Norther Rock is about to start lending again, but only if the EU Commission give permission.
So, the British Government, whom we elect, cannot lend money to its own citizens without the approval of people from other countries whom we don't elect and have no control over. So much for democracy then.
The argument as I understand it, is that the governement may not "interfere" or "distort" in the single market. This will be the banking market run by corrupt and incompetent bankers then? A market that the commission was quite keen on us interfering with when their corrupt and incompetent banking friends was about to go bust. Well, we wouldn't want the champagne and the bonuses to stop flowing would we?
I used to be quite keen on the EU. I saw it as a way of creating a political system bigger than the multi-national corporations who have the power to bully individual states. The more I look at the details, the more I realize its just a way to entrench their power through rules and regulations over which we have no real effective control.
As I've said before: no power without accountability.
Today I want to go further. I do not accept the right of anyone that I cannot directly elect to enact laws on my behalf. To use a very old term, I assert that they hold no dominion over me.
Well I agree with your sentiments however there is a fundemental flaw. The 'democracy' we live in is actually not all it cracked up to be. First of all the system means that nationally a political party may get the most votes but due to first past the post may not get into power. Also once you have voted on a government thats it, Labour is more inclined towards the EU people knew that when they were voted for. We dont get to vote on every bill or act that is bought in front of our government we simply have to vote for the party we want and then they can do what they like.