20 Comments

1. 1
   Athers says:

   November 20, 2011 at 9:53 am

   Should be about doing the right thing for your country, not about elections…
   • 4
     Tessa Tickles says:

     November 20, 2011 at 10:02 am

     +1
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     Grumpy Old Man says:

     November 20, 2011 at 10:50 am

     This is a Eurocrat speaking. What is right for him IS right for his Country.
2. 2
   Billy Bowden is the greatest umpire ever ! says:

   November 20, 2011 at 9:54 am

   shaft the taxpayers.
   • 5
     Tessa Tickles says:

     November 20, 2011 at 10:05 am

     Labour Party policy, 1900 – present day.
3. 3
   Anonymous says:

   November 20, 2011 at 10:00 am

   You should be grateful he’s not your Prime Minister … sadly, he is mine (
4. 6
   I Squiggle says:

   November 20, 2011 at 10:07 am

   And the corollary is:

   “We all know what we shouldn’t do, but we know how to get re-elected, so we do it.”

   Doesn’t always work e.g. G Brown.
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     Anon says:

     November 20, 2011 at 10:27 am

     It’s not going to work for Cameron, either.
5. 7
   Mitch says:

   November 20, 2011 at 10:08 am

   And that is why we are so screwed.
6. 8
   Anonymous says:

   November 20, 2011 at 10:21 am

   Technocrats for the win
7. 10
   Lou Scannon says:

   November 20, 2011 at 10:32 am

   It takes a Greek to state the blindingly obvious truth, evidently :
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-philip/8901985/Wind-farms-are-useless-says-Duke.html
   Meanwhile, Boris seems to have totally lost it :
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8901765/Boris-Johnson-warns-that-David-Camerons-bazooka-plan-will-wreck-democracy-in-EU.html
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   Lou Scannon says:

   November 20, 2011 at 10:33 am

   Let’s try that again …..
   It evidently takes a Greek to state the blindingly obvious truth :
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-philip/8901985/Wind-farms-are-useless-says-Duke.html
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   Lou Scannon says:

   November 20, 2011 at 10:34 am

   So far so good …..
   Meanwhile, Boris seems to have totally lost it :
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8901765/Boris-Johnson-warns-that-David-Camerons-bazooka-plan-will-wreck-democracy-in-EU.html
10. 14
    Rewind1616 says:

    November 20, 2011 at 10:51 am

    Has to be said I think Cameron is giving it a crack
11. 15
    SimonLeRosbif says:

    November 20, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Don’t worry Jean-Claude. Just become an unelected technocrat.
12. 16
    guinnessbill says:

    November 20, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    If they want to get re-elected they must be seen to be fair. Wielding the axe amongst the poor while turning a blind eye to wealthy tax dodgers will be seen for what it is, corrupt.
13. 17
    Billij van der Bouwwdens is de beroemdste Belgische ooit! says:

    November 20, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    “but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it.”

    True in Belgium, where they still have a caretaker Government, they can’t even elect themselves.
    • 18
      Herman van Rompuy says:

      November 20, 2011 at 2:34 pm

      I got so frustrated and tired of not being elected in Brussels that I took up alternate employment.
14. 19
    Quim says:

    November 20, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Bollocks. They don’t have the first idea what to do. If they did they’d pick up the 250k of free next clothing on offer. Although to be fair if I knew the answer I’d keep quiet lest I was given the horrendous dross they sell.
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    Kered Ybretsae says:

    November 20, 2011 at 5:49 pm

    Super, this man has great scriptwriters.