The case against Europe: One MEP reveals the disturbing contempt for democracy at the heart of the EU [1]

Mail Online
By Daniel Hannan [2]
PUBLISHED: 17:04 EST, 14 August 2012
UPDATED: 04:08 EST, 17 August 2012

Over 13 years as an MEP, Daniel Hannan has witnessed first hand how Brussels works. Now he has written a forensic analysis of why it’s rotten to the core. His devastating critique should be required reading for every politician.

A protester places a EU flag on a bonfire during a riot outside the European Council hall in Gothenburg Sweden

There is a popular joke in Brussels that if the European Union were a country applying to join itself, it would be rejected on the grounds of being undemocratic.

It’s absolutely true - and, believe me, it isn’t funny. Or, if it is, then the laugh is on you and me. Democracy is not simply a periodic right to mark a cross on a ballot paper.

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