They play: we pay.
Endless motions for resolutions, endless debates and endless daily allowances. The European Parliament generally fails to show its democratic added value to the citizens. Although the majority of MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) firmly stands for the project, their weight in national debates is close to that of water fleas.
They fail to get a piece of the media attention that is already absorbed by the national sponge. The same counts for their anti-European counterparts, the most prominent being the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).
They fail to get a piece of the media attention that is already absorbed by the national sponge. The same counts for their anti-European counterparts, the most prominent being the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).
UKIP’s frontman is Nigel Paul Farage. Mr. Farage is fighting a national battle on a European stage. His party, consisting of old and deeply conservative men like William Lege, the 10th Earl of Darthmouth, is fighting for a complete withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. The party does not recognize the authority of the European Commission, which it considers a body of unelected officials. And it despises the European Parliament where it sits - and which pays their wages.
It is hence ironic that the UKIP does not enjoy popular support in the country they so incestuously like. On the contrary, the retired and Euro-sceptic British conservative voters only allow Nigel Farrage and his gang a platform in the institution they so much hate, the European Parliament. Knowing that mr. Farage will do more harm than good, the British nation will do anything to vote the talented twaddler away from the country.
But let’s not immediately poke in the eyes of Mr Farage and his party: everyone deserves a chance of scrutiny. If you have been democratically elected, you must feel like carrying a heavy responsibility. Many voters expect results and have been willing to exchange their democratic vote for a charismatic leader that promised to secure not only their prosperity, but also their children’s. In the case of UKIP, this political illusion has probably not come to fulfillment perfectly.
There is strong suspicion that the UKIP has been abused by British voters who wanted to vent their disappointment in established parties like Labour. It may even be likely that Mr Farage and William Lege, the 10th Earl of Darthmouth are the only one believing in the factual withdrawal of the UK from the EU. Finding themselves alone in their dream of instant divorce would be a terrible blow for Mr Farage and his Earl. Nigel Farage would be like Sleeping Beauty who just woke up and realizes the UK was long part of the EU.
Thank God for the Euro crisis. They were not wrong! The European project looks like a total failure and they knew it all along. Joy and happiness are reflected in the Earl’s eyes. A gentle mumbling takes over his thin blue lips: Mr Farage for EU president. Finally people will listen to the UKIP’s only answer to the many questions about Europe: and the answer is to stop this horrible process of integration and go back to the place of their fathers and grandfathers. The place where old men were in charge of politics and social media was just another word for bribing journalists. A place where authority came natural and people could still be guided like sheeps. A place where Nigel Farage would have never been elected.
It is hence ironic that the UKIP does not enjoy popular support in the country they so incestuously like. On the contrary, the retired and Euro-sceptic British conservative voters only allow Nigel Farrage and his gang a platform in the institution they so much hate, the European Parliament. Knowing that mr. Farage will do more harm than good, the British nation will do anything to vote the talented twaddler away from the country.
But let’s not immediately poke in the eyes of Mr Farage and his party: everyone deserves a chance of scrutiny. If you have been democratically elected, you must feel like carrying a heavy responsibility. Many voters expect results and have been willing to exchange their democratic vote for a charismatic leader that promised to secure not only their prosperity, but also their children’s. In the case of UKIP, this political illusion has probably not come to fulfillment perfectly.
There is strong suspicion that the UKIP has been abused by British voters who wanted to vent their disappointment in established parties like Labour. It may even be likely that Mr Farage and William Lege, the 10th Earl of Darthmouth are the only one believing in the factual withdrawal of the UK from the EU. Finding themselves alone in their dream of instant divorce would be a terrible blow for Mr Farage and his Earl. Nigel Farage would be like Sleeping Beauty who just woke up and realizes the UK was long part of the EU.
Thank God for the Euro crisis. They were not wrong! The European project looks like a total failure and they knew it all along. Joy and happiness are reflected in the Earl’s eyes. A gentle mumbling takes over his thin blue lips: Mr Farage for EU president. Finally people will listen to the UKIP’s only answer to the many questions about Europe: and the answer is to stop this horrible process of integration and go back to the place of their fathers and grandfathers. The place where old men were in charge of politics and social media was just another word for bribing journalists. A place where authority came natural and people could still be guided like sheeps. A place where Nigel Farage would have never been elected.
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