Cameron in Cuckoo Land

Here in South West France  we heard our first cuckoo of this summer around 25th March. In Britain, we describe somebody who is somewhat deranged, but not violently or criminally insane, as cuckoo!

Later today, British PM, David Cameron, after stopping off in Spain, arrives in Paris to visit President Hollande, another cuckoo on a complete fool's errand!

Cameron has no grasp of the modern world nor even British society but his ignorance about the EU trumps even that. I have lived on the Continent for some years but am only just beginning to get a feel for the hugely complex interplaysthat surround the EU. The hopelessness of my incomprehension are probably reflected in the links from a tweet I posted this morning:

Martin Cole ‏@IroniesToo 31m

Direct democracy http://ironiestoo.blogspot.fr/2012/07/why-has-eu-become-popperian-tyranny.html … based upon the working Swiss model http://ironiestoo.blogspot.fr/2011/01/two-swiss-citizens-who-might-save-eu.html … @euHvR @BarrosoEU Swiss democracy 800+

At least my ideas will, I hope, be seen as constructive, in trying to patch Europe back together, rather than split it completely apart, as I believe Cameron's ideas will be viewed!

Germany now moves to crush Switzerland

Der Spiegel carries the report of a tax dispute growing nasty as German arrogance in the face of its crushing of its EU partners becomes ever more obvious. Watch out Norway it seems avoiding joining the EU is no longer sufficient to keep countries beyond German edict!

EU attempting to destroy Switzerland's Constitutional Direct Democracy!

As this blog and its predecessor have always argued, democratic Switzerland with its 26 independent cantons and four official languages offers the best blueprint for a democratic EU.

Rather than contemplate such an objective we now learn from an interview of 20th December 2010 on the website Swissinfo, linked here, that the evil empire the EU is on the verge of becoming, is trying to destroy the very direct democracy that has brought Switzerland both its independent pride and its prosperity. I quote one small section of the linked interview with Hans Fehr who stated the following:

Take the example of the Schengen regulations in Europe [the agreement abolishing border controls between members]. We have been forced to adopt new laws – about 120 modifications just a few years – without being able to consult Swiss voters.

At the same time the costs for the Schengen treaty are soaring and the single border policy area is threatened by growing insecurity.

The joint working group in Brussels is discussing ‘institutional solutions’. They want us to take over new laws automatically and be subject to foreign judges.

But this is unacceptable for a sovereign state.