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Mr President-in-Office, so very wonderful was Mr Blair’s Presidency and his contribution to Euroscepticism that we had hoped for an encore of a further six months; but that was not to be. However, I can assure you that you are our second choice. We are very grateful to you for your thoughts that somehow the Constitution is not dead, but presumably merely sleeping. Presumably you think that it will be brought back to life at any time, which according to the press shocked even Mr Barroso from his extended period of reflection.
So carry on as best you can! Never mind the fact that 70% of your own people in Austria do not approve of the way you have been talking this morning. Never mind that two-thirds of the British people cannot see any benefit in remaining part of this sham Parliament. Never mind about the ‘no’ vote in France; never mind about the ‘no’ vote in Holland. From your lofty position your disdain for democracy will be noticed and, I am sure, approved of in many sections of this Parliament.
Meanwhile, on a more mundane level, this is becoming a very expensive club to belong to. Never mind that during the season of goodwill Mr Blair comes along and contributes so much money – GBP 7 billion – that his would-be successor now wishes to have a national patriotic ‘Britain Day’ day to try and undo the damage to the perception of the British people. We have a 63% increase in our budget over seven years, and the Working Time Directive is to be brought in, so we cannot even create that wealth.
What a wonderful agenda! And to all those who came from Eastern Europe in the hope of getting money, I am sorry, but the cheque is not in the post!"@en1
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