Whenever the debate moves on to hard numbers – our deficit with Europe, our surplus with the rest of the world, our Brussels budget contributions, the tiny part of our economy dependent on sales to the EU, the vast part subjected to EU regulation – Euro-enthusiasts quickly shift their ground and start harrumphing about influence.
Daniel Hannan Quotes
When you repeat, in that wooden and perfunctory way, that our situation is better than others, that we're 'well-placed to weather the storm', I have to tell you that you sound like a Brezhnev-era apparatchik giving the party line.
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| Birth: | 1st September, 1971 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Journalist, Politician |
About
Daniel John Hannan was born in Lima, Peru. He is a British politician and journalist who is a Member of the European Parliament, representing South East England for the Conservative Party. Besides politics, Hannan is a journalist; he has written newspaper leaders, currently writes a blog for The Daily Telegraph and has published several books. He studied Modern History at the University of Oxford.
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