KenHigg said:
Hum... Sorry if that came across as insolent - I didn't mean it that way.
So are there any reporting mechanisms available to the general public to see if thing are / will balance in time so they can see if the efforts are worth while? I would think that in time, with a successful program, no CAP would be required at all...
Didn't sound like that at all
sorry if my reply sounded like it was a reply to an insolent question
The EU does produce reports but i doubt anyone bothers to read them - well not anyone who wants to stay awake
- Generally people go with their gut instinct. It is perhaps one of the few times when national sterotypes are applicable as we do tend to react to the EU along the lines of long held beliefs and resentments. The EU is actually a bureaucratic mess - or paradise if your a Bureaucrat - and would imho not be a good model for closer ties between countries. It stands by principles that are no longer valid in the 21st Century such as CAP but the system is too corrupt and unwieldy to change. Personally i'd love to see the UK -or England at least- leave and watch the whole sorry mess fall apart from a safe distance. I love Europe it has some great cultures, people and places, Italy is a personal favourite, i love it for it's differences I don't want us to be the US of Europe.