To explain: de Gaulle realised the UK had no deep commitment to the EEC and USA had no deep commitment to NATO, and that France/EEC should therefore make their way in the world without relying on either.
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 AM
To explain: de Gaulle realised the UK had no deep commitment to the EEC and USA had no deep commitment to NATO, and that France/EEC should therefore make their way in the world without relying on either.
One thing I am exploring in what I am writing is how the UK treated EEC/EU as an international organisation while all along it was a supranational entity.
And the supranationalism was there from even before the EEC, in the ECSC.
And the supranationalism was there from even before the EEC, in the ECSC.
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
One thing I am exploring in what I am writing is how the UK treated EEC/EU as an international organisation while all along it was a supranational entity.
And the supranationalism was there from even before the EEC, in the ECSC.
And the supranationalism was there from even before the EEC, in the ECSC.
In fact the EEC (as it then was) banned imports from Argentina during the Falklands conflict, to support the UK - eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/1982...
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
In fact the EEC (as it then was) banned imports from Argentina during the Falklands conflict, to support the UK - eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/1982...
Time to expel all Russians from the EU and EEC
July 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Time to expel all Russians from the EU and EEC
Mamdani ties 5th century resistance of St. Patrick against Romans to Irish fight against British colonialism to Irish discrimination in US to Irish building US labor unions to Ireland being first EEC country to support a Palestinian State.
Just a master class in political education.
Just a master class in political education.
March 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Mamdani ties 5th century resistance of St. Patrick against Romans to Irish fight against British colonialism to Irish discrimination in US to Irish building US labor unions to Ireland being first EEC country to support a Palestinian State.
Just a master class in political education.
Just a master class in political education.
50 years ago today the UK voted to join the EEC.
Time to go back?
Time to go back?
June 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
50 years ago today the UK voted to join the EEC.
Time to go back?
Time to go back?
FACT OF THE DAY. 1 January 1973. UK officially became a member of the European Economic Community (EEC). The Daily Mail was very enthusiastic about Britain’s entry at the time.
January 1, 2026 at 9:29 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 1 January 1973. UK officially became a member of the European Economic Community (EEC). The Daily Mail was very enthusiastic about Britain’s entry at the time.
Lee Anderson has come out as an ardent Dad's Army fan.
Spent yesterday posing with a statue of Arthur Lowe, aka Captain Mainwaring himself.
Fun fact. Lowe was very pro EEC. Championed the "Yes" campaign during 1975 referendum. Appeared on posters encouraging voters to stay in Europe.
Spent yesterday posing with a statue of Arthur Lowe, aka Captain Mainwaring himself.
Fun fact. Lowe was very pro EEC. Championed the "Yes" campaign during 1975 referendum. Appeared on posters encouraging voters to stay in Europe.
August 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Lee Anderson has come out as an ardent Dad's Army fan.
Spent yesterday posing with a statue of Arthur Lowe, aka Captain Mainwaring himself.
Fun fact. Lowe was very pro EEC. Championed the "Yes" campaign during 1975 referendum. Appeared on posters encouraging voters to stay in Europe.
Spent yesterday posing with a statue of Arthur Lowe, aka Captain Mainwaring himself.
Fun fact. Lowe was very pro EEC. Championed the "Yes" campaign during 1975 referendum. Appeared on posters encouraging voters to stay in Europe.
The European story continues. De Gaulle says non, Britain says yes and the EEC booms
New episode out – @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social continue the story of European union. Join them for a heady mix of economic expansion and political stagnation. Take a trip back in time to when Britain said "Yes!" to Europe.
Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
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May 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The European story continues. De Gaulle says non, Britain says yes and the EEC booms
First appearance Absolute Poison Ivy on the cover of Bjorn Barends EEC exclusive Absolute Batman #17 variant cover
December 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
First appearance Absolute Poison Ivy on the cover of Bjorn Barends EEC exclusive Absolute Batman #17 variant cover
Happy 40th anniversary of EEC accession to Spain and Portugal. A resounding success story not just for Iberia but for Europe as a whole 🇪🇸🇵🇹🇪🇺
Hace 40 años España entró en las Comunidades Europeas. Reforzábamos Europa y Europa nos dio solidaridad y progreso.
Hoy, una España fuerte y democrática supone una Europa fuerte y democrática. Por eso, trabajamos por una Europa unida, potente y que dé un salto de soberanía.
Hoy, una España fuerte y democrática supone una Europa fuerte y democrática. Por eso, trabajamos por una Europa unida, potente y que dé un salto de soberanía.
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Happy 40th anniversary of EEC accession to Spain and Portugal. A resounding success story not just for Iberia but for Europe as a whole 🇪🇸🇵🇹🇪🇺
De Gaulle realised the UK had no absolute commitment to the EEC and USA had no absolute commitment to NATO, and that France/EEC should therefore make their way in the world without relying on either.
