Is the European Commission in the pay of UKIP ?

You could almost wonder sometimes whether elements of the European Commission past and present are secret agents in the pay of the UK Independence Party.

Barroso's valedictory speech was a gift to UKIP - and welcomed by Nigel Farage as such - but the annoucement this week of adjustments to the amount the EU is demanding from various states, with rebates for some and extra payments demanded from others, was adding injury to insult.

The "Technical Adjustment" requiring Britain to pay more to the Commission as a consequence of the fact that we are recovering better from recession than most of the Eurozone would have been painful enough it had been applied in a way that made sense.

But to demand that Italy and Greece also pay more for the same reason looks very odd.

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Jim said…
The biggest obstacle to the "OUT" campaign in general is UKIP.

The "OUT" campaign, are very very able to win an in out referendum, in fact I would happily argue that with the exit plan, the out campaign could wipe the floor against the IN campaign. The exit plan leaves them without an argument.

As I say the biggest obstacle to the "OUT" campaign is, ironically, UKIP. So of course the EU commission are acting in a way to make it look as though UKIP are having and effect, thus will be the "Voice of OUT"

This is why the OUT campaign must distance itself from UKIP.

IMHO I dont believe the IN campaign could win a referendum, but I am pretty damned certain that UKIP and Nigel could lose one.
3:00 pm
Jim said…
Though then again rule 1 applies, you want to know the truth on something then ask a Researcher
11:08 pm
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