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Roland Perry · November 14th 16, 04:56 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

In message , at 16:32:49 on Mon, 14 Nov
2016, d remarked:

Well if you enjoy subsidising basket case economies (spain, italy, greece,
most
of eastern europe) and think a political entity of which neither the council
that makes policy

They don't *make* much policy, they agree it. And they are elected
because they are ministers from the member states.

Are they? I don't remember anyone voting for Junker.

Bzzt - he's the President of the Commission, nothing to do with the
council of ministers.

Do tell us when this election was held, I must have missed it.

15th July 2014, he was elected by MEPs. Representative democracy.

or the executive that enacts it is elected

You'd like to see the Civil Service elected, rather than appointed?

The top level ones certainly given the sway they seem to hold over government
decisions.

A bit difficult when it's a requirement to be a subject expert, as well
as knowing how Westminster works.
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Roland Perry