Progress Talk on Europe

Last night I attended Progress's talk on Europe, hosted by Jessica Asato with the Minister for Europe, Chris Bryant MP, giving the talk.

There were some important points, not least the value that integration brings with regards to helping Britain bring forward it's influence abroad, but also that the Tories' Sovereignty Bill proposals actually conflict with the Bill on joining the EEC in 1971. Surely the issue of sovereignty rests with the latter Bill and Parliament is sovereign because we can vote against the latter Bill at any time!

There was one other gem which was talked over afterwards. Apparently William Hague has made a total of around 133 flights abroad with Lord Ashcroft, spent a lot of time with him and yet not once it seems, did he raise the issue of non dom status.

To paraphrase another former Tory leader, it's a funny old World!