Carry On Regardless

EU's struggles – at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

Brussels has a proven track record in moving forward with the 'European Project' regardless of popular will. Time and time again the European elite has overcome setbacks to its plan for a United States on this side of the Atlantic.

The Single European Act, for instance, was drawn up in 1985 to pave the way for the single market. The Danish parliament rejected it in January 1986 - against the wishes of the government. So the government called a referendum the following month, and the Danish people voted in favour of the Act. This was the 'right answer', so Brussels saw no need to rerun this particular plebiscite.

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Brian has contributed to MoneyWeek with his expertise in investment strategy, for example how to quadruple your dividend income and how to navigate through the stock market in the 2008 financial crisis. He’s also touched on personal finance such as the housing market and the UK economy.