MEP Article, warning it's pretty chilling.

[Whorty]

MEPs that really hardly any of us know or vote for then make up huge rafts of legislation which has to then be implemented.

A compromise is reached, because in her own words a compromise is how everything is done between vastly different interests. No party oversight, no debates in public and no opposition.

You can't make this up. You sell your democracy cheaply.

100% better than our system. Got to be better than one PM and her/his direct minions whipping their party to vote in one way with no real debate.

[woohoo]

@woohoo Maybe there's a reason why you find me condescending. You seem to not understand so much.

Don’t understand lots of things Nat but I have the humility to accept that. I think you are quite bright but insecure. That comes across sometimes when you are trying to make a point.

[woohoo]

You really are a fookwit.

Just because you’re not spoon fed the information by journalists.
If you set of twats wanted to know the content of the debates then you can find it. If enough want it then some journalist will publish it (in thick as mince speak if needed).

There’s no way you can blame the EU for your, and your idiot compatriots, lack of interest.

I hope to meet up with you a Xmas party. You can try calling me a fookwit to my face, like a man.

[Lance]

I hope to meet up with you a Xmas party. You can try calling me a fookwit to my face, like a man.

So you can prove me wrong with your intelligence, wit and charm?

Or just be a bigger dickhead?

[woohoo]

So you can prove me wrong with your intelligence, wit and charm?

Or just be a bigger dickhead?

In fact why don’t we meet up before then lance and you can be the hard man to my face.

[Lance]

In fact why don’t we meet up before then lance and you can be the hard man to my face.

No. I’m far too scared of the big man with the big threats.

er

[woohoo]

No. I’m far too scared of the big man with the big threats.

er

No lance. You are the one calling me a ****wit. I don’t think you would say it to my face though. Anyway, the hard man would realise his mistake and apologise and I would be big enough to accept.

[xoggoth]

The policies and records of all current and prospective MEP's are also available, should you choose to go and look for them. There is no equivalent of the PM or Cabinet Ministers. The parliament elects a President, whose job is to represent the Parliament at the European Council and internationally.

Sure, you could check out details of every MEP online, if you had weeks of spare time, but where would that get you as you don't have any say in the election of most of them and you don't know who will be elected as the president?

The fact that there is no equivalent of a PM is one reason why the European parliament is undemocratic as the record, speeches and appeal of a would be PM is, quite rightly, a major factor in elections. We should get to choose our leaders, not be led by people we have never heard of, chosen behind closed doors by other people we have never heard of.

Also the EU parliament cannot propose laws, only vote on those put forward by the unelected commission.

[xoggoth]

Except we don't know who the PM will be or who the important ministers are, unless we had a 1 party state

I meant if the party you vote for gets in. Thought that would be fairly obvious.

[shaunbhoy]

The last 2 years has convinced me Brussels is better than Westminster.

Maybe, but that is a bit like saying cholera is better than anthrax.