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More today in the News Post Leader on the huge investment in Ashington. Something the leaders of the NCC and Arch are very proud to represent. Just part of the regeneration. New link road and lots of money. Poor old Bedlington. Will we ever get a look in! Come on the three labour councillors representing us on NCC let's hear what investment is available for Bedlington. Not just a simple purchase. Actions speak louder than words.

Excuse, but I didn't say we were only hearing one side of the story. What I said was that we are only - as always - hearing what the EU wants us to hear. These things are by no means equivalent. Firstly, there aren't two sides of the story; there are several sides. Secondly, virtually none of the principals is particularly forthcoming with what they truly believe. Most of it is smoke and mirrors, and the media is cheerfully regurgitating it through a EU filter. Just like the post-democratic EU delivers an illusion of being democratic, it also sets careful limits on the range of though. It's the same sort of group think that pops up in other aspects of modern life, and has an Orwellian aspect to it. The true outpouring of feelings is yet to come, and it won't be pretty. The EU myth of harmony, cooperation, "peace-in-our-time", etc. is going to degenerate into an almighty slanging match - one which will touch, and mould the opinions of, generations yet unborn. The simple fact is that the EU is destroying Europe! Any mature, historically-aware, rational person who believes in Europe and its peoples can not support the EU. There's no point still pretending that a bit of adjustment here or there is all that is needed. The core concept of the intimate political union of peoples differing so much in their approaches to life - sold to previous generations on a barefaced lie - is fundamentally rotten!