european union

everything that makes the British sceptics on Europe have been on parade this week. for any one in France wonders why we remain anti then- here's a personal view,the UK firstly is the only country with 1000 years of not being overrun we also have more importantly a history of democracy stretching back 300 years its first seeds sown in the 12th century .Germany's and Italy's democracy began 1945,Spain in the 50's like wise Portugal apart from the Benelux and Scandinavia which were occupied In the war the rest cannot look back beyond 1989 France only goes back to 1870 therefore it is in the British spirit to resent unelected presidents commissioners making decisions, the president of the European commission should have been chosen by the European parliament , as it it appears the European engineis driven German attitude tidyness and beaurocratic order and that disturbs us. debate and questioning is our life blood compromise our national characteristic. the british people currently emasculated by an unelected pm would have had referendum on the lisbon treaty and it would never have been ratified. as long as a German agenda is supported by France for reasons that entirely escape me, the UK will never join whole hearted in Europe .this doesn't mean we are wedded to the u.s far from it ,but we do have world experience and a view the rest of Europe hasnt avialable.i am a europhile i love France almost as much as the uk but i love the accountability of politicians even more .its time for democratisation,inspiration, we as peoples are not here at the convenience of merkel etc .i would love to see a Europe united in common aims but these aims must be decided on democratically, not set up by nations whose veneer of real democracy is thinner than they would have us believe .the trait amongst beaurocrats in Brussels to pursue the answer they want until thy get it,this promises a bleak future ,unless you never understood or cared about the democratic principle in the first place