I am probably not alone in getting a little bit bored with way EU debate is shaping up – or not. We're getting bogged down in circular arguments and there's very little coming out of the legacy media or the usual culprits that is new or interesting.

Even (or especially) Roger Helmer, in dissing Fresh Start, is drawn to recommend a paper by Ruth Lea and Brian Binley for Global Vision, entitled: "Britain and Europe: a new relationship". And there, on page 17 where the EEA is discussed, we see this:
The EEA Agreement is revised frequently reflecting changes in EU legislation to maintain the "principle of homogeneity" of the EEA. The EEA/EFTA member states are given the opportunity to influence the shaping of EU EEA-relevant legislation, but they have little influence on the final EU decisions. They can neither sit nor vote in the major EU legislative institutions. They therefore have to agree to incorporate into the EEA Agreement what has ultimately been decided, if not necessarily shaped, by others. This state of affairs is sometimes referred to as "fax democracy".

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The more and more you look into it, the more inverted the establishment argument looks. But you can't expect the BBC to hack the truth. The poor darlings don't have the capability.

The planned speech by Cameron in the Netherlands has turned from a comedy into a farce. Mark Rutten, Cameron's self appointed and alledged "brother in arms" has informed the press that he won't be present at the location where Cameron will be having his speech. This reveals a lot about the character or better put, the lack of character of Mark Rutte. In fact I now regard him as a coward but probably prevents a cabinet crises. In the mean time Government officials, not even familiar with the content of Cameron's speech went beyond limits to state that the Netherlands will continue it's own course in respect to Europe and won't be influenced by the views of Cameron and the UK.

It's a good thing I have given up on my country of birth a long ago. Hopefully the UK eventually overcomes the damages caused by their lunatic government officials. Britania rules the waves again, just hoist your sails and your flag and leave "Little Europe" behind. You've done it before and you can do it again. All you need is the money now squandred on useless wind mills.

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All jolly good stuff, and important. But how to turn it into easy stuff for the man in the street to buy into and articulate to his mates in the pub ?

To get information to people requires soundbites from the "prestigious " persons invited onto the news programmes. Therefore the first target has to be the politicians who might be supportive of the idea. They need to be given short and punchy arguments that most people can get their heads round, as well as catchphrases.

This Norway fax myth is a problem because it is so often repeated and never refuted. It could become very difficult to dislodge as the generally accepted delusion.

I quite agree, I meant not refuted on the legacy media outlets when they quote someone who makes the "fax" claim.