It happened - by Richard... Thursday, September 17, 2009

It happened - by Richard... Thursday, September 17, 2009

You know, we did mention it, once or twice and none of those great sages in the media took a blind bit of notice. But now, it is to happen – the EU is about to rule on the HBOS merger, and is thought to be about to require the new "banking giant" to be split up.

Predictably, the Daily Mail personalises it, calling it a "humiliation" for Brown. Perhaps it is, but we called it a national humiliation, the fact that our own elected government cannot even decide its own rules. 

Dressing it up in personal terms might appear to soften the blow, but the ruling will demonstrate once again that we are no longer in control, that our elected government is no longer in charge and that we must defer to our supreme government in Brussels. 

The worst of it all is that the Mail, so driven by its own political agenda, cannot see beyond the opportunity to take a swipe at Brown, and note that the EU is running the show. Long after Brown has gone, it will still be running the show and the humiliation will remain – but that no longer seems to matter.

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An "exciting journey" - by Richard...

Fresh from his victory, courtesy of the Tory MEP group, EU Kommisar José Manuel Barroso tells us: "As president of the commission, my party is going to be Europe. Anyone who wants to can come on board in this exciting journey that is the integration of Europe." 

"This is the moment of truth," he adds.

And the question is, Mr Barroso, what happens if we do not want to "come on board"? What happens if we don't want to join you on "this exciting journey that is the integration of Europe"?

Here, of course, actions speak louder than words. Flushed with his success, we told, Mr Barroso, in an example of monumental hubris, will this weekend travel to Ireland to campaign for a "yes" vote in the referendum. 

At least the Irish have a choice, of a sort, and can tell Borroso - with his unwarranted interference - where to go. As it stands, we have none. But the man has crossed the line. His is the unacceptable, unspeakably smug face of "Europe" (not that any "face" would be acceptable).


There is now a predictable end to the "exciting journey" on which he is embarking ... and never mind the quality, feel the width. It is 7.62mm. If he reads his history books, he should know that that is the rendevous he is choosing.