ARMAGEDDON

[JJMclure]

I've written to my MEPs, not that I will be holding my breath.
This makes my F*(king blood boil! At the very least it's garanteed a vote for UKIP. Anyone want to start the 'peoples Reality party' to run for government and actually represent the people of this country?!

[Mark]

I got this reply from UKIP

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your email addressed to Stuart Agnew MEP. He has asked me to reply on his behalf.

I can confirm that Stuart Agnew MEP and his fellow UKIP MEPs are very strongly against this proposed legislation and will vote against it. Our MEPs are opposed to the very principle of an unelected European Commission being the sole originator of all EU law, not least because it regularly produces repressive legislation like this without proper consultation or impact analysis.

However, our very great concern in this matter is the naivety of organisations that oppose the legislation, like the Association of Car Enthusiasts, who are drawing attention to this disaster in the making but seem to have very little understanding of the realities of the EU legislative process. I found this on the ACE website:

“… as shown later in this article, This is going to happen unless a member of the EC Parliament forces reconsideration.”

This is an astonishing assertion, given that the Commission generates the legislation and the European Parliament is merely a rubber stamping institution for approving it. People need to understand that there are 754 MEPs in the European Parliament of which the UK has just 72. Many of the 72 are EU enthusiasts and cannot be relied upon to vote in the best interests of our country on legislation like this. A single MEP hasn’t a cat in hell’s chance of getting a ‘reconsideration’ of this legislation. There is no actual debate in the European Parliament. Speaking time has to be applied for in advance and is allocated according to the size of the political group to which the individual MEP belongs. This may be as little as 1.5 minutes. The agenda of the Parliament is controlled by the Commission’s bureaucrats and MEPs may only speak to the items on that agenda. There are no private members bills, such as we have at Westminster.

MEPs may only 1) Try to amend legislation, or 2) Vote it down as a whole. Both of these options, to be successful, require widespread support from MEPs from other EU countries. This kind of support seldom happens and the voting down of legislation as a whole almost never happens. MEPs from the other nation states tend to be much more pro-EU and usually support the Commission’s proposals.

What I am trying to tell you is that this is going to be a very uphill battle, especially as the proposals have gone so far down the line. Unfortunately, this is now the form of ‘government’ that increasingly is running our country. Voters need to wake up to this and stop supporting political parties that are committed to EU membership, which is so damaging to our country’s interests and is such a clear threat to democracy itself.

We have received many emails on this subject and we share the concerns raised. Our MEPs will vigorously oppose this legislation within the constraints mentioned above.

Stuart Gulleford
Political Advisor to Stuart Agnew MEP

[DaveEFI]

That's more of a political rant than an answer to your questions.

[ChrisJC]

That's more of a political rant than an answer to your questions.

It is, however it rings true. So much for democracy eh!

Chris.

[DaveEFI]

That's more of a political rant than an answer to your questions.

It is, however it rings true. So much for democracy eh!

Chris.

Tell me about some other examples of such legislation that have been pushed through as he says. Plenty of scare stories - but never actually happened.

This isn't something which gives an advantage to one or more member country over others - like say the fishing or agricultural policies - but will affect pretty well all equally.

[Mark]

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/37784

[JSF55]

And then this ???

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=26260

[JJMclure]

Funny, I got the same copied and pasted reply from Stuart Agnews advisor, especially when they wont read a copy and pasted letter it's ok for them to blanket bomb the same reply to all us 'little people'. Anyway I got this from DCB

Dear Mr Brooks

Thank you very much for your email.

I do agree with the points you make about the dangers of the proposed European Regulation on the periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers.

This is one of many reasons why I am opposed to the UK being a member of the European Union.

If you would like to find out more about the myths of the EU and a positive vision of an independent Britain outside the European Union, please do take a look at my website at www.dcbmep.org.

Yours sincerely

David Campbell Bannerman MEP

But that just seems to want to big up his website

[DaveEFI]

We're in the EU for good or bad, so shouldn't our MEPs be working within it to our interests rather than whining on and on about leaving?