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"Mr President, Prime Minister Cameron heads to Brussels tomorrow – I think, on ‘Mission Impossible’ – but it is a remarkable debate, in that the European Union is talking about taking another trillion euros from European taxpayers, despite the fact that the accounts have not been signed off for 18 years in a row. If this was a company, the directors, in this case the Commission, would all be in prison. But never mind; Mr Cameron will go and he will argue for a freeze, or what he means by a freeze, which is the same over-bloated budget with increases for inflation. And that actually is the very best that he can achieve in these negotiations. I have no doubt that, when he comes home, the UK taxpayer will have an even bigger bill.
This will not work because the public mood in Britain is now very clear: what our taxpayers are saying is that enough is enough. No longer do we wish to pay money to Hungarian companies involved in projects that improve the lifestyle and living standards of dogs. And our patience has completely snapped at such cultural absurdities as the EUR 400 000 given to the Flying Gorillas dance troupe who, using their own language of ‘rhythm, music and gibberish’ – they would fit in well here, would they not? – give performances such as the brilliant Smelly Foot dance, with an acoustic score that includes some ‘spectacular belching’. No, I am not making it up.
I think the British public are angry at the fleets of chauffeur-driven cars, at the extravagant buildings and the never-ending travelling circus that is the European Parliament. We pay GBP 53 million a day to be a member of this organisation for no benefit whatsoever.
Mr Cameron, when you come back from this Brussels summit, why do you not accept my challenge and let us have a proper full debate on Britain and whether it is worth staying a member of this Union or not. The last opinion polls over the weekend show that, by a majority of two to one, the British people now want us to leave this Union and not to pay you a penny piece."@en1
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