tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post3235046154919910091..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Selfishness isn't enoughJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-64462306926601396452014-05-22T08:38:25.407+01:002014-05-22T08:38:25.407+01:00Enjoyed the reply. Thank you.Enjoyed the reply. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-32146396305838912092014-05-22T07:00:14.376+01:002014-05-22T07:00:14.376+01:00"The EU, to those on mainland Europe, is all ...<i>"The EU, to those on mainland Europe, is all about peace and the level of economic prosperity necessary to maintain such."</i><br /><br />I agree. And from that perspective, locking in the state which has been the most bellicose over the centuries, namely the UK, ought to be a key part.<br /><br /><i>" It has nothing to do with ... 'redistribution of wealth'"</i><br /><br />Perhaps not directly; but ensuring that all benefit, if not equally, then at least less unequally, is surely a key part of attaining <i>" the level of economic prosperity necessary to maintain such"</i>?<br /><br /><i>"As for you comments regarding regional aid, the EU does not regard Wales as a nation. It see's Wales as one of many regions within the UK, albeit a desperately poor and desperately poorly managed region."</i><br /><br />Unless and until Wales achieves 'independence', that situation will remain. But I'm not sure that it even sees Wales as a region; Objective One and Convergence funding have been based on the creation of an entirely new region within Wales. From a Brussels perspective, Wales surely looks like two regions by now.<br /><br /><i>"There is no co-operation in Europe without competition. Because without competition there is no improvement. And without improvement there is no increase in prosperity."</i><br /><br />We're a lot further apart on this one - <i>"without competition there is no improvement"</i> looks like an axiomatic statement to me. Co-operation between the states of Europe rather than competition takes us right back to <i>"The EU ... is all about peace"</i>. What is voluntary pooling of resources and sovereignty about if not adopting a more co-operative approach? It's not the same though as abolishing competition between companies. As for competition being the only means of achieving improvement, there's a huge gulf between our perspectives - but it would be off-topic to expand on that here.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-41173920410032370402014-05-21T22:11:06.383+01:002014-05-21T22:11:06.383+01:00Right answer but wrong analysis.
The EU, to those...Right answer but wrong analysis.<br /><br />The EU, to those on mainland Europe, is all about peace and the level of economic prosperity necessary to maintain such. It has nothing to do with creating a European superstate or, as you like to think, 'redistribution of wealth'. Which country would ever want to be a beneficiary of German, French or Dutch wealth? No, each country wants to see its own living standards raised because of the greater opportunities for trade and inward investment (in return for cheaper labour), not because of handouts.<br /><br />As for you comments regarding regional aid, the EU does not regard Wales as a nation. It see's Wales as one of many regions within the UK, albeit a desperately poor and desperately poorly managed region. Likewise when it comes to matters of inward investment. Wales is just one of many regions within the UK fighting for whatever is on offer. <br /><br />There is no co-operation in Europe without competition. Because without competition there is no improvement. And without improvement there is no increase in prosperity.<br /><br />We have so many lessons to learn here in Wales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com