Dear Dave, it was your Tory predecessors that allowed The EU to grab powers from the UK. The first being Heath who did everything to join. Thatcher who instigated and signed The Single European Act and Major who signed the Maastricht Treaty. All transferring a lot of powers to Brussels. All other treaties have been relatively mild and tidying up excerises.
Unfortunately Dave, much as I am not in the Guardian's natural constituency, Juncker appears to be doing precisely what you did in 2010 and for the same reasons - the leader of the largest group should reasonably expect to get the top job.
And please don't whine about the price paid for Europe's freedom when in your public pronouncements you wish to distance us from Europe itself, the benefits and stability of those hard-won freedoms, the opportunities and wealth that consolidating those freedoms offers to all European citizens. One might be forgiven for detecting either an essence of complete lack of understanding, a whiff of selective memory, or the stench of pure hypocrisy.
For many European citizens the most interesting issue right now is who will win the World Cup. Only a small minority will be following the debate about the presidency of European commission. But this is important because it goes to the heart of the way the EU takes decisions
Starting with a patronising generalisation is never a good idea. But at least this time he hasn't gone for beer or bingo as hooks to reel us in.
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