World News and Trends: How the EU wastes billions
A recent article summed up the basic problem in one sentence.
A Sunday Times feature article summed up the basic problem in one sentence: "Britain is pouring more than £1.4 billion [US$2.3 billion] a year into the European Union Aid Programme that funds 'white elephant' projects and gives billions to corrupt governments without checking how the money is spent" (Bojan Pancevski and Dan McDougall, "Euro Billions Wasted on African Failures," April 17, 2011).
Bizarrely, according to The Daily Express, millions of pounds have apparently been spent on a plot to "carve up" Britain by forming a cross-channel region merging southern England and northern France. It would have been called Arc Manche, with its own flag. "Brussels chiefs have already earmarked millions of pounds for lavish projects designed to give the zone its own 'identity'" (Macer Hall, May 2, 2011).
This political editor concluded his article: "Details emerged just days after Eurocrats pleaded for more taxpayers' cash for Brussels coffers. Under a proposed new EU budget, Britain's annual contribution to Brussels will rise by £682 million [US$1.1 billion] next year." (Sources: The Sunday Times, The Daily Express [both London].)
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Jerold Aust
Jerold Aust has served in the ministry for 52 years, as a public speaker for 58 years, a published writer for 38 years, and is employed by UCG’s Media and Communications Services. He is a Senior Writer, interviewer, and editor for Beyond Today Magazine and has taught Speech Communication for UCG’s ministerial online program and the Book of Revelation for ABC.
Jerold holds a BA in theology from Ambassador College, Pasadena (1968), an MA in Communication from California State University, Fullerton (1995), a distance-learning Ph.D (2006), and a Famous Writers School diploma in non-fiction writing (1973). Additionally, he studied post-grad communication at University of Southern California (1995), radio, TV, voice-overs, and Public Relations at Fullerton College (1995-1996), and graduate communication at Wichita State University (1978). Jerold has taught communication at the University of South Alabama (7 years) and ABC (17 years). His published works include, Ronald Reagan’s Rhetoric: Metaphor as Persuasion and EZSpeakers: Public Speaking Made Easy in 7 Steps. Jerold's overarching goal is to share with humankind its incredible destiny!
John Ross Schroeder
John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.
Some of John's work for The Good News appeared under his byline, but much didn't. He wrote more than a thousand articles over the years, but also wrote the Questions and Answers section of the magazine, compiled our Letters From Our Readers, and wrote many of the items in the Current Events and Trends section. He also contributed greatly to a number of our study guides and Bible Study Course lessons. His writing has touched the lives of literally millions of people over the years.
John traveled widely over the years as an accredited journalist, especially in Europe. His knowledge of European and Middle East history added a great deal to his articles on history and Bible prophecy.
In his later years he also pastored congregations in Northern Ireland and East Sussex, and that experience added another dimension to his writing. He and his wife Jan were an effective team in our British Isles office near their home.
John was a humble servant who dedicated his life to sharing the gospel—the good news—of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God to all the world, and his work was known to readers in nearly every country of the world.
