Daniel Hannan on how the European Parliament is becoming totalitarian

Daniel Hannan gives a speech in the European Parliament on 7th May, 2009.

Daniel Hannan is Conservative MEP for South East England, blogs every day at www.hannan.co.uk and is author of The Plan: Twelve Months to Renew Britain; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plan-Twelve-Months-Renew-Britain/dp/0955979900

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[hugolp]

The EU scares me. I just recently discover how it really works, and it is scary.

[HeavensGremlin]

DH for PM. Come on Danny-boy, you're needed at home now...!

[LibertyDownUnder]

This double standard is already in place.

Google "Gibson Guitars CEO" and you'll see how critics of Obama are treated in the US. Anyone who does not march in synch with the left's agenda has a target on his back already.

[janak19771977]

@AustrianAtheist no wonder austrians are so pro eu after all eu is just like the old austria-hungary...corupt inept morally bankrupt runned by arogant all powerful byrocracy and composed of nationalities which hate each other

[JJGebhard]

@AustrianAtheist Unfortunately for you, the British aren't welcoming of giving away their sovereignty to an undemocratic and totalitarian political institution. You can if you like, again.

[Rensune]

@AustrianAtheist The US is going to collapse. But Russia will eventually co opt the EU. Im sorry.

[AustrianAtheist]

I am sad, that GB does not support a close Europe, but prefers the warmongering US. All this Anti-EU propaganda - instead of progressive ciritism for good changes - will eventually destroy the European project and make Europe once more the slaves of superpowers like the US or Russia.

We as Europe have to become independent!

[bonfirejovi]

@ThePaag1 the EU has to be the worst, most bureaucratic institution in the world. the amount of money wasted deciding pointless preliminary rulings is disgraceful. it has no purpose. it has was originally there to make sure france and germany would never get into war again. now it is about bailing out the PIGS i.e. portugal, italy, greece and spain.

[ThePaag1]

i love the eu and the only reason the uk doesnt like it because germany and france are both more poweful in it,and equal to italy boo hoo britain,get iver yourselves.the eu doesnt need you you need the eu

[Spenner56]

This week saw :

The EU "parliament" opened by a squad of Eurocorps soldiers raising the flag while the "anthem" played (both symbols supposidly taken out of the Lisbon treaty).

Demos against the EU's plans to put us all under surveillance (google:Stokholm Programme).

Meanwhile :

"The need to bolster Europe's military capabilities to match our aspirations is more urgent than ever (Javier Solana,google : EDA)

Have a nice war Brussels,..but send your own kids,not ours.

Viva true democracy !

[Lehi007]

Mr. Hannan you truly are a shining beacon of rationality in the (crypto-)socialist swamp that is Europe. Keep on inspiring the liberty-seeking individuals that roam the continent!

[davesmith7891]

Hannan, I have finally done it, baby: I have constructed a life-sized papier-mache version of you, complete with a seven-inch cock. I wanted it to be the same size as your eight-inch schlong, but I ran out of paper, and I couldn't go and buy any more, because I didn't finish till 5am. But by God, it was worth it..