MEPs forget that Lisbon still isn't in force

Daniel Hannan, Conservative MEP for the South East of England, giving a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 22nd October, in which he criticises the European Parliament's Brok Report on the EU External Action Service for assuming that the Lisbon Treaty is already in force.

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[wasabimanic]

NOT IN OUR NAMES! The shameful undemocratic nature of this Eurostate fraud, is mirrored in another domestic concern. As a postie, it amazes me and my colleagues when we hear the Beeb other news outlets that...... "Postal workers have voted to strike.." The union has voted to strike. Like the British ppl on ratification, the real workers have been denied our democratic right to vote on matters that concern us! The unions the media are complicit in dangerously ignoring DEMOCRACY.

[wrathofgod8668]

Daniel needs to get his ass in westminster and sort this mess of a country out

[ywrtywto09]

What you believe is irrelevant, I used hypocrite correctly, I suggest you get a new dictionary or better understanding of the English language. Moron.

[nlpjohn]

Oh? You know what a hypocrite is? Should I believe my dictionary or a name calling troll. Gee...tough choice.

[curtiskarallis]

IVE GOT IT, its taken a few videos but now i know. Daniel Hannan looks like that guy from fraiser

[tincoffin]

Yes I happened by chance to read the book .I think you can get some idea from his speeches in the US on You Tube. But I think he agrees with you completely that there is little point in repatriating powers to this country in the state the constitution is in now.

[tucays1]

out the eu now OUT THE EU NOW.

[ywrtywto09]

Watching these videos one questions why he is an MEP, I mean does he actually engage in proper debate on the subject when in committees or does he just sit in the corner and repeat "undemocratic, unaccountable"?

More varied videos would help to lessen the rather one-dimensional character shown so far.

[ywrtywto09]

I realize he was addressing the EU, but really I get it, he considers the EU undemocratic, unaccountable, etc, so many of these videos simply repeat that over and over again, it would be nice to have more videos of his views on other things, so he looks less like an obsessive who simply turns any subject to the EU is undemocratic, unaccountable.

[ywrtywto09]

Thank you for pointing me to his book , just had a look at some of the comments on Amazon, it looks quite interesting, so it would seem at least from what I can glean in the comments that he is reasonably consistent.

[tincoffin]

ywrt... Very good point - but he is addressing the EU parliament.... Most of his ideas from his book "the Plan " are about reforming the British constitution.STOP PRESS .. Vaclav Klaus has signed . God help us now

[ywrtywto09]

I did use it correctly, I guess I touched a nerve, moron.