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  1. jgmcdee

    Europe again. Unaccountable and undemocratic. This sums it up.

    According to the post you quoted if every family is £3000 a year better off due to EU membership then what we actually get for our £33 million points a day is around £140 million. (I haven't looked at the post you quoted or bothered with the numbers, but it's a strange argument to take the cost...
  2. jgmcdee

    Europe again. Unaccountable and undemocratic. This sums it up.

    As far as I am aware each member of the commission is nominated by a nation, so unless I'm missing something it's another appointment in the same way as national ministerial or diplomatic appointments are made. If you're unhappy about not having a say in the makeup of the commission your gripe...
  3. jgmcdee

    Europe again. Unaccountable and undemocratic. This sums it up.

    "deals done behind closed doors" sounds very cloak-and-dagger, when in fact it's just the political process and you could say the same for pretty much any political appointment. Assuming you're talking about the EC president.: no, you can't vote him out because the office has a 5-year term...
  4. jgmcdee

    Europe again. Unaccountable and undemocratic. This sums it up.

    I have never understood why it is that there is a blindness when talking about the UK being democratic and Europe not. The president of the EU is elected by MEPs. The MEPs are elected by the people. The leader of the conservative party is elected by MPs and peers. The MPs are elected by the...
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