Strasbourg and Arctic Matters

Posted by Nick Griffin in EU News on 10. Mar, 2010 | Comments

Madame Chairman

Under the Knife

Posted by Nick Griffin in EU News on 08. Mar, 2010 | Comments

It is not often that I wake up thinking that I am soon to go under the knife, at least not in the conventional sense of the term. However, this morning proved an exception and my trip down to London was diverted for the purpose of a minor surgical appointment.
On the eve of the court [...]

BNP’s appreciation of a first class service

BNP’s appreciation of a first class service

Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 26. Feb, 2010 | Comments

THERE’S a huge workforce employed by the European Parliament to cater for the every need of some very demanding MEPs.

MEP to speak at student symposium on Europe

MEP to speak at student symposium on Europe

Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 16. Feb, 2010 | Comments

NEXT week Nick Griffin will be a guest speaker at a symposium in Flanders discussing Europe which is being hosted by the Nationalistic Student Association (NSV).

My Blog Part 3: Written Declarations – the good, the bad, and the ugly

My Blog Part 3: Written Declarations – the good, the bad, and the ugly

Posted by Nick Griffin in EU News on 16. Feb, 2010 | Comments

In addition to the frankly irritating repeated email bombardments by pressure group campaigners, our email boxes also get spammed by other MEPs trying to persuade us to sign their Written Declarations. The first such approach is of course a useful alert, but getting your tenth reminder when you’ve already signed one, or decided that wild horses wouldn’t drag you to sign another, is also a pain.

My Blog Part 2: Debates and Oddballs

My Blog Part 2: Debates and Oddballs

Posted by Nick Griffin in EU News on 16. Feb, 2010 | Comments

As is now pretty usual, both Andrew and I are among the minority of MEPs who actually have something to say in the Parliament chamber, known on account of its shape as the Hemicycle (left). The one is Strasbourg, with its is curved tiers on blue seats and benches, is far bigger than the pocket parliament in Brussels.