are right Anto.

I’ll reluctantly admit.

]]> By: Anto http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33422 Anto Wed, 14 May 2008 07:42:39 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33422 MB and the Morgors I apologise for bringing football to the blog on a consistent basis, but Twenty did start it by mentioning Ronaldo in his post, so I thought today it was fair game. MB even I, a technical gobshite, know that names in grey brought me to blogs, where I have just read your very funny and practical sex tips for boys. Sadly no such guide was available in the late 70s and early 80's when it was really needed!! MB and the Morgors I apologise for bringing football to the blog on a consistent basis, but Twenty did start it by mentioning Ronaldo in his post, so I thought today it was fair game. MB even I, a technical gobshite, know that names in grey brought me to blogs, where I have just read your very funny and practical sex tips for boys. Sadly no such guide was available in the late 70s and early 80’s when it was really needed!!

]]> By: SAm Crea http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33421 SAm Crea Wed, 14 May 2008 01:51:51 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33421 good. good.

]]> By: Brian http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33420 Brian Wed, 14 May 2008 01:31:47 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33420 This is terrible. My opinion of you all is even less than it was before. This is terrible. My opinion of you all is even less than it was before.

]]> By: SAm Crea http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33419 SAm Crea Wed, 14 May 2008 01:19:43 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33419 Puerile are you using Mr Richards Saintly Charm to attract people to your blog?? Puerile are you using Mr Richards Saintly Charm to attract people to your blog??

]]> By: Rob http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33418 Rob Wed, 14 May 2008 00:14:29 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33418 I hate Patricia McKenna... This is only a tangenital point, but I felt my voice should be heard. I hate Patricia McKenna…

This is only a tangenital point, but I felt my voice should be heard.

]]> By: Twenty Major http://twentymajor.net/2008/05/13/serious-discussion-of-the-lisbon-treaty/#comment-33417 Twenty Major Tue, 13 May 2008 23:26:07 +0000 http://twentymajor.net/?p=1434#comment-33417 haha - I do like the way everyone went on the piss at 6.58 though. haha - I do like the way everyone went on the piss at 6.58 though.

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