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Euan Mearns on August 1, 2008 - 11:22am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I think we need also to invite Russia to join the EU. Day ahead gas is 54p / therm - up 15%.

I agree with insulating social housing - though I think there needs to be some element of cost to retain some link with individual responsibility. Problem is I suspect vast amounts of poor quality housing is likely beyond the pale. But if you hand out £200 / year for a decade, that's £2000 that could be spent on conserving energy as opposed to helping folks burn it.

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LevinK on August 1, 2008 - 2:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Seriously, inviting Russia to EU is a great idea. Better do that now, otherwise it might be that in 10 years time Russia will be inviting EU to join the CIS (half-kidding).

After all EU made the compromise of adjoining Romania and Bulgaria, why not Russia too? No matter how much I love my home country (BG), it was and still is light years away from EU states and in many respects well behind Russia. I realize the distaste in EU with Putin's policies, but incorporating Russia may be the best way to keep him under check. The problem would be that Russia will be too big of a challenge for the EU political and financial resources, but IMO it would be worth it.

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mididoctors on August 2, 2008 - 6:00am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

either that or Russia inviting europe into the Russian federation.

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