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A few thoughts for the summer….

Posted on June 15, 2014 by SimonQ

Was mentionning elections in the last posts and warning to watch them in many previous posts. So, what happened? EU elections? The brain-unswitched left-wing media are up in arms “Oh, my God, the far-right is gaining audience like never before!!”. Of course, they … Continue reading →

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As said numerous times: Watch the next elections….

Posted on May 22, 2014 by SimonQ

So here we go, European Parliamentary elections throughout the EU this weekend! Now to have an idea of the general “ambiance”, let’s take a quick look at the news presented officially as “good” over the past months (not to mention the “fantastic, … Continue reading →

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A year of progress? But towards what…?

Posted on December 26, 2013 by SimonQ

Sorry dear readers, it’s been a while….. So I just thought I would reflect a bit on any progress made over this year before we cruise along into next. As a long-retired colleague of mine liked to say, “we’ve had … Continue reading →

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Should optimists and pessismists give way to realists…

Posted on March 10, 2013 by SimonQ

Interestingly, some ideas are going around about what could be done, if anything, to stop the economic slide Europe has now been in for (at least) four years. Of course, the various austerity plans all missed their targets for 2012, though … Continue reading →

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