The cost of selling the EU
Peter Hoskin 2:12pmWhile we're discussing Rand (here and here) and the dangers of bureaucratisation and centralisation, it's worth pointing out this astonishing fact from Open Europe's latest bulletin:
The accompanying report can be read here."Open Europe has published new research which shows that the EU is spending billions of euros a year on initiatives to promote itself and its central aim of 'ever closer union'. In 2008 alone, it spent more than 2.4 billion euros, which is more than Coca Cola's global advertising budget."
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Joe
January 9th, 2009 2:22pm Report this commentInstead of selling it why dont we pay someone to take it away
Maureen Hackett
January 9th, 2009 2:27pm Report this commentIts obviously wasted every penny, I just want to leave it.
HFC
January 9th, 2009 2:43pm Report this commentA classic example of throwing good money after bad. Trouble is,it's ours.
Rhoda Klapp
January 9th, 2009 2:52pm Report this commentEven the Telegraph ran this on 27 Dec.
vj angelo
January 9th, 2009 3:12pm Report this commentThe best thing anybody government could do, and they would have no problem justifying the action, is to withhold al EU contributitions until the books are approved by the auditors..many years since the books have been approved..any company would have been struck off by now.
Even Europhiles would stuggle to argue with that.
Mark
January 9th, 2009 3:24pm Report this commentThe way it is done includes subsidising chairs in European law, European studies etc. Then the academic experts know what to say.
Polly and Alice's mum
January 9th, 2009 3:50pm Report this commentI agree with VJ angelo - why dont we withhold contributions until they get their house in order.....
ooooh look, a flying pig!
Sally Chatterjee
January 9th, 2009 3:52pm Report this commentAll governments - and the EU is a parastatal body - have huge advertising budgets. I think the British government spends more than Ford and Unilever combined.
Susan Hill
January 9th, 2009 9:21pm Report this commentI have never seen any adverts promoting the EU so where does all this money go ? How has it been spent ? I think we should be told. We won`t be of course.
Augustus
January 9th, 2009 11:33pm Report this commentThe Titanic was also heavily promoted.
Hysteria
January 10th, 2009 12:47am Report this commentgovernment (local or national) spending our money (there is no other type remember) is completely bizarre - WTF? Shouldn't the benefit be bloody obvious?
Verity
January 10th, 2009 2:32pm Report this commentVJ has a good point that could get traction if mentioned often enough. VJ, I assume UKIP reads this site, but just in case they don't, why don't you jot them down a note? Your thought has the simplicity to be understood instantly, with no heavy thinking, and to stay in the mind.
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