Truss (general uk sucks thread)
All infinitely preferable to the hegemonic Tory, Old Estonian soup we have in Westminster.
Millsy All infinitely preferable to the hegemonic Tory, Old Estonian soup we have in Westminster.
But committed Europhiles (apparently Hugo) miss the point completely.
It’s that the whole opaque system and the distancing of the executive from the popular vote is what feeds Euroscepticism and gives it its most potent weapons.
Yet Europe blunders on, not recognising that, being too myopic to embark on the genuinely democratic reforms needed.
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bosstrabs I mean, a lot of the regulations are investigated, implemented and enforced by the Commission and the Commission’s Civil Service in the same way that the UK Civil Service operates.
Legislation is often driven by and requested by the voted for Council and Parliaments.
The legislation has to then be approved by the Council and Parliament .
The lead Commissioners are also appointed by the Council.
It’s hardly as if it operates in a vacuum. It does not hold “Executive Power” in the same way and to the same extent that many other so-called Executives do in democracies. They ultimately still have to act in a way which is agreed upon and approved by the Council and Parliament.
Which particular elements of these so-called “Executive” powers which the Commission holds are so egregious and unusual, and can not be held to account by the Parliament and Council?
hugopal I mean, a lot of the regulations are investigated, implemented and enforced by the Commission and the Commission’s Civil Service in the same way that the UK Civil Service operates.
Legislation is often driven by and requested by the voted for Council and Parliaments.
The legislation has to then be approved by the Council and Parliament .
The lead Commissioners are also appointed by the Council.
It’s hardly as if it operates in a vacuum. It does not hold “Executive Power” in the same way and to the same extent that many other so-called Executives do in democracies. They ultimately still have to act in a way which is agreed upon and approved by the Council and Parliament.
Which particular elements of these so-called “Executive” powers which the Commission holds are so egregious and unusual, and can not be held to account by the Parliament and Council?
Alright mate, then you fly back here, via a time machine, to provincial England circa late 2015, and make your point to convince all those people who are going to vote Brexit based on this.
Because fuck knows I tried hard enough to dissuade plenty of people from voting Brexit, but now you put it like that, I’m sure you’ll have their ear.
PS when you go, use the word ‘egregious’ a lot.
Smallman1 There almost was fairly recently (if he’d kept his seat in 2010)…
hugopal sure, some people would just rather listen to misleading soundbites from Nigel Farage.
The question ‘How do we remove them?’ posed by Tony Benn (cited previously by Alistair) is a reasonable one though.
How do you personally remove von der Leyen?
Removing Boris Johnson is straightforward, although obviously you have to wait for the next GE.
It’s a big problem that the EU and its staunchest followers don’t see that as a particularly problematic issue.
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Junker was begging to be removed. Handsy drunken provincial joke of a politician
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bosstrabs Removing Boris Johnson is straightforward, although obviously you have to wait for the next GE.
Removing von der Leyen is straightforward, although generally you have to wait for the next Presidential vote - when the leader you’ve voted for and entrusted to make decisions will act with the other elected leaders in deciding whether they should continue or not.
It is also possible to remove them during their term via a vote of no confidence in the Parliament - the threat of one ended Jacques Santer’s reign in 1999 and led to his Commission cabinet all resigning.
Perhaps if the UK populace themselves are particularly unhappy with the standing President then they can make the view known via their MEP to the European Parliament, or via their MP to the PM. They could also vote for a party in line with their political views who will in turn be more likely to support a President who shares a similar political outlook.
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It’s actually like dealing with someone with Asperger’s at this point. I know how it works, you fail to see how your answer, while accurate, is problematic to many people.
IT’S PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE AVERAGE VOTER CANNOT DIRECTLY REMOVE AN EXECUTIVE THEY WANT TO GET RID OF.
Does the problem not partly lie with decades of misinformation from our eurosceptic press, rather than the mechanism itself?
A big part of the problem is the education system. As an example, I went to a Catholic school and whilst the sex was fantastic, there was one year where I did 5 hours of RE a week (including a mass) opposed to 3hours of maths.
Why are kids not taught politics and about real life finances - mortgages, interest rates, inflation, loans, taxes, VAT etc.? You know real things that will become apparent in your life as opposed to a load of old shite of no use to anyone.