A small selection of recent APE articles. Free use can be made of the content. The newer articles will be added to the top. 2nd Quarter 2004  The British & the European constitution It is time for the British to be provided with a participatory choice on the matter of the relationship of Britain with Europe. If other countries do not wish to provide their citizens with such an opportunity, this is regrettable.  Is the European Petitions Committee whitewashing abuse of children's human rights? The European Parliamentary Petitions Committee has badly let down innocent European children who have been segregated and denied education.  European Commission put on notice over their failure to act on human rights violations The European Commission has been asked to terminate human rights abuse in the form of segregated educational denial of minorities in accession countries. The record shows that the Commission has been ignoring demands for action for a considerable period. This could be interpretated as a case of complicity and racial discrimination on the part of the Commission.  When Blair has been right few have noticed Blair bating base been a regular sport amongst the British press for some time now. Unfortunately, this has lead to a situation where when Blair has got things right no one notices.  Why the European Commission is wrong on Microsoft For some 20 years the European Commission pursued a broad information technology and telecommunications policy which promoted the logic of integration of all forms of information systems and media. One of the few companies, in Europe to pursue this policy with effect was Microsoft. Now the Commission has reversed its own thinking and is telling Microsoft to disintegrate its offerings. 4th Quarter 2003  Some reasons for not trusting Europe The interests of the European parliament and the commission are becoming mixed in political terms and this is why neither side is pushing for action on corruption and human rights abuse. The system is becoming increasingly corrupt.  Edward W. Said dies in New York Edward W. Said died in New York on September 25th, 2003. He was an outstanding spokes person on Palestinian affairs and providing a balanced and fair account of the issue. Widely read in the US, Palestine and Israel. He died of Leukaemia.  Why there should be conscientious support as well as objection The British military are part of the government's civil service, ready to do the bidding of a bad government or fanatical Prime Minister. The Iraqi "venture" is a warning to the people of Britain, having lead to the arbitrary killing of over 50 young Britains and thousands of innocents in Iraq. But it does not have to be like this. The choice rests with the British people.  Keeping these Isles free There is increasing unease in London, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, of an emerging threat to basic freedoms represented by several parts of the proposed European Constitution, as well as serious omissions. To claim otherwise would be naive or dishonest.  The continuing decline and fall of the European Commisssion There is also a more than obvious decline in the performance and image of the European Commission on matters relating to financial corruption, its ability to ignore serious human rights abuse and the implementation of a poorly thought out administrative reform. This Commission is a Commission in crisis and it might not survive its term. This is notable given the fact that the proposed European Constitution maintains the Commission's role as the only body with a monopoly on initiating European legislation.  An unjust and criminal bill The British government's policy proposal in the form of the Criminal Justice Bill, threatens to intensify, and make more harmful, the likely negative effects of the European Constitution on the population of the United Kingdom. The worrying overlap of the European Constitution and this Bill relates to a serious erosion of the role of trial by jury.  What Tony Blair does not understand The last, more a local issue, is the rapid decline in the standing of the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, both at home and abroad. This is not a party issue but more an issue of how politicians should not behave.