January 18, 2026 at 8:24 AM
De Gaulle realised the UK had no absolute commitment to the EEC and USA had no absolute commitment to NATO, and that France/EEC should therefore make their way in the world without relying on either.
Might also have had something to do with joining the EEC or nah?
If you pile your furniture in the middle of your living room then set it on fire, you will have the warmest house in your street, for a few hours.
July 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Might also have had something to do with joining the EEC or nah?
Some of the responses to Andy Burnham’s “good growth in every postcode” are very funny, like if people had responded to John Major on EEC membership by going “John, nobody is borne by clouds!!!”
July 7, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Some of the responses to Andy Burnham’s “good growth in every postcode” are very funny, like if people had responded to John Major on EEC membership by going “John, nobody is borne by clouds!!!”
Perhaps they're remembering the 1975 EEC Referendum where the UK decided to remain in the European Economic Community with a 67% majority.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Perhaps they're remembering the 1975 EEC Referendum where the UK decided to remain in the European Economic Community with a 67% majority.
Not being alive, he completely missed our membership of the EEC in 1973 and confirmation of our EU membership in 1975 by referendum.
October 1, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Not being alive, he completely missed our membership of the EEC in 1973 and confirmation of our EU membership in 1975 by referendum.
Looks like I get to teach Western Civ II next Spring. The kids are going to hear a lot about the development of the EEC and EU.
February 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Looks like I get to teach Western Civ II next Spring. The kids are going to hear a lot about the development of the EEC and EU.
Most of what this pundit says is outside my area, but Brexit being “biggest constitutional shake up…since Reformation” is twaddle.
We joined EEC by Act of Parliament and left EU the same way.
Minor compared to:
Beheading of king
Civil wars
Acts of Union
Ejecting another king
1832 Reform Act
(1/2)
We joined EEC by Act of Parliament and left EU the same way.
Minor compared to:
Beheading of king
Civil wars
Acts of Union
Ejecting another king
1832 Reform Act
(1/2)
August 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Most of what this pundit says is outside my area, but Brexit being “biggest constitutional shake up…since Reformation” is twaddle.
We joined EEC by Act of Parliament and left EU the same way.
Minor compared to:
Beheading of king
Civil wars
Acts of Union
Ejecting another king
1832 Reform Act
(1/2)
We joined EEC by Act of Parliament and left EU the same way.
Minor compared to:
Beheading of king
Civil wars
Acts of Union
Ejecting another king
1832 Reform Act
(1/2)
Indeed, the guy who vetoed Britain's EEC membership application and shouted "vive le Quebec libre" was not, in fact, a big fan of the Anglosphere
April 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Indeed, the guy who vetoed Britain's EEC membership application and shouted "vive le Quebec libre" was not, in fact, a big fan of the Anglosphere
So many still don't get it do they?
UK joined the EEC becoming the EU to make sales much easier on our continent &.. 1/7
UK joined the EEC becoming the EU to make sales much easier on our continent &.. 1/7
December 8, 2024 at 10:04 AM
So many still don't get it do they?
UK joined the EEC becoming the EU to make sales much easier on our continent &.. 1/7
UK joined the EEC becoming the EU to make sales much easier on our continent &.. 1/7
The EEC was literally overthrowing entire continents and installing puppet govts and ruling nations by proxy(and often not even by proxy) to compare them to a mexican cartel is like saying a sucker shark has the biggest teeth in the ocean
February 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The EEC was literally overthrowing entire continents and installing puppet govts and ruling nations by proxy(and often not even by proxy) to compare them to a mexican cartel is like saying a sucker shark has the biggest teeth in the ocean
50 year ago today the UK voted to remain in the EEC ☹️
June 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
50 year ago today the UK voted to remain in the EEC ☹️
Let us never forget the real reason we joined the EEC/EU.
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Let us never forget the real reason we joined the EEC/EU.
40 years ago today Spain and Portugal joined the EEC
Fifty years of freedom and forty years which mark Spain’s longest democratic period — recovered after the 1936 military uprising, civil war, and 40 years of dictatorship
Fifty years of freedom and forty years which mark Spain’s longest democratic period — recovered after the 1936 military uprising, civil war, and 40 years of dictatorship
🕊️🇪🇺 Forty years on, Spain’s accession to the EEC stands as a landmark in both national and European memory. It anchored the country's young democracy and provided the economic and institutional framework for its transformation in the decades that followed @50enlibertad.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
40 years ago today Spain and Portugal joined the EEC
Fifty years of freedom and forty years which mark Spain’s longest democratic period — recovered after the 1936 military uprising, civil war, and 40 years of dictatorship
Fifty years of freedom and forty years which mark Spain’s longest democratic period — recovered after the 1936 military uprising, civil war, and 40 years of dictatorship