David Hansen wrote:

On 16 Apr 2009 09:32:19 GMT someone who may be Adrian
wrote this:-

If, for the sake of argument, one accepts the claim that the UK is a
country then by the argument above it cannot be a country. While laws
governing the UK are passed in Belgium the UK cannot be a country.

Just as well they aren't, eh?

EU directives are approved and passed into UK law by Westminster. Yes, UK
law. England, Wales, NI _and_ Scotland.

Nice try.

Ah, the standard Hansen admission of defeat.

However, I already knew the details.

Your reply made it clear that you do not know the details, not event he
broad-brush picture.

It is not politically correct to call laws made by the EU laws, it upsets
the little Englanders (and there are the equivalent of little Englanders
in most parts of the EU). So the laws are called Directives and there is a
pretence that they are optional.

They are not legislation. In the absence of national legislation EU
Directives are not enforceable.

Must try better. 1/10.

"David Hansen has declared that cars can run on magic moonbeams so it
must be true."