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A new world of hope beyond the statist EU

July 19th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

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Daily Mail Comment

PUBLISHED:

17:48 EST, 18 July 2012

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UPDATED:

17:48 EST, 18 July 2012

In the depths of economic gloom comes a spark of hope: for the first sustained period since the 1970s, this country is exporting more goods to nations beyond the EU than to our European partners.

The Mail is wary of reading too much into three months’ figures. And it is true the turnaround is explained partly by a 7.3 per cent dip in exports to the eurozone.

But on the plus side, UK manufacturers are doing a sterling job of exploiting fast-growing markets outside the EU – from China to Brazil – boosting their exports by an impressive 13.2 per cent.

New markets: More than half of UK exports are now to non-European countries

Meanwhile, the Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts that in five years, exports to Asia will grow by 30 per cent, to Latin America by more than 40 per cent and to Africa by 60 per cent.

If these forecasts prove anything like accurate, we are witnessing an historic reorientation of our trade.

Not only are we beginning to turn away from our over-reliance on services such as banking, but we are weaning ourselves from dependence on a statist, over-regulated Brussels.

This week, amid much brouhaha, the Coalition announced £50billion of guarantees to stimulate growth. We hope much of this will go to firms exploiting these burgeoning new markets.

For we know that if Britain is to survive in these cut-throat times, businesses need all the help they can get to reach out beyond a sclerotic Europe to the wider world, where our imperial history gives us a strong competitive edge.

This is not just the best hope for the 500,000 16-24 year-olds now languishing without jobs. It may be the only one.

Need advice, Nick?

What a difference a ministerial job makes. On the eve of the 2010 election, Saint Nicholas Clegg preached a stirring sermon in a Lib Dem policy document, ‘A better politics for less’.

Raging that Labour employed 74 Special Advisers, costing taxpayers £5.9million a year, he said: ‘These are political jobs, and should, therefore, be funded by political parties. Special Advisers will not be paid for by the taxpayer.’

What could be clearer than that?

Now scroll forward to Tuesday, when it emerged the Coalition has 81 Special Advisers, costing £6.5million. Of these, 21 work for the Lib Dems (14 for the Deputy PM alone) – all funded by the taxpayer, to the tune of at least £1.3million.

Mr Clegg may wonder if he’s getting our money’s worth from those he hires to blow his trumpet. After all, in May 2010, his approval rating stood at +53. Today, it is at a record low of –59. Then again, his own hypocrisy may explain everything.

A maritime marvel

Back in October, when the Mail lent its support to an imaginative scheme for a UK flagship to fill the vacuum left by the demise of the Royal Yacht Britannia, we feared we would be dismissed as absurdly romantic dreamers.

We hadn’t reckoned on the public’s overwhelming enthusiasm for a versatile new sailing ship – part maritime university, part floating laboratory, part showpiece for eco-friendly British design, as well as an ocean-going embassy for British diplomacy and trade.

Which is why the Mail warmly welcomes the support of David Cameron and Ed Miliband for this visionary project, which won’t cost taxpayers a penny.

Today we are launching a major appeal to the banks, large corporations and rich individuals to contribute the funds to make this happen.

In these grim times, we know that many readers have little to spare. But we urge those who can to give something to this glorious celebration of our maritime nation.