The title is from Abide with Me. Change and decay is the reality for many in Greece, brought about by the Greek government's deceit when applying for membership of the eurozone and, just as bad, being granted membership. The Greeks are paying the price for that membership. The Irish, the Portuguese, the Spanish and the Italians are all suffering the consequences of austerity budgets caught as they all are in a system which denies them control of the value of their currency.
The great project of the commissars of Brussels and heads of state is collapsing in acrimony. Siren voices are calling for even greater integration. The democratic deficit grows apace. The chasm between citizens and rulers is a mockery of the principles of democracy. The rotten edifice of the EU should be bulldozed.
Whatever happened to the concept of government of the people, by the people, for the people?
With any luck Barosso and his cronies will go the way of the Habsburgs. All empires decay eventually, let us look forward to the brave new dawn.
See also: http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2011/09/bill-cash-responds-to-a-speech-made-by-european-commission-president-jos%C3%A9-manuel-barroso.html
and: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/janetdaley/100108130/german-parliament-votes-to-ignore-the-people/
KENT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: acerbic, carping, caustic, curmudgeonly,critical, cynical, grumpy, moaning, sardonic and plain speaking.
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