2012/07/05/barroso-lashes-out-at-british-conservatives-in-european-parliament/ London MEP European Parliament Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 2012/07/05/barroso-lashes-out-at-british-conservatives-in-european-parliament/#comment-6961 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:11:57 +0000 ?p=18013#comment-6961 Mr. Barroso is correct in his assessment of the Conservatives, their stance is ridiculous but that he feels so free to lecture them is a clear example, seen so often in the EU, of the tail wagging the dog.
The EU Commission President is a civil servant and as such he should serve the elected politicians, instead he wags his finger and tells them how unhappy he is with their behaviour in the manner of an exasperated Head Teacher lecturing the school for the umpteenth time about litter in the playground.
The character of Sir Humphrey Appleby amused the nation in the TV series Yes, Prime Minister with his clever manipulation of the elected politicians but even he was never arrogant enough to lambast them in public.

]]> 2012/07/05/barroso-lashes-out-at-british-conservatives-in-european-parliament/#comment-6775 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:36:05 +0000 ?p=18013#comment-6775 if Barroso tried to lecture the Labour group in this way there would be an uproar

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