If anyone wanted further proof of what a nasty anti-democratic organisation the EU is they need go no further than read Dan Hannan's blog of earlier today. On certain issues the EU Commission will make proposals that will be automatically adopted unless rejected by the Council. There is apparently nothing in the Constitution which allows it to use such a procedure but niceties like that do not of course apply to the Commission - rules are for others. What breathtaking arrogance - although it will surprise no one! Will this be a matter that will be caught by the new law being introduced in the UK providing for referenda to be held whenever there is a change to the European Constitution? It should do but somehow I doubt it.
Why do we continue to remain members of the EU? What advantages has it brought us? It has certainly brought us a lot of grief including the ERM, 13 years of Labour misrule as a consequence, thousands of needless regulations, disastrous agricultural and fishery policies, unwarranted sinecures for discarded politicians like Lord Kinnock and an ever increasing tax burden. We need all the money we pump into the EU for ourselves.
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