Dear All
When I was on Gordon Brewer’s radio debate on the EU
referendum as a guest speaker, one of the things which I touched on was the way
the EU uses trade deals which is detrimental to other countries. As part of my
pitch, I talked about the trade deal between the EU and Kenya
Basically, the EU brokers deals with developing countries in
a way that they either they sign or their market access to the EU is restricted.
What the EU is doing is operating a cartel to suppress prices in their favour,
in effect creating unfair deals which poor countries have no option but to sign
up to.
It is a form of economic warfare.
Such, tactics can work on small countries, but the problem
then unworkable when used against a major world economy such as the US America
The EU experiment to create a super state is doomed to
failure; the cracks in the EU already are beginning to emerge, in Poland , in Hungary
and in Italy Europe in a way which will eventually lead to a break up
or re-organisation.
French President Emmanuel Macron will fall because the
people of France Italy and Central Europe are challenging his efforts to cast
himself as the main player in European Union power politics. Angela Merkel’s
career is in effect over, she still holds power but what she doesn’t hold is
the trust of the German people.
In global forums like the United Nations, however, Macron
remains the poster boy for ‘centrism’, he may think that the assembled
politicians and bureaucrats giving him a standing ovation makes his political
future secure, but it doesn’t. Macron is a stooge; formerly he worked as a
Rothschild & Cie financier. He then had a stint serving as economy minister
in France
Macron did however admit that this is a time where their ‘collective
system is falling apart’, but like a Captain wanting to go down with his
ship, he said he was committed to “multilateralism”.
In the US ,
President Trump is turning the US
around, employment is at an all time high, but the road to a ‘Make America
Great Again’ still has a long road to travel, especially in problem cities like
Detriot, San Francisco and Los Angeles
Yes, there is a price for the globalist dream, the rich get
rich and the ordinary person, well whether you are in America or Kenya, the end
result is always the same.
President Trump has his critics but who can fault this
statement:
“We reject the ideology of globalism, and we embrace the
doctrine of patriotism.”
The bottom line, US
Trump’s speech in contrast emphasise the way illegal
migration “exploits vulnerable populations, hurts hardworking citizens, and has
produced a vicious cycle of crime, violence, and poverty”.
Again, the evidence is there to see in black and white.
Trump is right to assert that “Only by upholding national
borders [and] destroying criminal gangs can we break this cycle and establish a
real foundation for prosperity”. If you can’t protect your own people, and are
not willing to, then that begs the question why are you in public office?
“a great people are standing up for their independence,
their security, and their sovereignty”.
President Macron like Angela Merkel is a relic of a failed
experiment which struggles each day to be relevant in European politics, they
hold power now, that power will be taken away from them by the people.
Finally, right across Europe ,
new parties have emerged, some condemn them as far right in order to stigmatise
them in the eyes of the public, mostly this is fake news, but despite every
dirty trick, support grows. People know a strong Europe
doesn’t lie by being part of the EU; it lies in each country having sovereignty
and being accountable to the people.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
1 comment:
Yeah, on reflection, a lot of this seems to be fallout from the 2008 crash after the bankrupcy of the Lehman Brothers. In fact, I wonder if the rise of the SNP as well as Corbyn, Brexit and Trump are part of this, people desperate for some sort of change? I can't remember if I may have already mentioned it, so forgive me if I already have.
Really, I'm relieved that Trump hasn't destroyed the world or its economy at the moment. There's still plenty to criticise him about, I'm more concerned over his policies and their effect on the world rather than some petty joke about what he's been up to with some call girl.
As for Macron, I really thought LePen was going to win based on 2016's events, so do you reckon that's about to change, George? Also, I remember that 'Brexit: The Movie' mentioned the rise of far right groups on the continent as a reason to break off from the EU. Do you think they were correct, or that they got that segment wrong? (I don't mean to be cheeky, it's a genuine question.)
Also, I'm wondering if you think that things will change back again after Trump goes, or if his presence in the White House is irreversible like Brexit - support it or no - effectively is, even if a Democrat politician wins?
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